This section of the website contains links to statistics, figures and facts about Swansea University to help you dig a little deeper into the Swansea experience.

Did you know...?

• King George V laid the foundation stone of the University in July 1920
• Swansea was the 29th university to be established in the UK and began life with just 89 students
• From the beginning, Swansea was both a scientific and a technical institution, linked to the great industries of South Wales. It was also a centre of excellence in the humanities.
• The city gave its new civic university an enviable site in rolling, coastal parkland. It also donated Singleton Abbey, the neo-Gothic Mansion that dates back to 1780
• In 1921, Swansea appointed the first woman professor in a British university
• More recently, Swansea University received the 2005 Times Higher Education Supplement Award for the UK's Best Student Experience
• The 2006 Undergraduate and Postgraduate prospectuses each picked up a Silver Award at the 2005 Heist Awards, celebrating excellence in Higher Education marketing

Want to learn more? Follow the links to read about our governance, undergraduate and postgraduate student population, finances and research grants.