- Business & Management Studies and Marketing are ranked in the top 100.
- Aston Business School is recognised as among the best in the world.
- The number of subjects Aston has included in the rankings increased to 14, a record for the university.
Aston University's reputation as one of the best in the world for studying business has risen again with the news that two subjects are now ranked in the top 100: Business & Management Studies, and Marketing. Aston also ranked in the top 10% of evaluated institutions in the QS World University Rankings 2025.
The 2025 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today by global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds, provides independent comparative analysis on the performance of more than 18,300 individual university programmes, taken by students at more than 1,700 universities in 100 locations around the world, across 55 academic disciplines.
These latest results recognise Aston Business School as among the best in the world, particularly for business and management studies, and marketing. The number of Aston University’s subjects included in the rankings increased to 14, including health, sciences and engineering, based on academic reputation, employer reputation and citations. This is a record number of ranked subjects for Aston University.
Aston University’s focus on delivering excellent student outcomes continues to drive its growing reputation. It was recognised as the Daily Mail University of the Year for Student Success 2025; it holds the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework – the Triple Gold – and 79% of research is world-leading or internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework).
This reputation is also a key reason Aston University is seeing a surge in student numbers, with a 16.8 per cent growth in undergraduate acceptances in 2024, the highest in a decade.
Professor Aleks Subic, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University, said:
“These latest rankings reflect Aston University’s strong global positioning and the exceptional results we continue to deliver thanks to our talented academic community and stakeholders. It also shows that we are being recognised as a leading university of science, technology and enterprise in line with our 2030 Strategy, measured by our track record of transformational impact.”
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About Aston University
For over 130 years, Aston University has been making our world a better place through education, research and innovation. Our history is intertwined with the remarkable city of Birmingham, once the heartland of the Industrial Revolution and now the thriving base for an innovation ecosystem of global significance, which Aston is co-creating.
Our vision is to be a leading university for science, technology and enterprise, measured by the positive transformational impact we achieve for our people, students, businesses and the communities we serve.
Aston focuses on high-quality, exploitable research that has an impact on society through medical breakthroughs, advancements in engineering, policy and practice in government, and the strategies and performance of business.
The university offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, as well as Continuing Professional Development solutions.
Thanks to its focus on delivering excellent outcomes for students, Aston University's reputation continues to grow. It was recognised as the Daily Mail University of the Year for Student Success 2025, is 2nd in England for social mobility (2023 HEPI Social Mobility Index), and is top 20 for graduate salaries (2024 Longitudinal Education Outcomes).
Aston University is now defining its place in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (and beyond) within a rapidly changing world.
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