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For undergraduate study, the typical published international fee is £23,780 a year at SOAS University of London and £30,160 at University of St Andrews: SOAS University of London is about £6,380 a year cheaper. For postgraduate study, the typical published international fee is £25,320 a year at SOAS University of London and £27,200 at University of St Andrews: SOAS University of London is about £1,880 a year cheaper. These are medians of the international tuition fees each university publishes for its courses; the fee for a specific course is on its course page.

Both universities teach 17 subject areas: African & Middle Eastern Studies, Ancient Languages, History, Politics & International Relations, Media & Film Studies, Economics, History of Art & Design, Asian Languages & Studies, Theology & Religious Studies, Anthropology, Philosophy, Management and 5 more.

African & Middle Eastern Studies graduates earn a median £24,000 three years after graduating from SOAS University of London, and £30,000 from University of St Andrews. Student satisfaction with teaching is 77% at SOAS University of London and 96% at University of St Andrews. Figures are medians across each university's undergraduate courses in the subject, from Discover Uni.

University of St Andrews lists 1,157 courses on CourseOptions and SOAS University of London lists 296 courses.

SOAS University of London teaches 12 subject areas that University of St Andrews does not, including Creative Arts (General), Music, International Development, Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Linguistics, Accounting, Civil Engineering, Cultural Studies and 4 more.

University of St Andrews teaches 47 subject areas that SOAS University of London does not, including French, German & Scandinavian Studies, Italian, Classical Studies, Mathematics, English Studies, Eastern European Languages, Geography (General) and 39 more.