Domestic Rankings

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

TableRankNo. Institutions RankedRank 3 years ago
Guardian University Guide 2024 25th 122 24th
Times Good University Guide 2024 41st 132 39th
Complete University Guide 2024 40th 130 32nd

Best Performing Metrics

MetricBest Performing Institution RankTable/Source
Overall student satisfaction 15th StudentCrowd University Awards 2022
Teaching Satisfaction 37th Guardian University Guide 2024
Career Prospects 35th Guardian University Guide 2024
Research Rating 46th  Times Good University Guide 2024

 

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.

TableRankNo. Institutions Ranked
THE World University Rankings 2024 251-300 >1600
QS World University Rankings 2024 307 3000
Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021 401-500 1000

Best Performing Metrics

MetricBest Performing Institution RankTable
Research Quality 129th THE World Rankings University 2024
International Outlook 132nd THE World Rankings University 2024
International Students 271st QS World Rankings University 2024
International Faculty 261st QS World Rankings University 2024
International Research Network 254th QS World Rankings University 2024
Sustainability 248th QS World Rankings University 2024

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 Higher Education Impact Rankings 2023

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

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

Overall World Rank: 101-200th

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being: 38th

SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation: 47th

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy: 201-300th

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

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: 201-300th

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities: 58th  

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production: 58th

SDG 13: Climate Action: 57th  

SDG 15: Life on Land: 36th

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: 11th

SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals: 201-300th