Aston University, Birmingham

Birmingham | West Midlands

Ucas code: A80

At Aston we are dedicated to developing people and ideas that will shape the businesses and communities of tomorrow. Aston is ranked as the top UK University outside London for graduate employability, and is in the top 10 UK universities for producing millionaires. The Aston Student Village is transforming accommodation and the redeveloped Woodcock Sports Centre offers top sports facilities.
Source: Aston Students' Union

How students describe this university

Source: The Which? University student survey

We asked more than 11,000 undergraduates to say how far they would describe their uni as having the following characteristics. We carry out this analysis where we have scores from at least 30 students. You can also see whether these ratings are high, medium or low compared to other universities.

Diverse local nightlife

73%

MED

Sporty

58%

LOW

Varied union activities

69%

MED

Creative

50%

LOW

Political

50%

MED

Vital stats

Sources: NSS, DLHE & HESA

% of graduates in work or further study 94% LOW

Average graduate salary £21.5k MED

Student satisfaction score 77%

Number of students

14,990

students attended last year

Undergraduate / Postgraduate

82%

of students are undergrads

Full-time / Part-time

29%

of students are part-time

Male / Female

53%

of students are male

Young / Mature

10%

of students aged over 21

UK / Non-UK

12%

of students here are from outside the UK

What students say about this university

533 comments (137 students)

- Accommodation
  
  it's pretty good, building is quite new. But I am not close to any of my flatmates that is a bit disappointing, also it...
  
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  2018, 1st year, English Language
  
  Accommodation
  
  it's pretty good, building is quite new. But I am not close to any of my flatmates that is a bit disappointing, also it (kitchen area) gets cleaned once a fortnight which isn't really enough as things get pretty dirty within a week and no one in my flat takes the responsibility to tidy up after themselves, so it is pretty dirty and should be cleaned more often.
  
  2018, 1st year, English Language
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- Accommodation
  
  knew that I wanted accommodation on campus, not being a first year didn't leave me with much choice apart from one building, so...
  
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  2018, 1st year, English Language
  
  Accommodation
  
  knew that I wanted accommodation on campus, not being a first year didn't leave me with much choice apart from one building, so I just had to make sure I applied in time to get that.
  
  2018, 1st year, English Language
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- Course
  
  Less content than I thought, I would like more feedback on work but good facilities and experiment opportunities
  
  2018, 1st year, Applied Psychology
  
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- Accommodation
  
  I think it’s very bad, poor maintenance
  
  2018, 1st year, Mechanical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified
  
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- Accommodation
  
  Started looking at houses first, the flats second. I was prompted by the popularity of finding next years accommodation
  
  2018, 1st year, Mechanical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified
  
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- Support
  
  There was no support because I never asked them
  
  2018, 1st year, Mechanical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified
  
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