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Welcome to Aberystwyth University!
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Welcome to the Times Higher Education 2018 University of the Year for Teaching Quality. Established in 1872 as the first university institution in Wales, Aberystwyth has long enjoyed a reputation as a friendly university closely integrated with the local community. Aberystwyth is located in a Welsh speaking area of Wales and you will be able to hear a living Celtic language being used for work and leisure without actually having to learn it to study!
The campus nature of the university means you will be close to all of your friends and the learning resources needed to study. The varied social and cultural activities and the friendliness of students and people in Aberystwyth make it easy to settle in as do the superb sports facilities and the inclusive nature of the activities and teams.
Aberystwyth is in a secure, low crime area, with insurance costs that are substantially less than those in urban areas. Their students are from all sorts of backgrounds and countries, which contributes greatly to the cosmopolitan nature of the university and the town. All of the university accommodation is campus based and to help you settle in they offer all international students guaranteed accommodation for their whole time at Aberystwyth.
Aberystwyth is a top 40 UK university according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17. In the 2016 QS World University Rankings by Subject, Aberystwyth was listed as one of the top 100 universities in the world for the study of Geography, Politics and International Studies. Agriculture and Forestry featured in the top 150 worldwide, with Environmental Science in the top 300. Aberystwyth is 1st in Wales and top 5 in the UK for student satisfaction (NSS 2017). Aberystwyth graduates enjoy an employment rate which is a percentage point above the average for the sector (DHLE 2017).
