About Swansea University:

Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery, and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life. The University has enjoyed a period of tremendous growth, and we have achieved our ambition to be a top thirty research University, soaring up the 2014 Research Excellence Framework* league table to 26th in the UK from 52nd in 2008. Additionally, an ambitious Campus Development Programme is well underway – one of the largest knowledge economy projects in the UK and within the top five in Europe. It involves the creation of the Bay Campus, a brand new £450 million development on the eastern approach to the city, together with the transformation of our existing Singleton Park Campus. Swansea's multicultural dual-campus community provides a global perspective and opportunities to gain skills that last a lifetime. True to the vision of its industrial founders in 1920 Swansea University will: Provide an environment of research excellence, with research that is world-leading, globally collaborative and internationally recognised; Deliver an outstanding student experience, with research-led and practice-driven teaching of the highest quality that produces global graduates educated and equipped for distinguished personal and professional achievement; Use its research strength, collaboration with industry and global reach, to drive economic growth, foster prosperity, enrich the community and cultural life of Wales and, contribute to the health, leisure and wellbeing of its citizens.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 501-550 501-550 501-550 501-550 485 428 424 457

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agriculture - - - - - - - - - 296 301-350 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 401-450 -
Engineering - - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 301-350 351-400 351-400 351-400 451-500 -
Life Sciences - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 - - - - - -
Medicine - - - - - - - - - 401-450 351-400 301-350 301-350 351-400 301-350 351-400 351-400
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 -
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 301-350 244 259 234 194 186

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 401-450 451-500 451-500 - - -
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chemistry - - - - - - - - - - - 401-450 451-500 -
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - - - - 248 209 257 205 274
Civil Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400 351-400
Computer Science - - - - - - 351-400 275 260 351-400 351-400 301-350 401-450 301-350
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - 297 - 294 217 140
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - - 351-400 351-400 401-450 401-450 351-400 451-500 451-500
Environment / Ecology 298 - - 269 271 239 219 237 262 256 - 228 290 -
Geosciences - - - - 217 180 240 280 266 272 - 271 279 -
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - - - - - - 401-450 351-400 301-350 292 351-400 301-350 351-400 401-450
Mathematics - - - - - 267 217 238 228 208 217 301-350 351-400 401-450
Mechanical Engineering 263 275 252 261 247 284 190 208 240 192 205 182 222 211
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Physics - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Plant & Animal Science 276 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - 269 276
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - 301-350 252 253 199 183 217
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - 246
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - - - - -