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Private Presbyterian college in Laurinburg, North Carolina, U. S.

The institution was founded in 1958, established as a result of the merger of Flora MacDonald College in Red Springs (est. 1896) and Presbyterian Junior College in Maxton (est. 1928). The new college was named St. Andrews Presbyterian College on September 23, 1960. In 1990, St. Andrews added a satellite program at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst to meet additional demand for the college's adult education program. St. Andrews at Sandhills began offering junior and senior level courses in the evenings and on weekends. With the merger, St. Andrews became an additional instructional location of, and a branch of, Webber International. Webber is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award degrees at the associate, bachelor, and master's levels. announced the intention to change the name to "St. Andrews University" during the campus' Founders' Day celebration. Baldasare cited increased enrollment goals as well as plans to add graduate programs and expand online programs for adult learners as major reasons for the name change. Dr. Tarun Malik was appointed campus president in March 2023.

St. Andrews University has its original campus in Laurinburg, North Carolina.

The main campus is located south of downtown Laurinburg, bounded on the west by U. S. Routes 15 and 401. There is a lake in the middle of campus. On the western side of the campus is the Morgan Jones Science Building, Avinger Auditorium, the Morgan Liberal Arts Building, the DeTamble Library, and the Vardell Building. There is a bridge from one side of the lake to an island to the other side of the lake. On the eastern side of the campus is the Willam Henry Belk student center, where the Crossroads Cafeteria, student store, student mailboxes, and Office of Student Affairs are located. On the south side of this end of campus are four dorms, Concord, Granville, Wilmington, and Albemarle. On the north side are four more dorms, Winston Salem, Pate, Mecklenburg, and Orange. Pate houses the Student Health & Wellness Center. Across from the Belk Center is the P. E. Building. On the far north end of campus, there are the athletic fields. The Equestrian Center is located off campus, approximately 2 miles south. The campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

In 1990, St. Andrews launched its first satellite campus in Pinehurst at Sandhills Community College for adult learners.

St. Andrews offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and two graduate programs, an MBA, and MA in education. Since 1969, the institution has a press, having published over 200 volumes of poetry, prose, and non fiction. The student faculty ratio is low, 12:1, resulting in small classes and a personalized education. 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.

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). In June 2007, SACSCOC voted to remove the college's accreditation "for failure to meet accreditation standards dealing with financial resources, stability, and control." St. Andrews appealed the decision, but the commission's College Delegate Assembly upheld the decision to terminate accreditation. 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. The college is a member of North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, the Association of Presbyterian Colleges, and the Council of Independent Colleges.

The St. Andrews athletic teams are called the Knights. The institution is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) since the 2012–13 academic year; while its swimming and wrestling teams compete in the Mid South Conference (MSC). Prior returning to the NAIA, The Knights formerly competed in the Conference Carolinas (CC) of the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 1988–89 to 2011–12. It transitioned to the NAIA after 23 years in the NCAA at the end of the 2011–12 academic year.