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Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK – Draft –
About Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Cardiff Met) is a leading modern unviersity with a distinctive offer across a wide range of creative, sports, health, education, technology, social and life sciences, and busines disciplines. Cardiff Met draw inspiration from over 150 yeras of commitment to education as a force for good in the Cardiff Capital Region and beyond. The university move forward as a vibrant learning and research community with a focus on student success.
Honors & Rankings
- Named ‘UK and Ireland University of the Year 2021’ (Times Higher Education, 2021)
- Named ‘Welsh University of the Year 2021’ (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2020)
- Ranked 6th in the UK and the best in Wales for sustainability in People & Planet’s University League 2023/24, the only comprehensive and independent league table ranking UK universities by environmental and ethical performance (People & Planet, 2023/24)
- Ranked among the top three universities in Wales (StudentCrowd’s Best Universities in Wales 2024)
Subject Rankings
- Art & Design: Ranked 27th in the UK (CUG 2025), 13th for research, and 19th for graduate prospects
- Hospitality, Event Management & Tourism: Ranked 16th in the UK (The Guardian University Guide 2023), Top 10 for research, and 14th for graduate prospects
- Sport Science: Ranked 22nd in the UK, moving up one place this year (CUG 2025)
- Speech & Language Therapy: Ranked 6th in the UK (CUG 2025)
- Architecture: Ranked 16th in the UK (CUG 2025)
- 601–800 globally for Business and Economics (Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025) (THE 2025).
- 601–800 globally for Clinical and Health (Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025) (THE 2025).
- 501–600 globally for Education (Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025) (THE 2025).
Overall Rankings
- 63rd in the Complete University Guide 2025 (CUG 2025).
- 82nd in the Guardian University Guide 2025 (Guardian 2025).
- 66th in the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 (Times 2025).
- 1001–1200 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 (THE 2025).
Employment & Research
- 95.6% of Cardiff Met graduates were employed or in further study 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes 2019/20)
- Best university in Wales for graduate employability, ranked 16th in the UK (Cardiff Met, 2022)
- Nearly two-thirds of its research outputs were rated Internationally Excellent or World Leading (REF, 2021)
