Cardiff University, UK

Cardiff University is a public research university based in Wales, UK. It is a part of the prestigious Russell Group Universities and was established in 1883. Earlier, it was named the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and was smaller in the area compared to the current size. Whereas in 1884, the University received its royal charter.

Cardiff University, UK is currently teaching more than 33,510 students (23,350 undergraduates and 10,160 postgraduates) from about 148 countries. The University has more than 180,000 alumni across the globe, including Barham Salih (the former Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Region) and Richard Tait (the BBC Governor).

Moreover, Cardiff University UK has won seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes. It is a progressive and innovative university with a bold and strategic vision. The University also continues to contribute to society by responding to major challenges of society and undertaking work for the public welfare for over 130 years.

Why Choose Cardiff University?

Cardiff University is located in the capital city of Wales with an exquisite and student-friendly campus. The University runs with a vision to be a world-leading, research-excellent, and educationally outstanding University. Here, the students get a benefit from research-led teaching that upskills their intellectual abilities and soft skills. It also plays an important role in promoting environmental sustainability and diversity. The University has invested around £600m to upgrade its campus and provide all the modern facilities to its students including research centres, libraries, IT rooms, and a Sports area. Here are some reasons to study at Cardiff University:

Significant Career Prospects

Gaining a degree from Cardiff University will provide you with the UK’s most sought-after career. 96% of the graduates from the University get placed in great companies or decide to pursue higher education from top institutes. From the day students join the University, they can take advice and support from a team of specialised career advisers.

The advisers help students to map out their future and develop employability skills to secure good career opportunities. The students can also benefit from a range of workshops to boost employability including picking a career, searching for jobs, preparing for interviews, and writing applications.

Research-Informed Teaching

Cardiff University is placed in the top 20 universities in the UK for the overall quality of research. At the same time, it is placed in the 11th position for the impact of its research on the real world. Being a research-intensive university, it attracts top researchers from around the world. Thus allowing its students to gain knowledge from the world's top researchers. Moreover, most of the subjects taught at the University include research activities and encourage students to undertake their own research.

Excellence in Teaching

Cardiff University maintains high-quality teaching to ensure that its students gain appropriate knowledge, experience, and skills for lifelong success. The Quality Assurance Agency (an independent body engaged in monitoring the quality of higher education in the UK) has also praised the quality and standards of Cardiff University teaching.

Cardiff University also has a strong partnership with more than 60 professional bodies, which helps provide professionally accredited courses to its students. The postgraduate taught programmes at the University are recognised and well-regarded by employers across the world. Moreover, the University has links with over 300 institutions, allowing you to complete part of your degree in a different learning environment.

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Cardiff, Wales, UK

Location

1883

Established

9000+

International Students

Health Professions, Media and Film Studies, Engineering, Business, Management and Marketing

Famous Courses

£19,200-£24,000

International Fees

Key Features

More than 9000 international students from approximately 148 countries
It has invested more than £116M in its research contracts.
Among the top 20 universities for research excellence in UK
72% overall satisfaction in National Student Survey 2021
90% of university’s research was confirmed as world-leading or internationally excellent
96% of our graduates were in employment and/or further study
16th in the UK for graduate prospects

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Cardiff University Rankings

The ranking of the University helps an international student to make the best choices among different institutions. The high-quality teaching and various innovative research at the University have forced the ranking organisations to place the University in the top rankings. The QS World Ranking and Times Higher Education (THE) have included Cardiff University Uk among the top 200 universities of the world. The national ranking organisation, The Guardian (2022), has placed the University at 38th in the UK. At the same time, the Complete University Guide (2023) has placed the University at the 25th position in the UK.

Cardiff University Ranking
Ranked By	Ranking
The QS World Ranking	166^th
Times Higher Education World University Rankings	189^th
The Guardian University UK Rankings	38^th
The Complete University Guide UK Rankings	25^th

Complete University Guide UK Rankings 2022 for Courses
Ranked By	Ranking
Architecture	5^th
Nursing	6^th
Psychology	7^th
Communication & Media Studies	11^th
Medicine	15^th
Civil Engineering	17^th
Electrical & Electronic	19^th
Mechanical Engineering	20^th
Accounting and Finance	23^rd
Sociology	24^th
Law	25^th
Physics & Astronomy	26^th
Computer Science	29^th
Business and Management	30^th
Biological Sciences	36^th

The Guardian UK Rankings 2022 for Courses
Ranked By	Ranking
Architecture	3^rd
Media & Film Studies	7^th
Physics	15^th
Journalism, Publishing &PR	16^th
Electronic & Electrical Engineering	18^th
Medicine	20^th
Sociology	21^st
Business and Management	26^th
Accounting and Finance	29^th
Politics	36^th
Mechanical Engineering	40^th
Law	45^th
Civil Engineering	47^th
Economics	61^st

Admission Criteria

Despite being included in the Top Universities of UK, Cardiff accepts international applications with an average academic score. The entry requirements at the University will vary depending upon the level of study and the course you are interested in. The general academic requirement and the English Proficiency score required by an international student to take admission to Cardiff are mentioned below.

