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Aberystwyth University
Old College, King Street, Aberystwyth, GB, Aberystwyth United Kingdom
# 661-670QS World University Rankings
137Undergraduate programs
49Postgraduate programs
AvailableScholarship
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Find my courseAbout Aberystwyth University
We are Aberystwyth University, and this is your place for learning and for life. Since 1872, we have built a global reputation for teaching excellence and ground-breaking research. Today, we welcome students from all over the world and we are home to over 6,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. We pride ourselves on our welcome and our inclusivity while at the same time as being a university rooted in excellence and research.
As we head towards our 150th anniversary in 2022 we are investing in the University to enhance the student experience and develop our historic Old College site on the seafront for the benefit of our whole community.
Study with us
Our courses are designed to enable you to go out in the world and make a difference. We offer a variety of courses including foundation, undergraduate, taught and research postgraduate programmes including our Professional and Executive MBA courses in subject areas ranging from accounting, nursing to veterinary science and zoology.
Our students are taught by frontline researchers who are internationally renowned and experts in their fields, this is why we have been awarded Best University for student experience and Teaching Quality and Welsh University of the Year (The Times and Sunday Times, Good University Guide 2021 & 2020). At Aber, you are also encouraged to expand your horizons by choosing modules and pathways from different subject areas, allowing you to develop a wide range of skills and follow your own path.
We have several scholarships and bursaries available; our most popular scholarship is our Entrance Examinations and Merit Awards for undergraduate students. Our international accommodation award for international students will cover the cost of living in our university-managed accommodation for free or at a discount of £2,000.
Learning and living at Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth University not only offers a fantastic learning environment but is also in an exceptional location.
Our main campus overlooks the stunning Welsh coast and must have claim to one of the best University environments in the UK, and our friendly town provides a home from home for university staff and students from more than 100 countries.
Aberystwyth has a lively social scene. Our Students’ Union runs more than 100 clubs and societies from canoeing and computer gaming to moot debates and musical theatre. Our Penglais campus is also home to Wales’s largest Arts Centre with a boutique cinema, theatre and live music venue as well as exhibitions, classes, cafes and a bar. Our campus is home to restaurants and cafes, the Students’ Union, teaching and studying facilities including two libraries and the National Library of Wales (a copyright library) adjacent to campus.
Located on and near to our main campus is our university-managed accommodation. From studio apartments to en-suite accommodation available catered or part-catered, we have options that will best suit you. We guarantee accommodation to all undergraduate and postgraduate students for their first year of study (this applies to applicants who have secured their place to study at Aberystwyth before the 1st of August in the year of entry you wish to study in).
As a student at Aberystwyth University, our inclusive and safe environment will give you a chance to try different things, make new friends but more importantly, be yourself.
About Aberystwyth University
We are Aberystwyth University, and this is your place for learning and for life. Since 1872, we have built a global reputation for teaching excellence and ground-breaking research. Today, we welcome students from all over the world and we are home to over 6,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. We pride ourselves on our welcome and our inclusivity while at the same time as being a university rooted in excellence and research.
As we head towards our 150th anniversary in 2022 we are investing in the University to enhance the student experience and develop our historic Old College site on the seafront for the benefit of our whole community.
Study with us
Our courses are designed to enable you to go out in the world and make a difference. We offer a variety of courses including foundation, undergraduate, taught and research postgraduate programmes including our Professional and Executive MBA courses in subject areas ranging from accounting, nursing to veterinary science and zoology.
Our students are taught by frontline researchers who are internationally renowned and experts in their fields, this is why we have been awarded Best University for student experience and Teaching Quality and Welsh University of the Year (The Times and Sunday Times, Good University Guide 2021 & 2020). At Aber, you are also encouraged to expand your horizons by choosing modules and pathways from different subject areas, allowing you to develop a wide range of skills and follow your own path.
We have several scholarships and bursaries available; our most popular scholarship is our Entrance Examinations and Merit Awards for undergraduate students. Our international accommodation award for international students will cover the cost of living in our university-managed accommodation for free or at a discount of £2,000.
Learning and living at Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth University not only offers a fantastic learning environment but is also in an exceptional location.
Our main campus overlooks the stunning Welsh coast and must have claim to one of the best University environments in the UK, and our friendly town provides a home from home for university staff and students from more than 100 countries.
