Aberystwyth University is a public research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The university has almost 8,000 students studying across 3 academic faculties and 17 departments.
- Aberystwyth has been named as the University of the Year for Teaching Quality in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018
- Aberystwyth University has won the Postgraduate category and a silver award in the International category in the What Uni Student Choice Awards 2018
- Aberystwyth ranked 1st in Wales for student satisfaction (2017) with a score of 91% - seven percentage points higher than the UK average of 84%
- It is among one of the top 100 universities for Geography, Politics and International Studies, Agriculture and Forestry by the QS World University Rankings 2017
- In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17, Aberystwyth is listed as one of the top 40 universities in the UK
- Situated next to the University’s Penglais Campus-the National Library of Wales, one of only five copyright libraries in Britain entitled to receive a copy of every book published in the UK
- 95% of graduates are in employment or further education six months after graduating