Cardiff University

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Cardiff University, founded in 1883, is the only Russell Group member in Wales, based across the Cathays Park campus in central Cardiff and the Heath Park campus near the University Hospital of Wales. Programmes are delivered in both English and Welsh. Cardiff is particularly well regarded for journalism, architecture, dentistry, psychology and nursing, with several subjects ranked among the world's top 50-100 (QS by Subject). With over 34,000 students including 7,500+ international students from 138+ countries, and 90% of its research rated world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021), Cardiff is a leading UK research university with strong graduate employment outcomes.

Key facts

• Country: United Kingdom
• City: Cardiff
• Founded: 1883
• Students: 34,000
• Global ranking: #181
• Acceptance rate: 45%
• Tuition: €28,000–€55,000 per year
• Average living cost: €1,420/month
• Application deadline: 2026-09-01
• Languages of instruction: English, Welsh

Programs

• Mathematics (Bachelor, Mathematics) — €30,000/yr , 3 years
• International Business (Bachelor, International Business) — €28,000/yr , 3 years
• Medicine (Bachelor, Medicine) — €55,000/yr , 5 years
• Dentistry (Bachelor, Dentistry) — €52,000/yr , 5 years
• Optometry (Bachelor, Optometry) — €29,500/yr , 3 years
• MSc Advanced Clinical Optometry (Master, Optometry) — €32,500/yr , 1 years
• Speech and Language Therapy (Bachelor, Speech and Language Therapy) — €29,000/yr , 3 years
• Social Work (Bachelor, Social Work) — €27,500/yr , 3 years
• Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering) — €30,500/yr , 3 years
• Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Bachelor, Electrical Engineering) — €31,000/yr , 3 years
• Civil Engineering (Bachelor, Civil Engineering) — €30,000/yr , 3 years
• Chemical Engineering (Bachelor, Chemical Engineering) — €30,500/yr , 3 years
• Architecture (Bachelor, Architecture) — €31,000/yr , 3 years
• Computer Science (Bachelor, Computer Science) — €31,000/yr , 3 years
• Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence (Bachelor, Artificial Intelligence) — €31,500/yr , 3 years
• Data Science (Bachelor, Data Science) — €31,000/yr , 3 years
• Physics (Bachelor, Physics) — €30,000/yr , 3 years
• Chemistry (Bachelor, Chemistry) — €30,000/yr , 3 years
• Biology (Bachelor, Biology) — €31,000/yr , 3 years
• Biochemistry (Bachelor, Biochemistry) — €31,000/yr , 3 years
• Environmental Science (Bachelor, Environmental Science) — €29,500/yr , 3 years
• Geography (Bachelor, Geography) — €29,000/yr , 3 years
• Business Management (Bachelor, Business / Management) — €28,000/yr , 3 years
• Accounting and Finance (Bachelor, Accounting / Finance) — €28,000/yr , 3 years
• Economics (Bachelor, Economics) — €27,500/yr , 3 years
• Marketing (Bachelor, Marketing) — €28,000/yr , 3 years
• Law (Bachelor, Law) — €28,000/yr , 3 years
• Politics (Bachelor, Political Science) — €27,000/yr , 3 years
• History (Bachelor, History) — €27,000/yr , 3 years
• English Literature (Bachelor, English Literature) — €27,000/yr , 3 years
• Journalism, Media and Communication (Bachelor, Journalism) — €28,500/yr , 3 years
• Psychology (Bachelor, Psychology) — €30,500/yr , 3 years
• Sociology (Bachelor, Sociology) — €27,000/yr , 3 years
• Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor, Biomedical Sciences) — €32,000/yr , 3 years
• Nursing (Bachelor, Nursing) — €27,500/yr , 3 years
• MSc Artificial Intelligence (Master, Artificial Intelligence) — €36,000/yr , 1 years
• MSc Data Science (Master, Data Science) — €36,000/yr , 1 years
• MSc Advanced Computer Science (Master, Computer Science) — €35,500/yr , 1 years
• MSc Mechanical Engineering (Master, Mechanical Engineering) — €36,000/yr , 1 years
• MSc Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Master, Electrical Engineering) — €36,000/yr , 1 years
• MSc Civil Engineering (Master, Civil Engineering) — €36,000/yr , 1 years
• MArch Architecture (RIBA Part 2) (Master, Architecture) — €33,500/yr , 2 years
• MSc Environmental Science (Master, Environmental Science) — €33,000/yr , 1 years
• MSc Finance (Master, Finance) — €37,000/yr , 1 years
• MSc Management (Master, Management) — €36,000/yr , 1 years
• MSc International Business (Master, International Business) — €36,500/yr , 1 years
• MSc Marketing (Master, Marketing) — €36,000/yr , 1 years
• MSc Accounting and Finance (Master, Accounting / Finance) — €36,500/yr , 1 years
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Master, Business Administration) — €42,000/yr , 1 years
• MSc Economics (Master, Economics) — €32,500/yr , 1 years