Aberystwyth has a lively social scene. Our Students’ Union runs more than 100 clubs and societies from canoeing and computer gaming to moot debates and musical theatre. Our Penglais campus is also home to Wales’s largest Arts Centre with a boutique cinema, theatre and live music venue as well as exhibitions, classes, cafes and a bar. Our campus is home to restaurants and cafes, the Students’ Union, teaching and studying facilities including two libraries and the National Library of Wales (a copyright library) adjacent to campus.
Located on and near to our main campus is our university-managed accommodation. From studio apartments to en-suite accommodation available catered or part-catered, we have options that will best suit you. We guarantee accommodation to all undergraduate and postgraduate students for their first year of study (this applies to applicants who have secured their place to study at Aberystwyth before the 1st of August in the year of entry you wish to study in).
As a student at Aberystwyth University, our inclusive and safe environment will give you a chance to try different things, make new friends but more importantly, be yourself.
Available programs
Bachelor UG
Master PG
MBA
PHD
Our courses are designed to enable you to go out in the world and make a difference. We offer a variety of courses including foundation, undergraduate, taught and research postgraduate programmes including our Professional and Executive MBA courses in subject areas ranging from accounting, nursing to veterinary science and zoology.
Our students are taught by frontline researchers who are internationally renowned and experts in their fields, this is why we have been awarded Best University for student experience and Teaching Quality and Welsh University of the Year (The Times and Sunday Times, Good University Guide 2021 & 2020). At Aber, you are also encouraged to expand your horizons by choosing modules and pathways from different subject areas, allowing you to develop a wide range of skills and follow your own path.
We have several scholarships and bursaries available; our most popular scholarship is our Entrance Examinations and Merit Awards for undergraduate students. Our international accommodation award for international students will cover the cost of living in our university-managed accommodation for free or at a discount of £2,000.
Arts and Humanities (6)
BA Art History
BA Celtic Studies
BA Creative Arts
BA Creative Writing
BA Drama and Theatre
BA English Literature
BA English Literature and Creative Writing
BA English Literature and Education
BA English Studies and Climate Change
BA Fine Art
BA French
BA German / History
BA German / International Politics
BA German/ Spanish
BA History
BA History and Welsh History
BA Medieval and Early Modern History
BA Modern Languages
BA Modern and Contemporary History
BA Spanish / Drama and Theatre
BA Spanish and Latin American Studies
BA Spanish with Education
BA Welsh (for Beginners)
Business and Management (6)
BSc Accounting and Finance
BSc Business Economics
BSc Business Finance
BSc Business and Climate Change
BSc Business and Management
BSc Digital Marketing
BSc Economics
BSc Economics and Climate Change
BSc Marketing
Engineering and Technology (6)
BEng Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering
BEng Software Engineering (with integrated year in industry)
BSc Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
BSc Business Information Technology
BSc Computer Graphics, Vision and Games
BSc Computer Science
BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
BSc Data Science
BSc Web Development
MCOMP Computer Science
MCOMP Computer Science (with integrated year in industry)
MEng Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering
MEng Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering (with integrated year in industry)
MEng Software Engineering (with integrated year in industry)
Life Sciences and Medicine (6)
BSc Agriculture
BSc Agriculture with Animal Science
BSc Agriculture with Business Management
BSc Animal Behaviour
BSc Animal Science
BSc Biochemistry
BSc Biology
BSc Biology and Climate Change
BSc Biomedical Sciences (Nutrition, Health and Exercise)
BSc Biomedical Sciences (Nutrition, Health and Exercise) (with integrated year in industry)
BSc Equine and Veterinary Bioscience
BSc Genetics
BSc Genetics and Biochemistry
BSc Microbiology
BSc Plant Biology
BSc Plant Biology (with integrated year in industry)
BSc Psychology
BSc Psychology (with integrated foundation year)
BSc Psychology (with integrated year in industry)
BSc Psychology (with integrated year studying abroad)
BSc Psychology and Criminology
BSc Psychology and Criminology (with integrated year in industry)
BSc Psychology and Education
BSc Psychology and Marketing
BSc Psychology and Sociology
BSc Psychology with Counselling
BSc Veterinary Biosciences
BSc Wildlife Conservation
BSc Zoology
MAg in Agriculture
MAg in Agriculture with Animal Science
