Aberystwyth University

We are Aberystwyth University, and this is your place for learning and for life. Since 1872, we have built a global reputation for teaching excellence and ground-breaking research. Today, we welcome students from all over the world and we are home to over 6,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. We pride ourselves on our welcoming and inclusive community, at the same time as being a university rooted in excellence and research.

Our main campus overlooks the stunning Welsh coast and must have claim to one of the best University environments in the UK, and our friendly town provides a home from home for university staff and students from more than 100 countries. 

Those international students who have chosen to call Aber home can benefit from staying in university-managed accommodation at zero cost during term-time, as well as a range of other available scholarships.

Our courses are designed to enable you to go out into the world and make a difference. We offer a wide variety of foundation, undergraduate, and taught or research postgraduate programmes in subject areas ranging from accounting, nursing, law, veterinary science and zoology, to Professional and Executive MBA courses.

Our students are taught by frontline researchers who are internationally renowned and experts in their fields, this is why we have been ranked the best university in Wales and 3rd in the UK for Teaching Quality (Good University Guide 2024, The Times and Sunday Times).

At Aber, you are also encouraged to expand your horizons by choosing modules and pathways from different subject areas, allowing you to develop a wide range of skills and follow your own path. Browse through our undergraduate and postgraduate courses.