St. Andrews University, a branch of Webber International University, is a private, Presbyterian liberal arts college in Laurinburg, North Carolina. The university was established in 1958 as a result of a merger of Flora MacDonald College in Red Springs and Presbyterian Junior College; it was named St. Andrews Presbyterian College from 1960 until 2011 when the college changed its name to St. Andrews University. That same year, the college entered into a merger with Webber International University of Babson Park, Florida. It is also home to the St. Andrews Press. In 2013, St. Andrews added its first graduate program, an MBA in business administration.

Academics
St. Andrews offers three bachelor’s degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Fine Arts. It was one of the first institutions to implement a B.F.A. program for Creative Writing.

The student-faculty ratio is low, 12:1, resulting in small classes and a personalized education.[citation needed]

St. Andrews offers non-traditional students the opportunity to pursue degrees in Business Administration, Equine Business Management, Elementary Education, Liberal Studies, and courses leading to teacher certification, in an online, traditional classroom or blended format. In the fall of 2008 the college organized its degree offerings at Sandhills Community College (St. Andrews @ Sandhills), its online program and its other opportunities for non-traditional learners, under the umbrella of the St. Andrews Center for Adult and Professional Studies.

St. Andrews has charters with the following honor societies: Alpha Chi, Beta Beta Beta, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Pi Gamma Mu, Psi Chi, Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Beta Delta, and the St. Andrews Honor Society. St. Andrews also offers an honors program, which selects incoming freshmen based on their high school GPA, SAT/ACT scores, and an interview with the director of the program.

Accreditation
In 1961, St. Andrews Presbyterian College was first accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).[8] In June 2007, SACSCOC voted to remove the college’s accreditation “for failure to meet accreditation standards dealing with financial resources, stability, and control.”[9] St. Andrews appealed the decision, but the commission’s College Delegate Assembly upheld the decision to terminate accreditation.[9] The college responded by filing a lawsuit against the association, but the judge granted the motion for summary judgment filed by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, directed that judgment be entered in favor of the association, and dismissed the lawsuit filed by St. Andrews.[9]

In April 2011, Webber International University filed a substantive change form to add St. Andrews Presbyterian College as an additional instructional location, providing a merger for the two institutions. Following the filing, the accreditation of St. Andrews was extended through July 31, 2011 to allow for SACSCOC to render a decision on the application during the annual meeting.[10] During the June 2011 SACSCOC meeting, the association approved the plan by Webber International University to add St. Andrews as an additional instructional location. This merger of Webber International University and St. Andrews resolved the accreditation concern with SACSCOC.[11]

In addition, the college is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.[citation needed] The college is a member of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, the Association of Presbyterian Colleges, the Council of Independent Colleges, and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. The college’s women graduates qualify for membership in the American Association of University Women.[citation needed]

Athletics

Main article: St. Andrews University Knights
St. Andrews’ athletic teams are known as the Knights. The university offers 19 intercollegiate sports in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) starting in the 2012-13 academic year.[12] St. Andrews was formerly a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, primarily competing in Conference Carolinas from 1988 to 2012.[12] The university transitioned to the NAIA after 23 years in the NCAA at the end of the 2011-12 academic year.[12]

Men’s sports
Baseball
Basketball
Cross-country
Equestrian
Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Swimming
Volleyball
Wrestling
Women’s sports
Basketball
Cross-country
Equestrian
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Volleyball
In addition to the 19 NAIA sports, St. Andrews sponsors an extensive Equestrian program. The St. Andrews Equestrian Team has won American National Riding Commission (ANRC) national championships in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2007.[3] The Knights finished Reserve Champion at the ANRC Intercollegiate National Championships in 2004 and 2006.[13] The program has won two Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Zone Hunter Seat All-Star Championships in 2002 and 2004; six IHSA Hunter Seat Reserve Regional Team Championships in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007; six IHSA Western Regional Team Championships in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011; and qualified for the Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) National Final eight times in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2010.

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Undergraduate

Tuition fees for undergraduates	Approved 2020-2021	Approved 2021-2022	Approved 2022-2023	Notes
Home (funded) – Arts, Divinity, Science, Medicine		£1,820	£1,820	*	*will be confirmed by the Scottish Government in early 2022
RUK (England, Wales, N Ireland) – Arts, Divinity, Science, Medicine		£9,250	£9,250	£9,250
Islands – Arts, Divinity, Science, Medicine		£9,250	£9,250	£9,250
Overseas – Arts, Divinity, Science	2022 entrants	–	–	£26,350	2022 entrants – fixed tuition fees for the duration of study
Overseas – Arts, Divinity, Science	2021 entrants	–	£25,100	£25,100	2021 entrants – fixed tuition fees for the duration of study
Overseas – Arts, Divinity, Science	2020 entrants	£23,910	£23,910	£23,910	2020 entrants – fixed tuition fees for the duration of study
Overseas – Arts, Divinity, Science	2019 entrants	£22,350	£22,350	£22,350	2019 entrants – fixed tuition fees for the duration of study
Overseas – Arts, Divinity, Science	2018 entrants	£21,290	£21,290	£21,290	2018 entrants – fixed tuition fees for the duration of study
Overseas – Arts, Divinity, Science	2017 entrants	£20,570	£20,570	£20,570	2017 entrants – fixed tuition fees for the duration of study
Overseas – Arts, Divinity, Science	pre-2017 entrants	£21,735	£22,820	£23,960	pre-2017 entrants – fees will increase by no more than 5% each year
Overseas – Medicine		£31,950	£32,910	£33,570	Tuition fees may increase each year and further information can be found on our Study at St Andrews webpage under the ‘Tuition fees’ heading

Notes

• Home (Scotland) students may be eligible to have tuition fees paid by the Scottish Government. All tuition fees will be paid through the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS). Details on how and when to apply are available from SAAS.