Swansea University

251–300th
World University Rankings 2024
101–200th
Impact Rankings 2023
76-100th
European Teaching Rankings 2019
Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP, United Kingdom

About Swansea University

Founded in 1920, Swansea University is a public research university located along Swansea Bay in South Wales. The institution is the third largest university in Wales.

Making up the university’s eight departments are the College of Arts and Humanities, College of Engineering, College of Human and Health Sciences, Hilary Rodham Clinton School of Law, School of Management, Medical School, College of Science and The College. The College is a specific department providing undergraduate and postgraduate pathways for international students who wish to study in the UK in a variety of disciplines, from business to criminology, education, media and more.

Swansea University is also home to a number or research institutes such as the Global Drug Policy Observatory, the Welsh Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and the Egypt Centre, which has a collection of over 4,000 items. The university has established partnerships with leading universities in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.

The university is in the top quarter of the British Universities sporting leagues and the institution’s international sports village is just five minutes from the Singleton campus. It features an eight-lane track, training centre, climbing wall and array of pitches for student clubs to use. It is also a great resource for sports science research, an area of study the university is well known for.

The city of Swansea has a lot to offer students, from the Maritime Quarter, a beautiful, revamped dockland, to the nearby Mumbles. There’s also the added bonus of both campuses being within walking distance of the beach.

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Key statistics

  • 16.8
    No. of students per staff
    (1)
  • 47 : 53
    Student Ratio of Females to Males
    (1)
  • 21%
    Percentage of International Students
    (1)
  • 31%
    Proportion of ISR Publication
    (1)
  • 18,505
    Number of FTE Students
    (1)
Based on data collected for the (1) 2024 World University Rankings

Subjects taught at Swansea University

  • Engineering & technology

    • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • General Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
  • Physical sciences

    • Chemistry
    • Mathematics & Statistics
    • Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
    • Physics & Astronomy
  • Arts & humanities

    • Languages, Literature & Linguistics
    • History, Philosophy & Theology
    • Archaeology
  • Business & economics

    • Business & Management
    • Economics & Econometrics
    • Accounting & Finance
  • Social sciences

    • Sociology
    • Communication & Media Studies
    • Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)
    • Geography
  • Clinical, pre-clinical & health

    • Other Health
    • Medicine & Dentistry
  • Psychology

    • Psychology
  • Computer science

    • Computer Science
  • Life sciences

    • Sport Science
    • Biological Sciences
  • Education

    • Education
  • Law

    • Law