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 2023	26th	121	31st
Times Good University Guide 2023	42nd	132	36th
Complete University Guide 2023	42nd	130	35th

Best Performing Metrics

Metric	Best Performing Institution Rank	Table/Source
Overall student satisfaction	15th	StudentCrowd University Awards 2022
Course Satisfaction	15th	Guardian University Guide 2023
Career Prospects	36th	Guardian University Guide 2023
Research Rating	46th	Times Good University Guide 2023

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 2023	251-300	>1600
QS World University Rankings 2023	425	1300
Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021	401-500	1000

Best Performing Metrics

Metric	Best Performing Institution Rank	Table
Citations	125th	THE World Rankings University 2023
International Outlook	176th	THE World Rankings University 2023
International Students	274th	QS World Rankings University 2023
International Faculty	247th	QS World Rankings University 2023

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 2023 guide. The University has 6 subjects in the top 10 and a further 10 in the top 20 of their respective tables.

Guardian University Guide

Swansea University has 40 subjects ranked in the Guardian University Guide 2022. 8 subjects are in the top 10 and a further 9 in the top 20.

Complete University Guide

Swansea University has 48 subjects ranked in the Complete University Guide 2023. 8 subjects appear within the top 10 of their respective fields, and a further 15 in the top 20.

QS World University Rankings

20 subjects appear in the top 500 for Swansea University in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022. All five subject areas are also ranked:

Subject Areas:

Engineering & Technology: 240

Arts & Humanities: 326

Natural Sciences: 315

Life Sciences & Medicine: 360

Social Sciences & Management: 306

Subjects:

Classics & Ancient History: 51-80

English Language & Literature: 101-150

Modern Languages: 251-300

Computer Science & Information Systems: 251-300

Engineering Chemical: 201-250

Engineering - Electrical & Electronic: 401-450

Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing: 119

Biological Sciences: 301-350

Medicine: 201-250

Pharmacy & Pharmacology: 301-350

Psychology: 201-250

Chemistry: 301-350

Environmental Sciences: 201-250

Materials Science: 101-150

Mathematics: 251-300

Physics & Astronomy: 251-300

Business & Management Studies: 151-200

Economics &Econometrics: 451-500

Law: 151-200

Sports-Related Subjects: 51-100

THE World University Rankings

Swansea University has ten subjects areas ranked in the THE World University Rankings 2023.

Arts & Humanities: 301-400

Business & Economics: 151-175

Clinical and Health: 251-300

Computer Science: 126-150

Education: 126-150

Engineering & Technology: 251-300

Law: 67

Physical Sciences: 201-250

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 2022

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

The 2022 Impact Rankings includes 1,406 universities from 106 countries/regions.

Swansea University submitted to 11 of the 17 goals for the first time in 2022 and was ranked in all 11 categories.

Overall World Rank: 101-200^th

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being: 66^th

SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation: 34^th

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy: 63^rd

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth: 101-200^th

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: 101-200^th

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities: 18^th

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production: 14^th

SDG 13: Climate Action: 41^st

SDG 15: Life on Land: 37^th

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: 14^th

SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals: 401-600^th

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