³ÉÈËÊÓƵ performed well in the people and planet indicator (which assess the environmental and ethical standard of each UK university) reaching 19th place and a position in the top 15% of all institutions.
It also showed significant progress in the student experience indicator, rising 39 places from last year to 58th place. ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ performs well too in the research indicator, achieving a top 40 position.
For the 2026 edition the Times are using the NSS 2025 results for both student satisfaction indicators, the primary driver in ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ’s improvement.
Within Wales there are no movements in overall ranking, with ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ remaining in 4th position. The top three remain the same as the previous year, Cardiff, Swansea and Aberystwyth.
The below subjects perform within the top 25% of ranked institutions, according to their overall performance:
- Agriculture and Forestry (ranked 1st out of 10) 10% of all universities listed (read more about their performance here)
- Radiography (ranked 3rd out of 28) 11% of all universities listed
- Social Work (ranked 9th out of 73) 12% of all universities listed
- Sports Science (ranked 11th out of 82) 13% of all universities listed
- Cultural Studies (ranked 5th out of 27) 19% of all universities listed
- Creative writing (ranked 12th out of 49) 24% of all universities listed
- Art and Design (ranked 20th out of 81) 25% of all universities listed
