University of Aberystwyth Rankings 2026

Located in Aberystwyth, Wales, Aberystwyth University is a public research institution. One of the original member institutions of the erstwhile federal University of Wales was Aberystwyth. More than 8,000 students attend the university, spread across 17 departments and three academic faculties.

Originally established in 1872 as University College Wales, Aberystwyth, it changed its name to University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1894 and became a founding member of the University of Wales. 

The majority of the university's buildings, the Arts Centre, the Students' Union, and a large number of the residence halls are located atop Penglais Hill, which provides views over Cardigan Bay and the town of Aberystwyth. The National Library of Wales, one of the five legal deposit libraries in Britain, is located just beneath Penglais Campus. 

University of Aberystwyth World Rankings

Subject-Wise Ranking

As per THE Subject Ranking 2024, University of Aberystwyth is ranked #401-500 in Arts and Humanities, #301-400 in Life Sciences, #301-400 in Physical Science, #401-500 in Social Sciences, #51-75 in European Teaching. As per the subject ranking of US News, University of Aberystwyth is ranked #219 in Geosciences, and #347 in Plant and Animal Science. 

Employability Ranking

As per THE, the Employability Rank of University of Aberystwyth is =49.