Awards and Rankings

Aberystwyth University is committed to providing an excellent academic and student experience.
This is reflected in the range of awards and accolades awarded to the University.
Awards and Rankings
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- Top in Wales and 2nd in the UK for Student Experience
(Good University Guide, The Times and Sunday Times 2023) - Top in Wales and 3rd in the UK for Teaching Quality
(Good University Guide, The Times and Sunday Times 2023) - Top in the UK for Lecturers and Teaching Quality
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2023) - Top in the UK for Student Life
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2023) - Top 3 for University of the Year
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2023) - Top 5 for Facilities
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2023) - Top 5 for Halls and Student Accommodation
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2023)
- Top in Wales and 2nd in the UK for Student Experience
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- Top in England and Wales for Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey 2022; Based on the universities featured in The Times / Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022)
- Gold Award for Halls and Student Accommodation
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2022) - Top 10 University for Student Life
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2022) - Top 10 University for Lectures and Teaching Quality
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2022) - A top 40 University in the UK
(Good University Guide, The Times and Sunday Times 2022) - Top 10 Cheapest Student City
(Student Crowd 2022 League Table)
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- Best University in the UK for Teaching Quality and Student Experience
(Good University Guide, The Times and Sunday Times 2021) - 98% of research at Aberystwyth University is of an internationally recognised standard or higher (REF 2021)
- 75% of Aberystwyth University research is world-leading with 4* or internationally excellent with 3* (REF 2021)
- Best University in Wales and top 10 in the UK for student satisfaction for the 6th year running
(National Student Survey 2021)
- Best University in the UK for Teaching Quality and Student Experience
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- Welsh University of the Year
(Good University Guide, The Times and Sunday Times 2020)
- Best University in Wales, 90% overall student satisfaction, and of all the universities featured in The Times / Sunday Times Good University Guide 2020, is one of the top 5 universities in the UK for overall student satisfaction
(National Student Satisfaction Survey [NSS] 2020) - Gold Award for Postgraduate
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2020) - Gold Award for International
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2020) - Second place University of the Year
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2020) - 2nd in the UK for Student Satisfaction
(The Complete University Guide 2020) - 2nd in the UK for satisfaction with Teaching
(The Complete University Guide 2020)
- Welsh University of the Year
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- University of the Year for Teaching Quality
(Good University Guide, The Times and Sunday Times 2018 and 2019) - Gold Award for Postgraduate
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2019) - Second place for International
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2019) - Second place University of the Year
(WhatUni? Student Choice Awards 2019) - Top 10 University of the Year
- Awarded Gold for Teaching Quality in the Teaching Excellence Framework
(Teaching, Excellence Framework [TEF] 2018)
- University of the Year for Teaching Quality
Subject Rankings
Accounting and Finance
Agriculture and Animal Sciences
Art
Biological Sciences
Business and Management
Computer Science
Education and Childhood Studies
English and Creative Writing
Geography and Earth Sciences
History and Welsh History
International Politics
Information Studies
Law and Criminology
Mathematics
Modern Languages
Physics
Psychology
Sport and Exercise Science
Theatre, Film and Television Studies
Welsh and Celtic Studies
Veterinary Science
The National Student Survey (NSS) is an annual survey of nearly half a million students in universities, colleges and other providers across the UK. The survey asks final-year undergraduate students to score their university across a wide range of measures of student satisfaction. They include quality of teaching, learning opportunities, assessment and feedback, academic support, organisation and management, learning resources, learning community and the student voice. Our rankings in the National Student Satisfaction Survey is based on the Times and Sunday Times list of Higher Education Institutions.