University League Table 2010

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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. Click here to read more	Research Assessment Research Assessment The average quality of the research undertaken in the University. Click here to read more	Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University. 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. 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. 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). Click here to read more
Rank within Selection	2010	2009	University Name
1	45	54	Hertfordshire	244	3.7	2.40	65.3	15.0	822	850	47.3	82%	597
2	66	65	UWIC, Cardiff	261	3.8	1.88	61.5	20.1	798	461	51.8	83%	499
3	46	53	Nottingham Trent	276	3.8	2.16	74.1	16.6	795	399	55.7	86%	593
4	53	59	Oxford Brookes	301	3.8	2.20	73.0	18.7	648	380	66.1	84%	566
5	55	45	Aberystwyth	310	4.0	2.48	53.0	17.7	746	364	61.1	88%	548
6	61	66	West of England, Bristol	275	3.9	2.20	66.1	19.3	696	328	63.2	79%	512
7	38	35	Kent	317	4.0	2.60	71.8	17.0	733	312	61.7	88%	625
8	100	84	University of Wales, Newport	229	3.8	2.42	55.8	26.4	530	304	54.8	72%	395
9	76	72	Salford	253	3.7	2.36	62.7	18.8	725	300	55.1	76%	463
10	57	50	Bradford	270	3.7	2.34	70.4	15.0	830	279	62.8	82%	536
11	58	73	Northumbria	291	3.9	2.15	73.0	17.7	787	271	54.1	80%	535
12	62	60	Portsmouth	271	3.9	2.24	63.9	19.0	917	265	52.4	86%	511
13	67	70	Plymouth	268	3.8	2.18	58.0	15.9	787	251	61.4	84%	491
14	83	88	Manchester Metropolitan	266	3.6	2.16	63.8	19.9	779	242	57.2	79%	449
15	69	80	Sheffield Hallam	268	3.7	2.05	64.2	18.9	735	239	61.3	84%	491
16	54	57	Bournemouth	289	3.8	2.18	75.5	21.2	896	233	57.2	85%	559
17	65	64	De Montfort	248	3.9	2.32	65.7	17.2	731	232	51.1	82%	499
18	78	99	Lincoln	266	3.9	1.90	60.4	22.9	724	228	57.1	85%	458
19	104	100	Liverpool John Moores	244	3.7	2.15	58.8	19.7	790	212	45.7	76%	387
20	84	105	Huddersfield	265	3.8	2.10	56.9	16.3	671	205	51.9	81%	447

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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