Top Universities in Wales (country/region)
2026 Wales University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the UK country/region of Wales? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Wales University Ranking, which lists 10 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United Kingdom.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Wales Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 Wales University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Cardiff University | Cardiff |
| 40 | Swansea University | Swansea |
| 60 | Aberystwyth University | Aberystwyth |
| 69 | Bangor University | Bangor |
| 96 | University of South Wales | Pontypridd |
| 112 | University of Wales Trinity Saint David | Carmarthen |
| 116 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | Cardiff |
| 130 | Wrexham University | Wrexham |
| 135 | Harper Adams University | Newport |
| 157 | University of Wales | Cardiff |
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How many universities are there in Wales?
- There are 10 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Wales higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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