We take great pride in our achievements. They’re testament to the hard work of our dedicated staff, and the ambition and enthusiasm of our students.

Triple Gold

Aston University has been awarded Triple Gold – the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023

The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) is a national scheme run by the Office for Students (OfS). It assesses and rates universities and colleges for excellence above a set of minimum requirements for academic quality and standards. Aston University has achieved the best possible TEF rating – Gold overall and Gold for both underpinning aspects: Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
 

Runner Up for Graduate Employment

Aston University is the University of the Year Runner Up for Graduate Employment in The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2024. The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide now ranks Aston University at 38th nationally, an improvement of seven places compared to 2023. The university is ranked at 18 for graduate prospects and at 22 for continuation rate. 
 

Top 25 UK University

Aston University is ranked 25th in the UK in the Guardian University Guide, 2024.


Outstanding earnings after graduation

Graduates of Aston University are among the highest paid in the country five years after graduating, according to new data released by the Department for Education.

The 2022 Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data shows that employed Aston University graduates have the 16th largest median salary overall five years after graduation at £33,400.


Top 10 Students’ Union

Aston Students’ Union was rated 8th in the UK in the 2022 What Uni League Table, which is based on votes from more than 30,000 students across the country.


Top 30% of Global Institutions

Aston University is ranked 446th in the 2024 QS World University Ranking, placing the University in the top 30% of global institutions and 46th place nationally.


Key accolades over the past few years include:

  • University of the Year, 2020 (The Guardian)
  • Outstanding Entrepreneurial University, 2020 (Times Higher Education Awards)
  • Buildings That Inspire: Aston Students' Union (The Guardian University Awards, 2020)
  • Silver Athena SWAN award for impact towards gender equality
What our students say

Aston University is ranked 4th in the UK, by UniCompare, whose table is based on votes from our students, graduates and other UniCompare users (2022). 97% of those who voted said they would recommend Aston University to a friend.

Sustainability

Sustainability is very important to us. Aston conducts research into greener energy sources, and educates students and staff on sustainability, to ensure our campus facilitates sustainable practices. We climbed 309 places in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, from 640 overall in 2023, to 331 in 2024. Each university's environmental impact, social impact and governance was assessed and ranked separately, before being combined to give an overall rank.

As well as making the top 25% of universities overall globally, Aston University ranked 131 for equality, and at 172 for health and wellbeing, part of the social impact metric.

REF

Aston University received ‘world leading’ and ‘internationally excellent’ accreditations for 79% of its research in the Research Excellence Framework 2021. In addition, 74% of the University’s research has been rated “very considerable” or “outstanding” for impact, reach and significance

Equality and Diversity

We are proud to have one of the most diverse student communities in the country. Aston also holds an Athena SWAN Silver Award – a reflection of the impact we have started to make towards equality for both students and staff. We are working hard to sustain this and achieve Gold.

Rankings

Complete University Guide 2024

League table rank: 41st

  • 93.1% Degree completion
  • 20th in the UK for Graduate prospects - on track
The Guardian University Guide 2024

League table rank: 25

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

League table rank 38th

  • The Guide ranks Aston University at 18th for graduate prospects, a reflection on the success of the university’s graduates in entering high-skilled employment or graduate-level further study within 15 months of completing their studies. This is an improvement of 17 places compared to 2023. The university also ranked an impressive 22nd for continuation rate, which is the percentage of full-time undergraduate students still in higher education after one year.

  • Six subjects have improved their rankings by more than 20 places compared to 2023 – Biological Sciences, Economics, English, Law, Politics and Psychology. 15 subjects in total have climbed up the rankings. The subject rankings are based on student satisfaction, research quality, entry standards, and graduate prospects.

National Student Survey 2023
  • Aston University has scored highly in the 2023 National Student Survey (NSS) for Student Voice, being placed 11th overall among institutions that appeared in the 2023 Guardian league table, and 2nd in the West Midlands for how well its students think it engages with and responds to their views. The University also scored 3rd in the West Midlands for academic support.

  • In total, Aston University has performed materially above the sector benchmark for four of the seven NSS categories: Student Voice, Organisation and Management, Academic Support and Teaching on my Course and above the benchmark for the remaining three categories: Assessment and Feedback, Learning Opportunities and Learning Resources.

  • According to the analysis of sector performance undertaken by Times Higher Education (THE), Aston University has achieved an overall positivity rate of 80.6%. Adopting the THE methodology, the University would be ranked 30 places higher for NSS than in 2022.

People and Planet University League 2022/23

30th out of 154 UK Universities and Colleges.

Student Employability

Aston University is the University of the Year Runner Up for Graduate Employment in The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2024. 

In addition to this, the long term success of our graduates is reflected in the 2022 Longitudinal Education Outcomes results.

Graduates of Aston University are among the highest paid in the country five years after graduating, according to data released by the Department for Education.

The 2022 Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data shows that employed Aston University graduates have the 16th largest median salary overall five years after graduation at £33,400.

Aston Business School

Aston Business School was shortlisted for Business School of the Year in the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards 2023.

Click below to discover more about Aston Business School's awards, rankings and accreditations.

Aston Business School


 

Subject-specific Rankings

The programme pages on our website list further details on Aston's rankings and statistics related to your chosen subject. Just use the 'Find a Course' button in the top right corner of this page to find your chosen subject and discover why Aston is the best place for you to study.

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