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Aberystwyth University
Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth United Kingdom
# 661-670QS World University Rankings
247Undergrad. & Postgrad. Programmes
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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...
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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 6000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. We pride ourselves on our welcome and our inclusivity while at the same time being a university rooted in excellence and research.
Since the 150 th anniversary in 2022, we have invested 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 such as accounting, nursing, veterinary science, and zoology.
Our students are taught by frontline researchers who are internationally renowned and experts in their fields. 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 £2000.
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 be 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 Student’s 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 Student’s 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 1 st of August in the year of entry you with 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.
Read lessAbout 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...
Read more
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 6000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. We pride ourselves on our welcome and our inclusivity while at the same time being a university rooted in excellence and research.
Since the 150 th anniversary in 2022, we have invested 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 such as accounting, nursing, veterinary science, and zoology.
Our students are taught by frontline researchers who are internationally renowned and experts in their fields. 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 £2000.
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 be 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 Student’s 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 Student’s 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 1 st of August in the year of entry you with 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.
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Arts and Humanities (26)
BA Art History
BA Art History
BA Celtic Studies
BA Celtic Studies
BA Creative Arts
BA Creative Arts
BA Creative Writing
BA Creative Writing
BA Creative Writing and the Publishing Industry
BA Creative Writing and the Publishing Industry
BA Cultural Heritage Studies: Libraries, Archives and Museums
BA Cultural Heritage Studies: Libraries, Archives and Museums
BA Drama and English
BA Drama and English
BA Drama and Theatre
BA Drama and Theatre
BA English Literature
BA English Literature
BA English Literature and Creative Writing
BA English Literature and Creative Writing
BA English Studies and Climate Change
BA English Studies and Climate Change
BA Fine Art
BA Fine Art
BA French
BA French
BA German/ Spanish
BA German/ Spanish
BA History
BA History
BA History and Welsh History
BA History and Welsh History
BA Italian and German
BA Italian and German
BA Italian and Spanish
BA Italian and Spanish
BA Medieval and Early Modern History
BA Medieval and Early Modern History
BA Modern Languages
BA Modern Languages
BA Modern and Contemporary History
BA Modern and Contemporary History
BA Professional Welsh
BA Professional Welsh
BA Spanish and Latin American Studies
BA Spanish and Latin American Studies
BA Welsh
BA Welsh
BA Welsh (for Beginners)
BA Welsh (for Beginners)
BA Welsh and the Celtic Languages
BA Welsh and the Celtic Languages
Business and Management (9)
BSc Accounting and Finance
BSc Accounting and Finance
BSc Business Economics
BSc Business Economics
BSc Business Finance
BSc Business Finance
BSc Business and Climate Change
BSc Business and Climate Change
BSc Business and Management
BSc Business and Management
BSc Digital Marketing
BSc Digital Marketing
BSc Economics
BSc Economics
BSc Economics and Climate Change
BSc Economics and Climate Change
BSc Marketing
BSc Marketing
Engineering and Technology (10)
BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
BEng Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering
BEng Robotics and Embedded Systems Engineering
BEng Software Engineering (with integrated year in industry)
BEng Software Engineering (with integrated year in industry)
BSc Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
BSc Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
BSc Business Information Technology
BSc Business Information Technology
BSc Computer Graphics, Vision and Games
BSc Computer Graphics, Vision and Games
BSc Computer Science
BSc Computer Science
BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
BSc Data Science
BSc Data Science
BSc Web Development
BSc Web Development
Life Sciences and Medicine (28)
BSc Agriculture
BSc Agriculture
BSc Agriculture with Animal Science
BSc Agriculture with Animal Science
BSc Agriculture with Business Management
BSc Agriculture with Business Management
BSc Animal Behaviour
BSc Animal Behaviour
BSc Animal Science
BSc Animal Science
BSc Biochemistry
BSc Biochemistry
BSc Biology
BSc Biology
BSc Biology and Climate Change
BSc Biology and Climate Change
BSc Biomedical Science
BSc Biomedical Science
