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Established :
1872
University Type and Campus :
Public
Aberystwyth University (Welsh: Prifysgol Aberystwyth) is a public research university located in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding Member Institution of the former federal University of Wales. The University has almost 8,000 students studying across its six academic Institutes.
Founded in 1872 as University College Wales, Aberystwyth, it became a founder member of the University of Wales in 1894 and changed its name to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. In the mid-1990s, the university again changed its name to the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. On 1 September 2007, the University of Wales ceased to be a federal university and Aberystwyth became independent again.
Quick facts
Motto: A world without knowledge is no world at all
Endowment: £48.4m (as of 31 July 2016)
Administrative staff: N/A
Students: 9,835 (2014/15)
Undergraduates: 8,500 (2014/15)
Postgraduates: 1,335 (2014/15)
52 : 48
Gender ratio (in %)
International students
Students : Staff ratio
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