Former Accredited Institutions
| College | Established | Undergraduate students | Postgraduate students | Location | Vice-Chancellor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | 1872 | 8,450 | 2,570 | Aberystwyth | Professor April McMahon |
| Bangor University | 1884 | 9,500 | Bangor | Professor Merfyn Jones | |
| Glyndŵr University | 2008 | 7,695 | Wrexham | Professor Michael Scott | |
| University of Wales, Newport | 1841 | 7,525 | 1,850 | Newport | Dr Peter Noyes |
| Cardiff University | 1883 | 21,800 | Cardiff | Dr David Grant | |
| Swansea Metropolitan University | 2008 | Swansea | Professor David Warner | ||
| University of Wales, Trinity Saint David | 2010 | Lampeter and Carmarthen | Dr Medwin Hughes |
In September 2007, three universities applied for a change to their Royal Charters to give them the power to award their own degrees, instead of University of Wales degrees. Aberystwyth University, Bangor University, and Swansea University now all award their own degrees.
The University of Wales: Trinity Saint David already has its own degree awarding powers, inherited from Saint David's College, Lampeter, which were put into abeyance when Lampeter joined the University of Wales in 1971. From then on, Lampeter awarded Wales degrees, but its own licences and diplomas. When the merger between the University of Wales: Trinity Saint David, Swansea Metropolitan and The University of Wales is complete, the new unified institution will award degrees under the historic 1828 Royal Charter of Saint David's College.
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