University Rankings and Ratings

Domestic Rankings

Domestic league tables measure university performance across a range of indicators such as student satisfaction, graduate outcomes, research quality and university spend.

Table	Rank	No. Institutions Ranked	Rank 3 years ago
Guardian University Guide 2025	29th	122	24th
Times Good University Guide 2025	37th	131	39th
Complete University Guide 2025	37th	130	29th

Best Performing Metrics

Metric	Best Performing Institution Rank	Table/Source
Career Prospects	32nd	Guardian University Guide 2025
Research Rating	46th	Times Good University Guide 2025

World Rankings

International league tables measure university performance across metrics such as reputation, citations and international profile. Swansea University has achieved its highest ever ranking in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The University now appears among the top 300 elite institutions across the globe.

Table	Rank	No. Institutions Ranked
THE World University Rankings 2024	251-300	>1600
QS World University Rankings 2025	298	1503
Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024	501-600	1000

Best Performing Metrics

Metric	Best Performing Institution Rank	Table
Research Quality	129th	THE World Rankings University 2024
International Outlook	132nd	THE World Rankings University 2024
International Students	249th	QS World Rankings University 2025
International Faculty	277th	QS World Rankings University 2025
International Research Network	286th	QS World Rankings University 2025
Sustainability	80th	QS World Rankings University 2025

Subject Overview

In addition to its strong performance at university level, Swansea is also well ranked for a number of subjects across both the domestic and international league tables.

Times Good University Guide

Swansea University appears in 37 of the 68 subjects published in the 2025 guide. The University has 7 subjects in the top 10 and a further 8 in the top 20 of their respective tables.

Guardian University Guide

Swansea University has 41 subjects ranked in the Guardian University Guide 2025. 9 subjects are in the top 10 and a further 8 in the top 20.

Complete University Guide

Swansea University has 44 subjects ranked in the Complete University Guide 2025. 7 subjects appear within the top 10 of their respective fields, and a further 15 in the top 20.

QS World University Rankings

25 subjects appear in the top 500 for Swansea University in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024. All five subject areas are also ranked:

Subject Area	World Ranking	UK Ranking	UK Institutions Ranked
Engineering & Technology	220	23	40
Arts & Humanities	266	26	59
Natural Sciences	268	27	38
Life Sciences & Medicine	365	29	44
Social Sciences & Management	262	33	54

Subject	World Ranking	UK Ranking	UK Institutions Ranked
Psychology	201-250	33	46
Medicine	251-300	28	54
Nursing	151-200	18	22
Classics & Ancient History	51-100	9=	15
English Language & Literature	101-150	25=	44
Business & Management Studies	78=	10	60
Law	101-150	13=	39
Marketing	21-50	5=	10
Computer Science & Information Systems	198=	16=	25
Engineering - Chemical	201-250	17=	57
Engineering Electrical & Electronic	301-350	30=	39
Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronatutical & Manufacturing	97=	12	38
Biological Sciences	301-350	28=	43
Chemistry	251-300	26	36
Environmental Sciences	201-250	25=	43
Materials Science	97=	8	27
Mathematics	201-250	19=	39
Physics & Astronomy	201-250	20=	40
Sports-Related Subjects	51-100	8=	23
Engineering - Civil & Structural	201-240	23=	26
Communications & Media Studies	201-250	32=	36
Modern Languages	251-300	27=	31
Education	251-300	29=	47
Accounting & Finance	301-350	38	43
Economics & Econometrics	401-450	42=	50

QS Europe University Rankings 2025

Swansea University has achieved an overall ranking of 97^th out of 685 institutions in Europe, which sees Swansea climb into the European top 100.

THE World University Rankings

Swansea University has ten subjects areas ranked in the THE World University Rankings 2024.

Arts & Humanities: 301-400

Business & Economics: 151-175

Clinical and Health: 301-400

Computer Science: 201-250

Education: 176-200

Engineering & Technology: 251-300

Law: 151-175

Physical Sciences: 251-300

Psychology: 251-300

Social Sciences: 251-300

Academic Ranking of World Universities

Swansea University appears in 28 subjects in the Academic Ranking of World Universities – Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021. Appearing in the top 200 for eight subjects:

Mechanical Engineering (51-75)

Geography (151-200)

Clinical Medicine (101-150)

Public Health (101-150)

Hospitality & Tourism Management (101-150)

Ecology (151-200)

Chemical Engineering (151-200)

Water Resources (151-200)

Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024

The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings assesses global universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Swansea University submitted to 6 of the 17 goals and was ranked in all 6 categories.

Overall World Rank: 65^th

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being: 40^th

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities: 49^th

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production: 9^th

SDG 15: Life on Land: 19^th

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: 26^th

SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals: 101-200^th

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