University League Table 2011

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Rank within Selection	CUG Rank		University Name	Entry Standards Entry Standards The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University. Click here to read more	Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. Maximum score: 5.00 Click here to read more	Research Assessment Research Assessment The average quality of the research undertaken in the University. Maximum score: 4.00 Click here to read more	Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University. Maximum score: 100.0 Click here to read more	Student-Staff Ratio Student-Staff Ratio The average staffing levels at the University. Click here to read more	Academic Services Spend Academic Services Spend A guide to how much the University spends on supporting services such as libraries and IT. Click here to read more	Facilities Spend Facilities Spend A guide to how much the University spends on supporting facilities such as the careers service, health and counselling services and sport facilities. Click here to read more	Good Honours Good Honours The percentage of graduates achieving a first or upper second class honours degree – the class of degree achieved can impact a graduate’s employment prospects. Maximum score: 100.0 Click here to read more	Degree Completion Degree Completion The proportion of students expected to successfully complete their studies and gain a degree from the University. Maximum score: 100.0 Click here to read more	Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology, comprising the four measures listed in the University League Table together with Teaching Standards, Employment Prospects, Good Honours, Staff–Student Ratio, Academic and Facilities Spend, Degree Completion and Green (listed in the University Profiles). Maximum score: 1000 Click here to read more
Rank within Selection	2011	2010	University Name
1	35	40	Strathclyde	388	3.87	2.45	75.5	17.8	1,224	286	71.7	84.7	663
2	17	14	Aston	364	3.89	2.43	75.2	18.1	870	682	70.1	91.5	737
3	44	47	Aberdeen	357	3.97	2.57	76.8	14.9	1,023	254	67.6	80.0	632
4	45	49	Dundee	344	3.98	2.54	68.6	14.6	1,039	296	68.4	79.5	625
5	47	44	City	340	3.74	2.48	79.4	18.8	917	330	68.2	82.7	611
6	34	39	Heriot-Watt	338	3.75	2.48	74.7	17.0	984	559	68.6	82.5	665
7	38	38	Kent	319	3.98	2.60	68.6	14.8	815	370	63.9	86.9	654
8	46	41	Brunel	315	3.76	2.32	66.1	20.0	977	485	66.8	86.2	618
9	52	48	Stirling	314	3.98	2.41	67.6	17.0	933	182	65.5	82.9	592
10	51	50	Robert Gordon	314	3.89	2.06	83.4	19.2	919	295	56.9	83.5	595
11	43	42	Keele	302	3.94	2.41	68.3	13.3	739	393	65.6	88.5	636
12	77	86	Queen Margaret	299	3.87	1.37	66.3	20.3	892	124	63.4	79.5	503
13	60	56	Swansea	299	3.90	2.43	58.4	15.4	846	302	56.0	88.1	547
14	56	52	Hull	290	4.01	2.37	70.0	19.8	844	310	58.0	82.5	561
15	20	-	Buckingham	287	4.32		85.2	9.1	575	545	48.1	87.8	727
16	63	64	Bangor	284	3.94	2.43	59.6	17.3	854	236	56.9	86.4	536
17	73	63	Brighton	281	3.84	2.37	61.6	19.7	591	279	58.9	83.5	512
18	70	60	University of the Arts, London	280	3.57	2.49	56.2	20.0	806	146	60.5	85.7	525
19	53	68	Chichester	270	4.07	1.96	59.9	15.9	670	419	50.2	87.0	567
20	54	51	Ulster	269	3.84	2.48	58.9	16.3	1,104	394	61.2	77.8	564
21	81	90	Chester	268	3.87	1.74	65.6	18.4	586	234	56.7	78.9	496
22	94	89	Westminster	267	3.62	2.23	53.2	16.4	711	254	52.7	79.4	461
23	99	77	Lampeter	262	4.01	2.11	57.2	18.6	714	213	53.6	73.1	448
24	88	109	Edge Hill	259	3.94	1.50	63.9	18.0	1,106	167	47.6	79.0	468
25	106	107	Canterbury Christ Church	247	3.87	1.79	64.7	21.0	615	181	49.2	80.5	415
26	92	99	Glyndwr	232	3.88	1.69	62.6	21.1	992	421	52.8	77.3	464

Please note that some Universities have missing data. Where the table is ranked by a single measure, the institutions with no data for that measure appear at the bottom.

Click here for details of the league table methodology; read about how to interpret the league table measures.

Maximum scores:
Student Satisfaction	5.00	Facilities spend	N/A
Research Assessment	4.00	Good Honours	100.0
Entry Standards	N/A	Graduate Prospects	100.0
Student Staff Ratio	N/A	Completion	100.0
Academic Services Spend	N/A	Overall Score	1000.0

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