Cardiff University

Rank 190
Established 1883
Famous for

Business, Computer Science, Physiotherapy

Fees £18,700.00 - £23,950.00

Overview

Cardiff University is recognised in independent government assessments as one of Britain's leading teaching and research universities. The University combines impressive modern facilities and an exciting approach to teaching with its proud history of recent achievements, and nearly 30,000 students, including nearly 10,000 international students, are currently enrolled at the Welsh institution.

Cardiff University's research and research-led teaching expertise involves social sciences, engineering, technology and a wide range of business professions. The University is currently ranked 5th in the UK for its quality of research, while the QS World Rankings place it in the top 160. The School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies has been described as the ‘Oxbridge of Journalism.’

95% of Cardiff University graduates enter employment or further study after graduating, while 78% obtain graduate-level employment. Cardiff University is also a member of the prestigious Russell Group, one of 24 elite research universities in the UK.

Services

The International Development department organises an induction programme for international students, which includes a coach collection service from Cardiff and Heathrow airports straight to your accommodation.

The induction programme includes five days of events designed to introduce students to life in Cardiff, the University, the city and the surrounding countryside. Trips such as the tour of South Wales are a fantastic way for students to meet new people in a relaxed atmosphere.

A number of international societies also exist at Cardiff University, with organisations for Asian, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Nigerian, Pakistani, and Thai students.

Rankings

  • 25th in the Times University Guide 2024
  • 29th in the Guardian University Guide 2024
  • 154th in QS World University Rankings 2024
  • 190th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022
  • 151-200th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023

90% of Cardiff's research has been confirmed as world-leading or internationally excellent by the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.

Courses

Accommodation

A place in one of the university’s 5,100 student rooms is guaranteed to all first-year international undergraduates students entering through the normal admissions cycle. The vast majority of student residences are single en-suite study bedrooms in self catered flats and students.

For those interested in sport, the main accommodation site at Talybont features a state of the art sports training village and fitness complex which played host to competitors at the London 2012 Olympics.

NEWS

Cardiff University news and blogs

Aug 22, 2022

Top 10 least expensive UK student cities revealed following Student Living Index 2022 report

The top 10 least expensive UK student cities has been revealed following the

Jul 19, 2022

Record number of international students apply to Welsh universities

Figures revealed by UCAS have shown a record number of domestic and internati

Jul 06, 2022

La Universidad de Cambridge mantiene su posición como la universidad de Arquitectura mejor clasificada en el Reino Unido

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