Welcome to Swansea!

Swansea University offers South African students the perfect home from home. With its seaside campus rated 6th safest in the UK, strong sports culture and very competitive living costs, numerous students choose Swansea as their destination of study for Foundation, Undergraduate and Postgraduate studies.

Why Choose Swansea University?

Swansea is ranked in the UK Top 25 Universities (The Guardian University Guide 2022) and 86% of the University's overall research was rated as world-leading of internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

We are Ranked Top in Wales (The Guardian University Guide 2022) and are a dual campus University. Both of our campuses are set on seafront locations, close to the city centre with a good balance of student life and study environment.

Swansea has a low cost of living, we are rated in the UK Top 10 for the most affordable University Towns (Totallymoney.com) and a UK Top 6 Safest City (Complete University Guide, 2020).

Our dedicated Employability Academy provides advice and access to jobs and work experience placements for our students and graduates. 

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