Aberystwyth University has been named The Times and The Sunday Times’ Welsh University of the Year for 2024.
The Times and The Sunday Times’ Good University Guide 2024 was released this monring revealing the best institutions across the UK.
Aberystwyth faired well against other institutions across the UK ranking 39th on The Times' list of best universities.
Despite winning the Welsh University of the Year, Aberystwyth wasn't the highest-ranked institution in Wales - that honour went to Cardiff University which ranked 25th in the UK.
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Helen Davies, editor of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, said: “The higher education landscape has never been tougher.
"It is more competitive to get a place at many of our top institutions; the cost of attending university has soared, leaving graduates with extraordinary debt; and in many cases campus life still bears the scars of the pandemic.
"Meanwhile lecturers are on strike and the marking crisis is a running scandal.
“It means any prospective student, parent or carer needs to think hard about whether university is the right choice, and then where to study and what subject.
"It’s where this guide — our 30th edition — is here to help."
The best universities in Wales
According to the The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, these were the best universities in Wales:
- Cardiff University (national ranking: 25)
- Aberystwyth University (39)
- Swansea University (41)
- Bangor University (44)
- Cardiff Metropolitan University (78)
- University of South Wales (97)
- University of Wales Trinity St David (117)
- Wrexham Glyndwr University (122)
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 award winners
University of the Year 2024: University College London
Specialist University of the Year: Harper Adams University
University of the Year for Graduate Employment: Imperial College London
Scottish University of the Year: University of Glasgow
Welsh University of the Year: Aberystwyth University
Sports University of the Year: University of Nottingham
University of the Year for Social Inclusion: Bath Spa University
For the full list of rankings, how the universities compare subject by subject, a guide to campus life, and what scholarships and bursaries may be on offer, visit The Times website.
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