1895
Founding Year
#21
Guardian Ranking
#450
THE World Ranking
#425
QS World Ranking
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University Overview
Aston University, located in the bustling city of Birmingham, is known for its focus on employability and real-world learning. Offering a variety of courses, including Business, Healthcare Management, Law, and Engineering, Aston provides students with the practical skills and knowledge they need to succeed in their chosen careers.
Smaller class sizes and interactive learning environments allow students to engage closely with their lecturers and classmates. Located in the heart of Birmingham, Aston has a friendly campus atmosphere, whilst giving students access to a big and exciting city.
University Programs
| Course Name | Study Level | Intake | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSc Psychology and Business | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Aston Business School | PhD Doctorate | October 2026 | Apply Now |
| Aston Law School | PhD Doctorate | October 2026 | Apply Now |
| BA English Language | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BA English Language and Literature | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BA History | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BEng Chemical Engineering | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BEng Biomedical Engineering | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BEng Civil Engineering | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BEng Design Engineering | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BEng Electronic Engineering and Computer Science | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BEng Mechanical Engineering | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Business Computing and IT | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Business Enterprise Development | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Computer Science | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Economics | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Economics and Management | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Economics and Politics | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Human Resources and Business Management | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc International Business and Economics | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc International Business and Management | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Accounting and Finance | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Biochemistry | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Biological Sciences | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Biomedical Science | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Business Analytics | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Business and International Relations | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Business and Management | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Business and Politics | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Business and Sociology | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Business and Sociology | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Business and Supply Chain Management | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Business Computing and IT | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Computer Science | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Construction Project Management | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Criminology | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Cybersecurity | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Economics and Politics | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc English and Sociology | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Finance | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Foundation Programme in Business and Social Science | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Global Business and Management Top-up | Top-up Degree | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Healthcare Science Audiology | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc History and English | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc History and International Relations | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc History and Politics | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc International Development Management | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc International Relations and Sociology | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Logistics with Supply Chain Management | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Marketing | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Mathematics | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Mathematics with Economics | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Neuroscience | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Nursing Studies Registered Nurse Adult Nursing | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Nursing Studies Registered Nurse Mental Health Nursing | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Politics and Sociology | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Politics with International Relations | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Product Design and Innovation | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Psychology and Marketing | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| BSc Quantity Surveying | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Biomedical Engineering | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Business and Supply Chain Management | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Chemical Engineering | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Civil Engineering | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Computer Science | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Construction Project Management | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Cybersecurity | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Design Engineering | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Electronic Engineering and Computer Science | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Logistics with Supply Chain Management | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Mathematics | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Mathematics with Economics | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Mechanical Engineering | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Product Design and Innovation | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences Foundation Programme: Quantity Surveying | Foundation | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| LLB Law | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MBA | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MBChB Medicine | Undergraduate | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MEng Biomedical Engineering | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MEng Chemical Engineering | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MEng Civil Engineering | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Undergraduate Integrated | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MEng Electronic Engineering and Computer Science | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MEng Mechanical Engineering | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MOptom Optometry | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MPharm Pharmacy | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MRes Biosciences | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MRes Neuropharmacology | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Artificial Intelligence | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Biotechnology | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Business Analytics | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Business and Management | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Cyber Security | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Cyber Security Management | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Digital Marketing and Analytics | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Drug Delivery | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Engineering Management | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Finance | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Financial Management | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Financial Technology | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Health Psychology | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Human Resource Development | Masters | September 2025 | Apply Now |
| MSc Human Resource Management | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Information Systems and Business Analysis | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc International Accounting and Finance | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc International Business | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc International Relations | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Investment Analysis and Risk | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Marketing and Analytics | Masters | April 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Masters in Management | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Neuroscience for Drug Discovery | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Pharmacokinetics | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Project Management | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Psychology Conversion | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Strategic Digital Marketing | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| MSc Strategic Marketing Management | Masters | January 2026 | Apply Now |
| PgDip Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme OSPAP | Masters | September 2026 | Apply Now |
University Ranking
Aston University consistently ranks well in UK and international education rankings. It is recognised as one of the top universities globally for employability, and its programs in business and engineering are particularly well-regarded.
Aston is ranked among the top 100 ‘Golden Age’ universities by Times Higher Education and is highly ranked in the QS Global University Rankings for employability, reflecting its focus on preparing students for successful careers.
Overview Services
Aston University has many incredible services, all of which are easily accessed by students. Firstly, its incredible library houses over 250,000 books and operates 24/7 during exam periods. It also has a Careers and Placements Team to provide guidance and help students find important roles and placements.
The Sir Doug Ellis Woodcock Sports Centre also features a 25 metre swimming pool and a well equipped gym.
Students Life
Aston University offers a lively and inclusive student culture with over 130 clubs and societies, from academic groups to cultural and social clubs. Whether you’re interested in Gaming and Esports, Radio hosting, or Chess, there’s something for everyone.
The Aston Students’ Union works hard to ensure that all students feel supported and connected, offering events and services to help make your time at university as fulfilling as possible.
With its central location, Aston provides easy access to Birmingham’s busy city centre, making it a great place to enjoy student life while benefiting from the university’s supportive environment.
Accommodation
Aston University offers a variety of on-campus accommodation options, ensuring that first-year students have a comfortable place to live. Most rooms are located within a five-minute walk of university buildings and the city centre. AHZ’s Accommodation Service is always available for anyone looking for alternate housing.