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30. Without wishing to get sidetracked from the main point of this discussion, I did say "arguably".

Different rankings at different times have given it different placings. In 2021, it ranked first in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide. Then:

University of St Andrews ranks 1st in 2023 Guardian University Guide league table

The University of St Andrews has beaten both the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge to first place in the Guardian University Guide 2023.

It is the first time that the leading Scottish university has finished top of the Guardian Guide. It had previously finished 1st in the Times Good University Guide 2022 and marks the second time in two years that St Andrews has finished ahead of their Oxbridge rivals.

https://www.studyin-uk.com/news/university-st-andrews-ranks-1st-2023-guardian-university-guide-league-table/

A summary:

It has been twice named "University of the Year" by The Times and Sunday Times' Good University Guide, one of only two UK universities to achieve this. In the 2022 Good University Guide, St Andrews was ranked as the best university in the UK, the first university to ever top Oxford and Cambridge in British rankings. In the 2023 Guardian University guide, St Andrews achieved the same feat and ranked first for the first time in the guide's history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_St_Andrews