According to Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021, Aston University ranked at between 351 to 400 in the world.
- Overall: n/a
- Teaching: 21.5
- Research: 25.6
- Citations: 66.2
- Industry Income: 36.1
- International Outlook: 92.4
The university campus is spread across 60 acres of land in the Gosta Green area of Birmingham and comes complete with a swimming pool, sports centres, a library, cafés, restaurants, pubs, and shops, hairdressers, health centres and lots of green space.The library is spread over four floors and holds more than 250,000 books and 800 periodicals with room for around 700 reading spaces. It also has access to nearly 3,500 electronic journals and 40 electronic databases.
Aston boasts strong links to industry and business, and in 2012 The Telegraph newspaper ranked Aston among the top 10 UK universities for producing millionaires. It also has partnerships in place with more than 140 universities in 40 different countries, including China, Hong Kong and India. Among Aston’s alumni is stand-up comedian Frankie Boyle, BBC journalist Ivan Noble, and senior international correspondent at CNN, Nic Robertson.
- City Centre Campus Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET