List of universities in Wales

This is a list of universities and independent university colleges in Wales.

English Name	Welsh Name	Established	Unitary Authority	Students Attending	The Times Good University 2012 Ranking
University of South Wales	Prifysgol De Cymru	2013 (formed by merger of University of Wales, Newport and Glamorgan University)	Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taff & Newport	33,584^[1]	N/A
Cardiff University	Prifysgol Caerdydd	1883 (as the University College of South Wales & Monmouthshire)	Cardiff	30,010	35
Swansea University	Prifysgol Abertawe	1920 (as University College, Swansea)	Swansea	18,935	49
Bangor University	Prifysgol Bangor	1884 (as University College of North Wales)	Gwynedd	17,745	56
Aberystwyth University	Prifysgol Aberystwyth	1872 (as University College Wales)	Ceredigion	13,735	43
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Prifysgol Fetropolitan Caerdydd	1976 (as South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education)	Cardiff	11,170	71
University of Wales, Trinity Saint David ^[2]	Prifysgol Cymru, Y Drindod Dewi Sant	2010 (St David campus in 1822 as St David's College, Lampeter and Trinity campus in 1848 as the South Wales and Monmouthshire Training College)	Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion	8,505	N/A
Glyndŵr University	Prifysgol Glyndŵr	2008 (1887 as Wrexham School of Science and Art)	Wrexham	7,730	102
Swansea Metropolitan University	Prifysgol Fetropolitan Abertawe	1992 (as Swansea Institute of Higher Education)	Swansea	6,030	N/A
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama	Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru	1949 (as Cardiff College of Music). Now part of (university of ) Glamorgan Group.	Cardiff	660	N/A

Notes[edit]

University of Wales, Trinity St. David attendance data comprises combined students of UoW, Lampeter and Trinity University College.

University of South Wales attendance data compromises combined students of Glamorgan and UoW Newport.