Aston University

Birmingham, UKEst. 1895Rank #38

Aston University (abbreviated as Aston. for post-nominals) is a public research university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first College of Advanced Technology in 1956.[8] Aston University received its royal charter from Queen Elizabeth II on 22 April 1966. Aston pioneered the integrated placement year concept over 50 years ago,[9][10][11] and more than 73% of Aston students take a placement year, the highest percentage in the UK.[12] In September 2021, it was announced that Aston University was shortlisted for University of the Year in the Times Higher Education Awards 2021. In 2020, Aston University was named "University of the Year" by The Guardian,[13] and the newspaper also awarded Aston Students' Union its "Buildings That Inspire" award.[14] The Times Higher Education Awards named Aston University as its "Outstanding Entrepreneurial University" in 2020.[15] In 2021, the university announced plans to close its Department of History, Languages and Translation, focusing instead on health, engineering, and business. This decision led to protests from members of the university, as well as humanities scholars broadly

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#38

Ranking

Recognized globally for excellence in education and research

45th in the Times University Guide 2022
25th in the Guardian University Guide 2022
90% International student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2019)
2nd in UK for boosting graduate salaries (The Economist, based on Longitudinal Education Outcomes dataset 2017)
82% employability rating from the Times/Sunday Times University Guide 2018

Subject ranking highlights include:

85th in Business & Economics (Times Higher Education 2018)
Aston Business graduates earn £7,738 more than expected five years after graduation (The Economist)

2020 QS Subject Rankings for key courses:

Top 100 for Business & Management Studies
Top 200 for Accounting & Finance
Top 250 for Linguistics and Accounting & Finance

Aston has 8 subject areas ranked in the top 30 in Europe and 2 in the top 20 in the world in the 2018 Eduniversal Rankings.

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