Swansea University is a research-led university that has been making a difference since 1920. The University community thrives on exploration and discovery, and offers the right balance of excellent teaching and research, matched by an enviable quality of life.
The University has enjoyed a period of tremendous growth, and we have achieved our ambition to be a top thirty research University, soaring up the 2014 Research Excellence Framework league table to 26th in the UK from 52nd in 2008.
Swansea University belongs to the top 300 universities in the world and the top 150 universities in Europe.
| Ranking | Year | Rank (in the world) |
Rank (in Europe) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Times Higher Education World University Rankings | 2020 | 251 | 124 |
| QS World University Rankings | 2020 | 462 | 205 |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities | 2019 | 401 | 158 |
The average tuition fees for students from the EU/EEA are 8,900 GBP per year.
The average tuition fees for students from outside the EU/EEA are 17,700 GBP per year, ranging from 17,100 GBP to 18,300 GBP.
Tuition fees may vary for each study programme.