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Cardiff CF10 3AT

Tel 029 2087 4455

enquiry@cardiff.ac.uk

www.cardiff.ac.uk

Sunday Times ranking 28 (22=)

Teaching excellence 68.2%

Student satisfaction 74.6%

Head teacher ranking 32 (29)

Peer ranking 25 (26)

Research quality 63.8%

A/AS-level points 383

A-levels for entry 75%

Unemployment 5%

Firsts and 2:1s 62.8%

Student/staff ratio 14.1:1

Dropout rate 10% (9%)

World ranking 141=

Undergraduates 16,305 (5,320)

Postgraduates 3,528 (3,923)

Teaching staff 1,319

Applications/places 37,069/4,983; 7.4:1 (+0.3%)

Clearing entry 4%

Bursaries 38%: £300-£1,000

Scholarships 100: £3,000

EU/overseas 2.6%/7.9%

Mature 12.1%

State school 84%

Lowest social classes 21%

Low-participation areas 10%

Live in 35% (100%) £55-£87

Cardiff is a popular student destination, with close to 40,000 applications to this university each year (and plenty more to the city’s other university). And it’s not hard to see why. Cardiff University lies at the heart of a buzzing capital city that has become a mecca for the young. The university, too, has many of the latest facilities. Students in the school of optometry and vision sciences – one of the 21 subjects rated excellent for teaching – move into a £20m building this month. This, in turn, will create room for the Welsh School of Pharmacy to expand.

Medical and health-related subjects form a big part of the academic programme at Cardiff. One of the 20 Russell Group of research-led universities, Cardiff earned close to £100m last year from research.

With top-up fees introduced in Wales this month, Cardiff has come up with a bursary scheme that pays out £300 to £1,000 a year to students whose parents’ residual income totals less than £38,326. Wales-domiciled students get a £1,845 annual fee remission grant. Scholarships worth £3,000 over three years (paid out in £1,500 and then two £750 or three £500 instalments over the remaining years of a course) are open to the 100 best qualified entrants across 11 subjects. Competition for these scholarships is stiff, with the average A/AS-level entry points hitting 383 last year.

The students’ union is active and accommodation plentiful, with rents from £55 a week. The quality of student life and the university’s strong academic profile have contributed to Cardiff’s good showing in all of the first three national student surveys.

Open days April 23, 2008.

Student view Jonny Cox, students’ union president

USP Wales’ leading university.

Worst feature Sports facilities could do with improving.

Location Cardiff city is a prime reason for coming to the university.

Social scene Both the union and the city are brilliant.

Rated excellent (21) Accounting and finance; anatomy and physiology; archeology, archeological conservation and ancient history; architecture; biochemistry; biology (pure and applied); chemistry; city and regional planning; civil engineering; dentistry; education; electrical, electronic and systems engineering; English language (and communication); environmental engineering; maritime studies and international transport; mechanical engineering; medicine; optometry and vision sciences; pharmacy; philosophy; psychology.

Degree of student satisfaction 74.6%

Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 83.4; English-based studies 80.5; History and Archeology 80.4; Biology and related Sciences 80.3; Physical Geography and Environmental Science 79.7; Performing Arts 79.0; Civil, Chemical and other Engineering 78.8; Medical Science and Pharmacy 77.5; Psychology 77.0; Media studies 76.8; European Languages and Area studies 75.8; Mechanically-based Engineering 75.3; Computer Science 75.3; Physical Science 74.8; Law 74.4; Electronic and Electric Engineering 74.0; Finance and Accounting 73.5; Mathematical Sciences 73.2; Business 72.5; Communications and Information studies 72.5; Politics 72.4; Other Languages and Area studies 71.5; Economics 71.5; Other subjects allied to Medicine 71.3; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 70.2; Education studies 69.1; Medicine and Dentistry 57.8

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