Reputation and Academic Rankings
The Guardian University Guide 2013 ranked Aberystwyth equal 81st out of 120 UK universities, down from 50th for 2012 and 49th out of 118 for 2011.
Aberystwyth was given 6th place in the 2008 Times Higher Education Supplement's Student Experience Rankings, a survey of student satisfaction in their university ranging from teaching standards to social life.
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) the computer science department was ranked 17th in the United Kingdom and first in Wales, with a 100% research quality profile. The Guardian University Guide 2013 ranks the department 68th out of 103 in the UK.
As of June 2012 Aberystwyth is one of 190 schools worldwide with MBAs accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), a self-described "membership association for MBA students and graduates, accredited business schools and MBA employers". The university's MBA was also accredited by AMBA in 2007.
Aberystwyth says that its Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences was the first British university department to offer single honours degrees in human geography and physical geography. It was ranked 11th out of 60 UK universities for Geography and Environmental Studies in The Guardian's 2009 University Guide, and the 2009 Times Good University Guide ranked it 12th out of 76 geography and environmental science-related departments.
In 2007 the university came under criticism for its record on sustainability, ranking 97th out of 106 UK higher education institutions in that year's "Green League" table. It ranked 76th in 2009. In 2012 the university was listed in the table's "Failed, no award" section, ranking equal 132nd out of 145
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| Times Good University Guide | 43rd | 40th | 46th | 43rd | 39th | 46th | 50th | 49th | 43rd | 43rd | 49th | 34th | 47th | 47th | 48th | 48th | 48th | 42nd= | 54th | 48th= | |
| Guardian University Guide | 81st= | 50th | 49th | 71st | 69th | 67th | – | 92nd | 70th | 71st | 65th | ||||||||||
| Sunday Times University Guide | 62nd | 48th | 43rd | 43rd | 43rd | 49th | 47th | 49th | 49th | 50th | 47th | 37th | 41st | 37th | 46th | 43rd | |||||
| The Complete University Guide | 58th= | 49th | 47th= | 55th | 45th | 43rd |
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