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1410
The history of the University of St Andrews began with its foundation in 1410 when a charter of incorporation was bestowed upon the Augustinian priory of St Andrews Cathedral.
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1418
A college of theology and arts called St John's College was founded in 1418 by Robert of Montrose and Lawrence of Lindores
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1450
St Salvator's College was established in 1450
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1512
St Leonard's College was founded in 1511 by Archbishop Alexander Stewart, who intended it to have a far more monastic character than either of the other colleges.
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1537
St Mary's College was established in 1537
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The distinctive red gowns which are still in use today were adopted in 1672 and towards the end of the seventeenth century a move to Perth was considered and eventually rejected.
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In 1747 St Salvator's and St Leonard's were merged to form the United College of St Salvator and St Leonard.
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In 1876, the University Senate decided to allow women to receive an education at St Andrews at a level roughly equivalent to the MA men were able to take at the time
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Agnes Forbes Blackadder became the first woman to graduate from St Andrews on the same level as men of the time in October 1894
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In response to the need for modernisation and in order to increase student numbers and alleviate financial problems, the university merged with University College, Dundee in 1897, which had a focus on scientific and professional subjects.
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In 1967, the union with University College Dundee ended, when that College became an independent institution under the name of the University of Dundee.
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In 1972, the College of St Leonard was reconstituted as a postgraduate institute.