BSc Equine and Veterinary Bioscience
BSc Equine and Veterinary Bioscience
BSc Genetics
BSc Genetics
BSc Genetics and Biochemistry
BSc Genetics and Biochemistry
BSc Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise)
BSc Health Science (Nutrition and Exercise)
BSc Microbiology
BSc Microbiology
BSc Nursing (Adult)
BSc Nursing (Adult)
BSc Nursing (Mental Health)
BSc Nursing (Mental Health)
BSc Plant Biology
BSc Plant Biology
BSc Psychology
BSc Psychology
BSc Psychology and Sociology
BSc Psychology and Sociology
BSc Psychology with Counselling
BSc Psychology with Counselling
BSc Psychology with Forensic Psychology
BSc Psychology with Forensic Psychology
BSc Veterinary Biosciences
BSc Veterinary Biosciences
BSc Wildlife Conservation
BSc Wildlife Conservation
BSc Zoology
BSc Zoology
CertHE Healthcare Education
CertHE Healthcare Education
FDSc Agriculture
FDSc Agriculture
FDSc Veterinary Nursing
FDSc Veterinary Nursing
NQUG Veterinary Science (BVSc)
NQUG Veterinary Science (BVSc)
Natural Sciences (18)
BA Human Geography
BA Human Geography
BEng Engineering Physics
BEng Engineering Physics
BSc Applied Mathematics and Pure Mathematics
BSc Applied Mathematics and Pure Mathematics
BSc Astrophysics
BSc Astrophysics
BSc Ecology
BSc Ecology
BSc Environmental Earth Science
BSc Environmental Earth Science
BSc Environmental Science
BSc Environmental Science
BSc Financial Mathematics
BSc Financial Mathematics
BSc Geography
BSc Geography
BSc Marine and Freshwater Biology
BSc Marine and Freshwater Biology
BSc Mathematical Modelling
BSc Mathematical Modelling
BSc Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
BSc Mathematical and Theoretical Physics
BSc Mathematics
BSc Mathematics
BSc Physical Geography
BSc Physical Geography
BSc Physics
BSc Physics
BSc Physics with Planetary and Space Physics
BSc Physics with Planetary and Space Physics
BSc Pure Mathematics / Statistics
BSc Pure Mathematics / Statistics
BSc Space Science and Robotics
BSc Space Science and Robotics
Social Sciences and Management (27)
BA Childhood Studies
BA Childhood Studies
BA Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status
BA Early Childhood Studies with Early Years Practitioner Status
BA Education
BA Education
BA Film and Television Studies
BA Film and Television Studies
BA Film-making
BA Film-making
BA Intelligence and International Security
BA Intelligence and International Security
BA International Relations
BA International Relations
BA International Relations and Military History
BA International Relations and Military History
BA Law
BA Law
BA Media and Communication Studies
BA Media and Communication Studies
BA Politics
BA Politics
BA Politics and International Relations
BA Politics and International Relations
BA Politics and Modern History
BA Politics and Modern History
BA Sociology
BA Sociology
BA Writing for Broadcasting, Media and Performance
BA Writing for Broadcasting, Media and Performance
BSc Criminology
BSc Criminology
BSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology
BSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology
BSc Criminology and Sociology
BSc Criminology and Sociology
BSc Information and Library Studies
BSc Information and Library Studies
BSc Sociology and Politics
BSc Sociology and Politics
BSc Sport and Exercise Science
BSc Sport and Exercise Science
LLB Business Law
LLB Business Law
LLB Criminal Law
LLB Criminal Law
LLB Human Rights
LLB Human Rights
LLB Law
LLB Law
LLB Law and Criminology
LLB Law and Criminology
LLB Senior Status Law
LLB Senior Status Law
Arts and Humanities (14)
MA Art History
MA Art History
MA Creative Writing
MA Creative Writing
MA Fine Art
MA Fine Art
MA History and Heritage
MA History and Heritage
MA History of Wales
MA History of Wales
MA Literary Studies
MA Literary Studies
MA Medieval Britain & Europe
MA Medieval Britain & Europe
MA Modern History
MA Modern History
MA Performance Making
MA Performance Making
MPhil Art
MPhil Art
MPhil Creative Writing
MPhil Creative Writing
MPhil English
MPhil English
MPhil European Languages
MPhil European Languages
MPhil Theatre, Film and Television Studies
MPhil Theatre, Film and Television Studies
Business and Management (10)
MPhil Accounting
MPhil Accounting
MPhil Economics
MPhil Economics
MPhil Management and Business
MPhil Management and Business
MSc Finance
MSc Finance
MSc International Business Management
MSc International Business Management
MSc International Business and Marketing
MSc International Business and Marketing
MSc International Finance
MSc International Finance
MSc International Finance and Banking
MSc International Finance and Banking
MSc Management and Finance
MSc Management and Finance
MSc Product Innovation and Entrepreneurship
MSc Product Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Engineering and Technology (8)
MEng Sustainable Electrical and Electronic Engineering
MEng Sustainable Electrical and Electronic Engineering
MPhil Computer Science
MPhil Computer Science
MSc Advanced Computer Science
MSc Advanced Computer Science
MSc Artificial Intelligence
MSc Artificial Intelligence
MSc Computer Science
MSc Computer Science
MSc Data Science
MSc Data Science
MSc Engineering Management
MSc Engineering Management
MSc Wireless Communications and Radio Frequency Systems Engineering
MSc Wireless Communications and Radio Frequency Systems Engineering
Life Sciences and Medicine (17)
MPhil Biological Sciences