MBio Microbiology
MBiol Biochemistry
MBiol Biology
MBiol Zoology
Natural Sciences (6)
BA Human Geography
BA Mathematics / Drama and Theatre
BEng Engineering Physics
BSc Applied Mathematics and Pure Mathematics
BSc Astrophysics
BSc Ecology
BSc Environmental Earth Science
BSc Environmental Science
BSc Financial Mathematics
BSc Geography
BSc Marine and Freshwater Biology
BSc Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
BSc Mathematics
BSc Mathematics with Education
BSc Physical Geography
BSc Physics
BSc Physics with Planetary and Space Physics
BSc Pure Mathematics / Statistics
BSc Space Science and Robotics
MBio Marine and Freshwater Biology
MEng Engineering Physics (with integrated year in industry)
MMath Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
MMath Mathematics
MPhys Astrophysics
MPhys Physics
MPhys Physics (with integrated year in industry)
MPhys Physics with Planetary and Space Physics
Social Sciences and Management (6)
BA Childhood Studies
BA Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status
BA Education
BA Film and Television Studies
BA Film-making
BA International Politics
BA International Politics and Military History
BA Law
BA Media and Communication Studies
BA Media and Creative Writing
BA Media and English Literature
BA Politics
BA Politics and Modern History
BA Sociology
BA Strategy, Intelligence and Security
BA Writing for Broadcasting, Media and Performance
BSc Criminology
BSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology
BSc Criminology and Sociology
BSc Information and Library Studies
BSc Sociology and Politics
BSc Sport and Exercise Science
BSc Sport and Exercise Science (with integrated year in industry)
LLB Business Law
LLB Criminal Law
LLB Human Rights
LLB Law
LLB Law and Criminology
LLB Senior Status Law
Our courses are designed to enable you to go out in the world and make a difference. We offer a variety of courses including foundation, undergraduate, taught and research postgraduate programmes including our Professional and Executive MBA courses in subject areas ranging from accounting, nursing to veterinary science and zoology.
Our students are taught by frontline researchers who are internationally renowned and experts in their fields, this is why we have been awarded Best University for student experience and Teaching Quality and Welsh University of the Year (The Times and Sunday Times, Good University Guide 2021 & 2020). At Aber, you are also encouraged to expand your horizons by choosing modules and pathways from different subject areas, allowing you to develop a wide range of skills and follow your own path.
We have several scholarships and bursaries available; our most popular scholarship is our Entrance Examinations and Merit Awards for undergraduate students. Our international accommodation award for international students will cover the cost of living in our university-managed accommodation for free or at a discount of £2,000.
Arts and Humanities (6)
MA Art History
MA Creative Writing
MA Fine Art
MA History and Heritage
MA History of Wales
MA Literary Studies
MA Medieval Britain & Europe
MA Modern History
Business and Management (6)
MSc Finance
MSc International Business Management
MSc International Business and Marketing
MSc International Finance
MSc International Finance and Banking
MSc Management and Finance
Engineering and Technology (6)
MSc Advanced Computer Science
MSc Artificial Intelligence
MSc Computer Science
MSc Data Science
Life Sciences and Medicine (6)
MRes Agriculture
MRes Animal Science
MRes Biosciences
MRes Equine Science
MSc Animal Science
MSc Equine Science
MSc Livestock Science
Natural Sciences (6)
MSc Environmental Change, Impact and Adaptation
MSc Remote Sensing and GIS
Social Sciences and Management (6)
LLM Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
LLM International Commercial Law
LLM Law
MA Criminology and Criminal Justice
MA Documentary Filmmaking: Landscape and Ecology
MA Information and Library Studies
MA International Politics (Dual Degree)
MA International Relations (Research Training)
MA International Relations (Specialist)
MA War, Strategy and Intelligence (Specialist)
MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
MSc Youth Justice
Others (1)
EMBA Management
EMBA Management
Business and Management (5)
PhD Accounting
PhD Management and Business
Engineering and Technology (5)
PhD Computer Science
PhDPW Computer Science
Life Sciences and Medicine (5)
PhD Biological Sciences
Natural Sciences (5)
PhD Geography and Earth Science
Social Sciences and Management (5)
PhD Librarianship
PhD Librarianship
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Master
Tuition fee and scholarships
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Rankings & ratings
Aberystwyth University is one of the top public universities in Aberystwyth, United Kingdom. It is ranked #661-670 in QS World University Rankings 2025.
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