Swansea University

Academic strengths & graduate outcomes

Across 446 courses, Swansea University's largest teaching areas are biological sciences (54 courses), communications and media (44 courses) and education and teaching (37 courses), with further provision in psychology, architecture and planning and history and philosophy. In the latest national data it records 86.4% average course satisfaction (NSS), 87.5% first-year continuation, 86.9% of graduates in work or further study and 63.1% in professional or managerial roles. Median graduate pay rises from about £26,810 fifteen months after graduating to £30,556 after five years, peaking at £41,000 for Chemical Engineering.