MPhil Biological Sciences
MPhil Psychology
MPhil Psychology
MRes Agriculture
MRes Agriculture
MRes Agrifood Innovation
MRes Agrifood Innovation
MRes Animal Science
MRes Animal Science
MRes Biosciences
MRes Biosciences
MRes Equine Science
MRes Equine Science
MRes Parasite Control
MRes Parasite Control
MSc Agrifood Innovation
MSc Agrifood Innovation
MSc Animal Science
MSc Animal Science
MSc Biodiversity and Conservation Management
MSc Biodiversity and Conservation Management
MSc Equine Science
MSc Equine Science
MSc Livestock Science
MSc Livestock Science
UCert Animal Science
UCert Animal Science
UCert Equine Science
UCert Equine Science
UCert Livestock Science
UCert Livestock Science
UCert Nuffield Scholarship
UCert Nuffield Scholarship
Natural Sciences (7)
MA Society and Space
MA Society and Space
MPhil Mathematics
MPhil Mathematics
MSc Behaviour Change
MSc Behaviour Change
MSc Remote Sensing and GIS
MSc Remote Sensing and GIS
MSc Space Engineering
MSc Space Engineering
MSc Sustainable Agriculture
MSc Sustainable Agriculture
MSc Sustainable Horticulture
MSc Sustainable Horticulture
Social Sciences and Management (24)
EdD Education (Wales)
EdD Education (Wales)
LLM By Research
LLM By Research
LLM Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
LLM Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
LLM International Commercial Law
LLM International Commercial Law
LLM Law
LLM Law
MA Archives and Records Management
MA Archives and Records Management
MA Criminology and Criminal Justice
MA Criminology and Criminal Justice
MA Documentary Filmmaking: Landscape and Ecology
MA Documentary Filmmaking: Landscape and Ecology
MA Education (Wales)
MA Education (Wales)
MA Education (Wales): Additional Learning Needs
MA Education (Wales): Additional Learning Needs
MA Education (Wales): Curriculum
MA Education (Wales): Curriculum
MA Education (Wales): Equity in Education
MA Education (Wales): Equity in Education
MA Education (Wales): Leadership
MA Education (Wales): Leadership
MA Information and Library Studies
MA Information and Library Studies
MA International Politics (Dual Degree)
MA International Politics (Dual Degree)
MA International Relations (Research Training)
MA International Relations (Research Training)
MA International Relations (Specialist)
MA International Relations (Specialist)
MA War, Strategy and Intelligence (Specialist)
MA War, Strategy and Intelligence (Specialist)
MPhil Criminology
MPhil Criminology
MPhil International Politics
MPhil International Politics
MPhil Law
MPhil Law
MPhil Sport and Exercise Science
MPhil Sport and Exercise Science
MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice
MSc Youth Justice
MSc Youth Justice
Executive MBA (2)
ExecMBA Management
ExecMBA Management
ExecMMgt Management
ExecMMgt Management
Full-Time MBA (6)
MBA Business Administration
MBA Business Administration
MBA Corporate Social Responsibility
MBA Corporate Social Responsibility
MBA Engineering Management
MBA Engineering Management
MBA Global Supply Chain Managment
MBA Global Supply Chain Managment
MBA International Marketing
MBA International Marketing
MBA Project Management
MBA Project Management
Arts and Humanities (12)
DProf Art
DProf Art
DProf English and Creative Writing
DProf English and Creative Writing
DProf History
DProf History
DProf Modern Languages
DProf Modern Languages
DProf Theatre, Film and Television Studies
DProf Theatre, Film and Television Studies
DProf Welsh
DProf Welsh
PhD Art
PhD Art
PhD Creative Writing
PhD Creative Writing
PhD English
PhD English
PhD European Languages
PhD European Languages
PhD History
PhD History
PhD Theatre, Film, and Television Studies
PhD Theatre, Film, and Television Studies
Business and Management (4)
DProf Management and Business
DProf Management and Business
PhD Accounting
PhD Accounting
PhD Economics
PhD Economics
PhD Management and Business
PhD Management and Business
Engineering and Technology (2)
DProf Computer Science
DProf Computer Science
PhD Computer Science
PhD Computer Science
Life Sciences and Medicine (6)
DAg Agriculture
DAg Agriculture
DProf BioInnovation
DProf BioInnovation
DProf Biological Sciences
DProf Biological Sciences
DProf Psychology
DProf Psychology
PhD Biological Sciences
PhD Biological Sciences
PhD Psychology
PhD Psychology
Natural Sciences (7)
DProf Geography and Earth Sciences
DProf Geography and Earth Sciences
DProf Mathematics
DProf Mathematics
DProf Physics
DProf Physics
PhD Geography (Arts)
PhD Geography (Arts)
PhD Geography and Earth Science
PhD Geography and Earth Science
PhD Mathematics
PhD Mathematics
PhD Physics
PhD Physics
Social Sciences and Management (10)
DProf Education
DProf Education
DProf International Politics
DProf International Politics
DProf Law and Criminology
DProf Law and Criminology
DProf Librarianship
DProf Librarianship
PhD Criminolgy
PhD Criminolgy
PhD Education
PhD Education
PhD International Politics
PhD International Politics
PhD Law
PhD Law
PhD Librarianship
PhD Librarianship
PhD Sport and Exercise Science
PhD Sport and Exercise Science
University information
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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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Campus locations
Main Campus
Penglais Campus Campus
Aberystwyth University - Penglais Campus
Penglais
Aberystwyth
GB
SY23 3FL
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