English Name |
Welsh Name |
Established |
Unitary Authority |
Students Attending[1] |
The Times Good University 2012 Ranking |
Cardiff University |
Prifysgol Caerdydd |
1883 (as the University College of South Wales & Monmouthshire) |
Cardiff |
30,010 |
35 |
University of Glamorgan |
Prifysgol Morgannwg |
1913 (as Welsh School of Mines) |
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Cardiff |
25,770 |
93 |
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 |
57 |
Aberystwyth University |
Prifysgol Aberystwyth |
1872 (as University College Wales) |
Ceredigion |
13,735 |
43 |
Cardiff Metropolitan University |
Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd |
1976 (as South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education) |
Cardiff |
11,170 |
71 |
University of Wales, Newport |
Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd |
1975 (as Gwent College of Higher Education) |
Newport |
9,300 |
104 |
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 |
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 |
University of Wales, Trinity St. David attendance data comprises combined students of UoW, Lampeter and Trinity University College