Bangor performed well in the people and planet indicator (which assess the environmental and ethical standard of each UK university) reaching 19th place and a position in the top 15% of all institutions.
It also showed significant progress in the student experience indicator, rising 39 places from last year to 58th place. Bangor performs well too in the research indicator, achieving a top 40 position.
For the 2026 edition the Times are using the NSS 2025 results for both student satisfaction indicators, the primary driver in Bangor’s improvement.
Within Wales there are no movements in overall ranking, with Bangor remaining in 4th position. The top three remain the same as the previous year, Cardiff, Swansea and Aberystwyth.
The below subjects perform within the top 25% of ranked institutions, according to their overall performance:
- Agriculture and Forestry (ranked 1st out of 10) 10% of all universities listed (read more about their performance here)
- Radiography (ranked 3rd out of 28) 11% of all universities listed
- Social Work (ranked 9th out of 73) 12% of all universities listed
- Sports Science (ranked 11th out of 82) 13% of all universities listed
- Cultural Studies (ranked 5th out of 27) 19% of all universities listed
- Creative writing (ranked 12th out of 49) 24% of all universities listed
- Art and Design (ranked 20th out of 81) 25% of all universities listed
