Cardiff Metropolitan University - Llandaff Campus

Founded: 1996   Total Students: 12,000+

Overview

We trace our history back to 1865, when the School of Art first opened in the Old Free Library in Cardiff.  Since we developed into a university, we have remained rooted in Wales while providing practice-focused and professionally oriented education to students from around the globe. Our vision emboldens this commitment to education, research and innovation undertaken in partnership with our students, governments, business and industry and with tangible benefits for individuals, society and the economy.  We are committed to ensuring that every student fulfils their potential to make outstanding graduate-level contributions to their own and future generations.

Llandaff Campus
This is a busy and bustling campus. With millions of pounds of recent inve?stment, it offers state-of-the art learning facilities for our students. The campus offers excellent sporting facilities, student union, on-site shop, coffee bars, including Costa and Starbucks, and refectory. The campus is located approximately two miles from the city centre, surrounded by numerous parks, playing fields and the historic village of Llandaff.

This campus is also conveniently located near our Plas Gwyn residential campus.

Programs Offered in Cardiff Metropolitan University - Llandaff Campus

  • 3-Year Bachelor's Degree
  • 4-Year Bachelor's Degree
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Master's Degree
  • Highlights

    • Cardiff Metropolitan University has ranked best in Wales and seventh in the UK in the Uni Compare Top 100 university rankings 2021.
    • Climbing 51 places to 7th overall in the UK (up from 58th in 2020), Cardiff Met is the biggest mover on the list ahead of University of Sheffield, Liverpool John Moores University, and the University of Birmingham.
    • Cardiff Met top the list in Wales, followed by Swansea University and Cardiff University in second and third places respectively.
    • Using student reviews the rankings provide an insight into student opinions of higher education institutions across the UK.
    • Consistently climbing the top league tables in recent years, Cardiff Met was named The Times and Sunday Times, Good University Guide Welsh University of the Year 2021, with the recent National Student Survey placing the institution's overall satisfaction rate 1% above the UK national average.
    • Speaking about her time at the university, Katie, a (BA) Graphic Communication student, said: "Cardiff Met feels like a home away from home. It's where I met my best mates."
    • Cardiff Met has a Silver Teaching Excellence Framework (TFE) rating (HEFCE 2017)
    • ?The University is consistently? ranked as one of the top modern universities in the UK by all the major league tables – The Times Good University Guide, The Sunday Times University Guide, The Guardian University Guide, The Complete University Guide.
    • The Higher Education Academy's Postgraduate Research Students Survey ranked Cardiff Metropolitan among the top 10 UK universities in all of its five key areas of measurement
    • ?Cardiff Met continues to improve year to year. In 2015 the University was the 3rd most improved UK University in the Complete University Guide. 
    • ? Cardiff Met is the top ranked modern university in Wales 
    • The University has a dynamic and cosmopolitan atmosphere with the students from over 140 countries across the world
    • Cardiff Met has been ranked the TOP University in the UK for 'International student support' in the International Student Barometer for a 6th time ? *ISB 2010-2015
    • Cardiff Met won the Times Higher Education's Most Improved Student Experience Award for the whole of the UK in 2014
    • Work placements and study visits ensure Cardiff Metropolitan University students graduate with practical skills and experience

    Campus Detail

    Main Campus Address

    Llandaff Campus, Western Ave, Cardiff CF5 2YB, United Kingdom