Formerly known as Swansea Institute, it has been a major centre for the delivery of vocational higher education for more than one hundred and fifty years. Its School of Art was established in 1853 and teacher education in 1872.

The University offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes, higher degrees by research, an extensive portfolio of taught postgraduate courses and a number of professional qualifications which can be studied on either a full-time or part-time basis.

The University also has an impressive employability rate. According to the most recent figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, 94.3 per cent of University students get jobs or enter further education within six months of graduating.  This figure well exceeds the UK average of 93.2 per cent!