- Awarded University of the Year 2020 (The Guardian, 2020)
- Awarded Outstanding Entrepreneurial University (Times Higher Education Awards 2020)
- Ranked 25th overall in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2022)
- Awarded TEF Gold for Teaching Excellence
- Aston has a triple accredited (AACSB/AMBA/EQUIS) business school which puts it in the top 1% of all business schools
- Shortlisted for Business School of the Year (Times Higher Education Awards 2020)
- Ranked in the Top Global 100 for Business and Management (QS World University Subject Rankings 2021)
- 21st in the UK for proportion of students in further work or study within 15 months (Complete University Guide 2022)
- Awarded “Best University Careers/Employability Service” at the most recent National Undergraduate Employability Awards 2020
- Its MBA is ranked top 130 in the world and 12th in the UK (QS Business School Master’s Ranking 2021)
- Aston graduates are among the highest paid graduates in the UK, five years after graduating (LEO 2021)
- Located in Birmingham, a diverse, multi-cultural hub for business and industry that has been recognised as the most entrepreneurial region by Start up Britain
- Less than 90 minutes to London and Manchester, Birmingham has great links to Europe with the airport just a 10 minute train ride from the city