Swansea University was runner-up for the Times and Sunday Times UK University of the Year award in 2019. The 65-acre new Bay campus has been the principal catalyst for expansion in recent years, adding new facilities for engineering, management and computer science. Swansea is a vibrant centre for culture, yet also has some of the UK’s most stunning coastline on its doorstep. It is also one of the UK's most affordable student cities.
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- #37 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
- #29 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2025
- #37 in the Complete University Guide 2025
- #2 for Celtic Studies, #5 for Medicine, #7 for Anatomy and Physiology, #8 for American Studies and Materials Technology, #9 for Subjects allied to medicine (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024)
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- Swansea was given a gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
- It is one of the Top 5 UK universities for student satisfaction (NSS 2018) .
- 93% of graduates are in employment, study and/or other activities (HESA 2022)
- In the Research Excellence Framework 2021 assessment, 86% of the University’s overall research was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent.
