Rankings and Awards
Our successes, impacts and achievements
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.
We are University of the Year for Student Success 2025
The Daily Mail University Guide 2025
Aston University has been named the University of the Year for Student Success 2025 in the new Daily Mail University Guide.
The University beat 129 UK universities to be crowned the UK’s best for student success due to its impressive results in graduate outcomes, including high earnings, highly skilled jobs and proportion of students achieving a first or 2:1.
8th in the UK for job prospects
Based on student reviews on StudentCrowd between June 2022 and June 2024
Top 20 for graduate salaries
The median salary for Aston graduates five years after graduation is £35,400 (2024 Longitudinal Education Outcomes)
2nd for social mobility
2nd in England for social mobility (2024 HEPI Social Mobility Index)
21st in the UK
The Guardian University Guide 2025
Top 10% in the world
Top 10% of global evaluated institutions (QS World University Rankings 2025)
Gold standard teaching
Aston University was awarded Gold - the highest possible rating for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF 2023)
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.
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)
- Gold Athena SWAN award for impact towards gender equality
- What our students say
Aston University is ranked 16th in the UK for 'Student Experience' by our students in the 2025 Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide.
- Sustainability
Aston University in the top 21 per cent of sustainable universities worldwide as ranked in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability which assess how universities are tackling environmental, social and governance issues.
Aston University is ranked in the top 400 in the World in the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact rankings. This achievement on our first submission demonstrates our contribution to global sustainable development and showcases our commitment to addressing the world's most pressing challenges, including environmental sustainability, social inclusion, economic growth and partnerships.
- 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 Gold Award – a reflection of the impact we have started to make towards equality for both students and staff.
In the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact rankings we are place 24th in the world for reduced inequalities (SDG10) highlighting our commitment within and across borders to promote an inclusive educational environment that supports diverse populations, including first-generation students, international students from developing countries and individuals with disabilities.
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 2025
League table rank: 21
- The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
League table rank: 35th
- National Student Survey 2024
- Aston University received a total positivity score of 80.9%
- Biological Sciences and Computer Science with Business among courses with over 90% satisfaction
- The University’s communication of wellbeing provision also improved its positivity score
- 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 2024 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 2024 Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data shows that employed Aston University graduates have the 19th largest median salary overall five years after graduation at £35,400.
- Aston Business School
Aston Business School is ranked joint 11th the UK in the Eduniversal Business School Rankings 2024.
Aston Business School has been named amongst the top 100 in the Financial Times European Business Schools ranking 2024, ranked 17th in the UK and 97th in Europe.
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.
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.
