International Students

Driven by passion and purpose, Aston University is here to help you achieve your goals.

So, if you’re looking to gain skills that make employers notice you, build industry contacts and connections, achieve chartered status, or even launch a business, it’s time to get excited about your future. 

Find your reason to study a degree at Aston University.​

We're a great choice​

66th in the world

Aston Business School has been ranked 66th in the world and 8th in the UK for Business and Management studies.

University of the Year  for Student Success

Aston University has been named University of the year for Student Success 2025 by Daily Mail University Guide.

Top 10% in the world

Aston University has been placed in the top 10% of universities evaluated in the 2025 QS World University Rankings.

A highly ranked university

University rankings

• University of the Year for Student Success (Daily Mail University Guide, 2025)
• Awarded Triple Gold – the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023
• Top 10% of globally evaluated institutions (QS World University Rankings, 2025)
• Top 20% university in the world (Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, 2025)
• University of the Year Runner Up for Graduate Employment (Times and Sunday Times University Guide, 2024)
• 21st in the UK (Guardian University Guide, 2025)
• 22nd the UK for students’ career prospects following graduation (Guardian University Guide, 2024)
• 31st in the world for international outlook (Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, 2025)
• 35th in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2025)
• Shortlisted for Business School of the Year (Times Higher Education Awards, 2023)
• Among 1% of business schools in the world to have triple accreditation
• 17th in the UK and 97th in Europe for Business Schools (Financial Times European Business Schools Ranking, 2024)
• Joint 11th in the UK (Eduniversal Business School Rankings, 2024)
• Top 10% globally for international students (Study Abroad Aide, World Rankings for Best Universities for International Students, 2024)

Subject rankings

QS

• 8th in the UK and 66th in the world for business and management studies (QS World University Rankings By Subject 2024)
• 45th in the world for MSc Strategic Marketing Management (QS Masters World Rankings, 2025)
• 50th in the world for MSc Supply Chain Management (QS Masters World Rankings, 2025)
• Top 100 for MSc Business Analytics (QS Masters World Rankings, 2025)

Times and Sunday Times 

• 1st for Teaching Quality and 5th in the UK for Student Experience in Product Design (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025)
• 2nd in the UK for Graduate Prospects in Biomedical Engineering (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025)
• 4th for Teaching Quality and 4th for Student Experience in Design Engineering (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025)

Guardian

• 3rd in the UK for chemical engineering (Guardian University Guide, 2025)
• 4th in the UK for health professions (including anatomy and physiology) courses (Guardian University Guide, 2025)
• 11th in the UK for international relations (Guardian University Guide, 2025)
• 12th in the UK for computer science (Guardian University Guide, 2025)
• 13th in the UK for biomedical sciences (Guardian University Guide, 2025)
• 14th in the UK for politics (Guardian University Guide, 2025)

 

• 41st in the world for Business Administration (Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, 2024)

 

Award-winning careers support

• University of the Year Runner Up for Graduate Employment (Times and Sunday Times University Guide, 2024)
• Best University Careers/Employability Service (National Undergraduate Employability Awards, 2022)
• Top 10 in the UK for ‘Graduate Prospects On-Track’ (Complete University Guide 2024)
• 18th in the UK for graduate prospects and 22nd for continuation rate (Times and Sunday Times University Guide, 2024)
• Top 20 in the UK for Career Prospects (WhatUni Rankings, 2023) 
• 22nd the UK for students’ career prospects following graduation (Guardian University Guide, 2024)
• Our employed graduates achieved the 19th largest median salary in the UK out of all Higher Education Institutions five years after graduation at £35,400 (Longitudinal Education Outcomes, 2024).

Degrees with integrated work placements

Best University Placements Service (National Undergraduate Employability Awards, 2022)

Birmingham – a city of opportunity 

The Aston University campus is centrally located in Birmingham, the UK’s second largest city and a major hub for business and industry.

Birmingham is ranked 6th best student city in the UK and top 50 in the world (QS Best Cities, 2025)