Cardiff University Entry Requirements
Eligibility	Undergraduate	Post Graduate	PostGraduate Research
Academics	65%-75% or above in the 12^th standard	55%-60% or more in bachelor's degree*	55%-60% or more in bachelor's degree*
IELTS	6.5-7.0 as an overall score	6.5-7.5 as an overall score	6.5-7.5 as an overall score
TOEFL	90-100 as an overall score	90-109 as an overall score	90-109 as an overall score
PTE	62-76 as an overall score	69-80as an overall score	69-80 as an overall score
LOR	Requires one	Requires two	Requires two
Work Experience	Accepted	Accepted	Accepted

Cardiff University Courses

Cardiff University provides more than 300 undergraduate and more than 200 postgraduate-level courses to international students. The range of modules included in the course can effectively tailor students’ degree programmes according to their particular interests and career ambitions.

Moreover, international students can choose from part-time or full-time courses at the postgraduate level. The list of various undergraduate, postgraduate, and postgraduate research programmes taught at the University is mentioned below.

Cardiff University Undergraduate Courses
Astrophysics	Accounting and Finance	Accounting	Ancient History
Applied Software Engineering	Archaeology	Archaeology and Ancient History	Archaeology and History
Architectural Engineering	Architecture	Banking and Finance	Biochemistry
Biological Sciences (Zoology)	Biological Sciences	Biomedical Sciences	Business Economics
Business Management	Business Management (Human Resource Management)	Business Management (International Management)	Business Management (Logistics and Operations)
Business Management (Marketing)	Business Studies and Japanese	Chemistry	Chinese
Civil and Environmental Engineering	Computer Science	Conservation of Objects in Museums and Archaeology	Criminology
Criminology and Social Policy	Criminology and Sociology	Dental Hygiene	Dental Surgery
Dental Therapy and Dental Hygiene	Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging	Economics	Economics and Finance
Economics and Management Studies	Education	Electrical and Electronic Engineering	English Language
English Literature	English Literature and Creative Writing	English Literature and History	English Literature and Philosophy
Environmental Geography	Environmental Geoscience	Environmental Sustainability Science	Exploration Geology
Financial Mathematics	French and Economics	French and English Literature	French and Politics
French and Music	French and Philosophy	German and Politics	Geology
German and Economics	German and English Literature	German and Music	Human Geography and Planning
History	History and Economics	Human and Social Sciences	Human Geography
Italian and Politics	Integrated Engineering	International Relations and Politics	Italian
Italian and Economics	Italian and English Literature	Italian and Music	Italian and Philosophy
Journalism, Media and English Literature	Journalism and Communications	Journalism Media and Sociology	Journalism, Communications and Politics
Law and Welsh (LLB)	Law (LLB)	Law and Criminology (LLB)	Law and French (LLB)
Law and Politics (LLB)	Music	Marine Geography	Mathematics
Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics	Mechanical Engineering	Media and Communications	Media, Journalism and Culture
Medical Engineering	Medical Pharmacology	Medicine	Midwifery
Modern Chinese	Modern Languages and Translation	Neuroscience	Nursing (Adult)
Nursing (Child)	Nursing (Mental Health)	Welsh and Politics	Psychology
Pharmacy	Philosophy	Philosophy and Economics	Philosophy and History
Physical Geography	Physics	Physiotherapy	Politics and Economics
Politics and Modern History	Politics and Philosophy	Politics and Spanish	Religious Studies and Philosophy
Radiotherapy and Oncology	Religion and Theology	Spanish and Philosophy	Social Analytics
Social Science	Sociology	Sociology and Education	Sociology and Social Policy
Spanish	Spanish and Economics	Spanish and English Literature	Spanish and Japanese
Translation	Urban Planning & Development	Welsh and Spanish	Welsh
Welsh and Education	Welsh and English Language	Welsh and English Literature	Welsh and French
Welsh and History	Welsh and Italian	Welsh and Journalism	Welsh and Music

