Introduction
Across a variety of league tables, ratings and awards, we are proud that our rankings consistently show we are there every step of the way to support our students and prepare them for the world of work. This is demonstrated in the number of our students that go on to work in globally recognised brands. Often these students come to us as the first in their family to attend university or are already working and wanting to develop their career.
Rankings breakdown
UK Rankings and Awards
| Table/Source | UK Rank | Wales Rank |
|---|---|---|
| University of the Year (What Uni Student Choice Awards 2025) | 26th | 2nd |
| People & Planet University League Table (2024-25) | 2:1 | N/A |
Best Performing Metrics
| UK Metric | Wales Metric | Best Performing Institutional Rank | Table/Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1st | New Graduate Start-ups still Active after 2 years | HE-BCI 2024 |
| 2nd | 1st | Student Satisfaction | The Times & The Sunday Times – NSS 2025 |
| 4th | 1st | Teaching Excellence | Daily Mail University Guide |
| 4th= | 2nd | Student Support | Daily Mail University Guide |
| 5th | 1st | Mature Students | Times Social Inclusion Table 2025 |
| 5th | 2nd | Student Satisfaction with Feedback | Guardian University Guide 2025 |
| 6th | 2nd | Student Satisfaction | Complete University Guide 2026 |
| 8th | 1st | Lecturers and Teaching Quality | What Uni Student Choice Awards 2025 |
| 11th | 1st | Student Support | What Uni Student Choice Awards 2025 |
| 11th | 2nd | Student Experience | Daily Mail University Guide |
| 37th | 2nd | Facilities | What Uni Student Choice Awards 2025 |
| 40th | 3rd | Students’ Union | What Uni Student Choice Awards 2025 |
Subject Rankings
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Subject UK Rank Wales Rank Number of Institutions Ranked Our Subject Areas Fashion and textiles 2nd 1st 46 Art, Design and Photography Mechanical Engineering 3rd 1st 67 Motorsport, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Education 6th 1st 91 Teaching, Education and PGCE Film production and photography 7th 1st 67 Fine Art 12th 1st 60 Art, Design and Photography Graphic Design 13th 1st 62 Art, Design and Photography Psychology 19th 2nd 116 Psychology and Counselling Computer Science and information systems 20th 1st 111 Computing Rankings from the subject table of the Guardian University Guide 2025.
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Subject UK Rank Wales Rank Number of Institutions Ranked Our Subject Areas Sports Science 18th 4th 85 Sport and Physical Activity Rankings from the subject table of the Complete University Guide 2026.
