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Top Scottish Universities 2026/27: Here are the 10 universities students rate highest for quality of teaching - St Andrews and Abertay lead the way

It’s fair to say there are a couple of surprise entries high up on the list.

The Guardian newspaper has published its annual university guide, ranking educational institutions out of a maximum of 100 points.

This year saw Oxford University claim top spot, with the University of St Andrews named the best in Scotland.

Compilers used eight metrics, namely; satisfaction with teaching, satisfaction with feedback and assessments, the student-to-staff ration, the money spent on each student, the typical Ucas score of entrants, the effectiveness of teaching, how many students find a graduate job (or continue their education) 15 months after graduating, and the percentage of first year students who continue to second year.

The figures relating to the percentage of final year students satisfied with the standard of teaching are interesting, as they don’t necessarily tally with the best universities overall.

UK-wide the figures range from just 79.4 per cent, at Bournemouth University, to 96.3 per cent for the University of Oxford.

Here are the 10 universities in Scotland with the highest student teaching satisfaction rate.

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