Real-world Impact
ARU ranked 1st in the UK and 20th in the world for health and wellbeing in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.

Your pathway to a degree from ARU
ARU College (formerly known as Cambridge Ruskin International College or CRIC) offers undergraduate and postgraduate pathways at ARU for applicants that do not meet the requirements for direct entry, have not studied the subjects required for their chosen degree or spent some time out of education. Following completion of the ARU College pathway students benefit from direct entry onto an ARU degree.
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ARU - A TOP University

Rising star institution
Named one of the top 20 global ‘rising star’ institutions by Firetail

Top university
Ranked in the top 350 institutions in the world
Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2020

Times Higher Ed ranking
Joint 39th best UK institution

TOP 10 universities in the country for nursing
Nursing Times

TOP 15 in the UK for Optometry, Ophthalmology
University Guide e Table 2020

TOP 150 for health education
The World University Ranking 2019