Photo: Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0Aberystwyth is a university town: 42 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students
Aberystwyth University (11,170 students) is inside Aberystwyth.
What stands out about college in Aberystwyth
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Aberystwyth
1 within 15 miles: 1 university.
What would you pay?
Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 a Welsh university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, the same cap as England; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.
Questions about college near Aberystwyth
Is Aberystwyth a university town?
Yes. 42 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across Wales.
What colleges are in Aberystwyth?
Aberystwyth University (11,170 students).
Where can you study after 16 near Aberystwyth?
Coleg Elidyr, 26.7 miles away in Coleg Elidyr, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
What does university cost here?
Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 a Welsh university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, the same cap as England; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.
Neighbours talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbours next door.
Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Aberystwyth. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.
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