A Welsh university's nursing degrees have been ranked top in the UK
The university's nursing degree has ranked highly in a prestigious guide that looks at all universities across the UK
A Wrexham University nursing student with a patient
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A Welsh university's nursing degrees have been ranked top in the UK for student satisfaction in the Complete University Guide 2026. The Guide has also ranked Wrexham University joint first in the UK – and first in Wales – for graduate prospects in the nursing subject league table.
Wrexham also ranked top in Wales for student satisfaction overall in the guide, as well as joint third in the UK for the same metric out of 130 higher education institutions. Wrexham University offers Nursing BN (Hons) courses in adult nursing, children's nursing and mental health nursing at its Wrexham and St Aaspah campuses.
Professor Joe Yates, Vice-Chancellor, said he was "enormously proud" of the result and that his university has worked to widen participation in marginalised communities locally.
Wrexham University Vice Chancellor Professor Joe Yates
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'We are enormously proud of our strong reputation for student satisfaction, here at Wrexham – and these latest rankings demonstrate that our staff go above and beyond to support and empower our students in all that they do," he said.
'This recognition speaks directly to the core of our 2030 vision and strategy, which is rooted in delivering an exceptional and inclusive student experience, as well as preparing our graduates to thrive in their chosen careers. In professions such as nursing, where compassionate, skilled professionals are in ever-increasing demand, we are proud to be leading the way nationally.
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'Congratulations to our nursing colleagues, who work tirelessly to provide an excellent experience for our students.'
Wrexham and the University of Wales Trinity St David are the only two of Wales' eight universities not to post deficits in their most recent financial reports.
Professor Yates told the Commons Welsh Affairs Committee earlier this week that his university works hard to "reach out to communities across Wales" to have a "transformational" impact on individuals and communities, but this brings extra cost.
He was joined by vice chancellors of all eight universities in Wales to give evidence on pressures on funding. You can read more about what they told the committee here.
Questioned by MPs Professor Yates told the committee Wrexham takes a high number of students with "recognisable disability" as well as high numbers from mainstream schools and people who are the first generation in their family to study for degrees.
"What that means for our university in particular is reaching out into marginalised communities trying to widen participation and I know that's a mkssion shared by colleagues (at other universuties in Wales).
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"That brings additional cost and additional investment and to give you a flavour of tha 19% of my students recruite from home, in terms of Wales, have got some sort of identifiable disability.
"Also we recruit a really high number of students from state schools and also students who are the first in their generation to come to university."
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