Rankings & 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
Times Good University Guide 2020	31st	131	36th
Guardian University Guide 2020	31st	121	45th
Complete University Guide 2020	35th	131	44th

Best Performing Metrics

Metric	Best Performing Institution Rank	Table/Source
NSS - Overall student satisfaction	10th	National Student Survey 2019*
Graduate Prospects	10th	Destination of Leavers from Higher Education 2018**
Student Satisfaction/NSS Overall	4th	Guardian University Guide 2020
Career Prospects	5th	Guardian University Guide 2020
Research Quality	24th	Complete University Guide
REF - GPA	26th	Research Excellence Framework
Student Experience	18th	Times Good University Guide
Completions	34th	Times Good University Guide

*Ranked joint tenth in a list of the UK’s universities as featured in the Times Good University Guide 2019.
**2018 DLHE results. When compared to universities that provide a wide range of degree courses, Swansea University is 10th in the UK, based on institutions in the Times Good University Guide 2018.

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 2020	251-300	1,103
QS World University Rankings 2019	435	959
ARWU 2019	401-500	1000

Best Performing Metrics

Metric	Best Performing Institution Rank	Table
Citations	91st	THE World Rankings University 2020
International Outlook	144th	THE World Rankings University 2020
International Students	216th	QS World Rankings University 2019
International Faculty	225th	QS World Rankings University 2019

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 36 of the 68 subjects published in the 2020 guide. The University has 8 subjects in the top 10 and a further 10 in the top 20 of their respective tables.

Guardian University Guide

Swansea University has 31 subjects ranked in the Guardian University Guide 2020. Eight subjects are in the top 10 and a further six in the top 20.

Complete University Guide

Swansea University has 40 subjects ranked in the Complete University Guide 2020. Over 2/3 are in the top half of their respective tables with seven subjects within the top 10 and a further nine in the top 20.

QS World University Rankings

Seven subjects appear in the top 550 for Swansea University in the QS World University rankings 2019. Four subject areas are also ranked:

Engineering & Technology: 401-450

Arts & Humanities: 451-500

Natural Sciences: 451-500

Life Sciences & Medicine: 451-500

THE World University Rankings

Swansea University has eight subjects areas ranked in the THE World University Rankings 2019:

Clinical, Pre-Clinical & Health: 176-200

Engineering & Technology: 201-250

Computer Science: 201-250

Physical Sciences: 251-300

Social Sciences: 301-400

Arts & Humanities: 301-400

Psychology: 301-400

Business & Economics: 301-400

Academic Ranking of World Universities

Swansea University appears in 22 subjects in the Academic Ranking of World Universities – Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019. Appearing in the top 200 for ten subjects:

Chemical Engineering: 101-150^th

Clinical Medicine: 151-200^th

Computer Science and Engineering: 151-200^th

Ecology: 101-150^th

Hospitality and Tourism Management: 151-200^th

Mechanical Engineering: 76-100^th

Nursing: 151-200^th

Oceanography: 151-200^th

Public Health: 101-150^th

Water Resources: 151-200^th