The Cardiff University Postgraduate and Postgraduate Courses
Accounting and Finance	Advanced Computer Science	Advanced Clinical Practice	Advanced Chemistry
Astrophysics	Artificial Intelligence	Architecture	Architectural Design
Archaeology	Archaeological Science	Applied Linguistics	Applied Environmental Geology
Applied and Experimental Clinical Immunology	Advanced Surgical Practice	Advanced Mechanical Engineering	Advanced Healthcare Practice
Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship	Business Management	Business Administration with Media	Business Administration with Artificial Intelligence
Business Administration (MBA)	Bioinformatics	Broadcast Journalism	Building and Infrastructure Information Modelling (BIM) for Smart Engineering
Bioinformatics and Genetic Epidemiology	Big Data Biology	Bar Training Course	Cancer Biology and Therapeutics
Cyber Security	Cyber Security and Technology	Cultural and Creative Industries	Critical Care
Creative Writing	Conservation Practice	Computing	Computational Methods in Architecture
Computational and Data Journalism	Compound Semiconductor Physics	Computing and IT Management	Compound Semiconductor Electronics
Community Health Studies	Communication Technology and Entrepreneurship	Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies	Clinical Pharmacy
Clinical Geriatrics	Clinical Dermatology	Clinical Dentistry	Clinical Optometry
Civil Engineering	Civil and Water Engineering	Civil and Geoenvironmental Engineering	Children’s Psychological Disorders
Catalysis	Care of Collections	Canon Law	Data Analytics for Government
Digital Documentaries	Digital Media and Society	Data Intensive Physics	Data Intensive Astrophysics
Diabetes Practice	Diabetes	Data Science and Analytics	Education
Environmental Hazards	English Literature	Electrical Energy Systems	Economics
Environmental Design of Buildings	Environment and Development	Financial Economics	Finance
Forensic Linguistics	Global Cultures	Global Ecology and Conservation	Governance and Devolution
Genetic and Genomic Counselling	Gravitational Wave Physics	Human Resource Management	History
Human Rights Law	Implantology	Intellectual Property Law (LLM)	International Commercial Law (LLM)
Islam in Contemporary Britain	International Criminology and Criminal Justice	International Economics, Banking and Finance	International Human Resource Management
International Journalism	International Management	International Planning and Development	International Planning and Urban Design
International Public Relations and Global Communications Management	International Relations	Journalism, Media And Communications	Language and Communication Research
Logistics and Operations Management	Legal Practice Course (LLM)	Legal Aspects of Medical Practice (LLM)	Law (LLM)
Language and Linguistics	Magazine Journalism	Manufacturing Engineering Innovation & Management	Maritime Policy and Shipping Management
Marketing	Medicinal Chemistry	Music	Medical Toxicology
Master of Design Administration	Mathematics	Neonatal Medicine	News Journalism
Operational Research, Applied Statistics and Financial Risk	Oral Biology	Orthodontics	Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy	Physics	Philosophy	Palliative Medicine for Health Care Professionals
Political Communication	Politics and Public Policy	Practical Dermatology	Professional Conservation
Psychiatry	Psychology	Public Health	Pain Management
Radiography	Sustainable Supply Chain Management	Social and Public Policy	Shipping Law (LLM)
Social Care Law (LLM)	Social Science Research Methods (Criminology)	Social Science Research Methods (Educational Studies)	Social Science Research Methods (Environmental Planning)
Social Science Research Methods (International Relations)	Social Science Research Methods (Management and Business Studies)	Social Science Research Methods (Politics)	Social Science Research Methods (Psychology)
Social Science Research Methods (Science and Technology Studies)	Social Science Research Methods (Social Policy)	Social Science Research Methods (Social Work)	Social Science Research Methods (Social-Legal) (Law)
Social Science Research Methods (Sociology)	Social Work	Software Engineering	Spatial Planning and Development
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing	Sport and Exercise Physiotherapy	Strategic Marketing	Structural Engineering
Sustainability Planning and Environmental Policy	Sustainable Building Conservation	Sustainable Energy and Environment	Sustainable Mega-Buildings
Transport and Planning	Theology	Therapeutics	Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Translation Studies	Urban Design	Urban and Regional Development	Wireless and Microwave Communication Engineering
Water in a Changing World	Welsh and Celtic Studies	Welsh Government and Politics

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Fee Structure and Cost of Living

Considering the good career prospects and the opportunity to gain great knowledge and skills, Cardiff University's fee structure is economical. The tuition fee for undergraduate courses at the University ranges from £19,200 to £23,450 per annum. The fee for postgraduate courses ranges from £19,200 to £23,450 (for the full course).

Talking about the living cost, Cardiff is considered one of the most affordable cities to study in UK. The average cost of living in Cardiff for an international student is £10,000 per year, including food, travel, basic necessity and accommodation.

Cardiff University Fees and Cost of Living
Courses	Fees
Undergraduate	£19,200-£23,450 p.a.
Postgraduate	£19,200-£23,450 p.a
PhD	£17,950- £22,700 p.a
Living Expenses	£10,000 (approx.)

The tuition fees for some of the Dental courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels may be higher.

Intake

In order to ensure the quality teaching and proper skill development of its students, Cardiff only offers one intake to international students. It is one of the most in-demand universities in UK, and every year it receives thousands of international applications. To secure admission to Cardiff, international students must enrol as quickly as possible. The application deadline for the University is mentioned below.

Cardiff University Intakes
Intakes	Month of intake	Application Deadline
Autumn	September	End of June

Scholarship

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