University Subject Tables 2009

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CUG Rank		University Name	Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. Click here to read more	Entry Standards Entry Standards The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University. Click here to read more	Research Assessment	Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University. Click here to read more	Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. Click here to read more
2009	2008	University Name			Research Assessment
1	1	Cambridge		551	5*	96.0	100.0
2	-	Oxford	4.0		5*		92.4
3	2	Bath	3.8	461	5*	84.0	91.0
4	7	Bristol	3.8	470	5	84.0	89.9
5	3	Liverpool		357	5*	84.0	89.8
6	3	Imperial College	3.6	496	5*	82.0	89.7
7	8	Strathclyde	3.6	549	5	80.0	89.3
8	5	Southampton	3.7	420	5*	78.0	88.2
9	12	Loughborough	4.0	377	5	84.0	87.6
10	6	Sheffield	3.6	388	5	82.0	86.5
11	10	Queen's, Belfast	3.6	367	5*	82.0	86.1
12	9	Aberdeen	3.4	420	4	92.0	85.4
13	11	Nottingham	3.6	373	5	82.0	85.0
14	16	Cardiff	3.8	371	4	80.0	84.9
14	21	Edinburgh	3.6	457	4	82.0	84.9
16	18	Manchester	3.4	410	5	74.0	84.5
17	24	Heriot-Watt	3.5	409	4	78.0	84.4
18	15	Glasgow	3.5	428	5	72.0	83.8
19	16	Newcastle	3.6	367	4	80.0	83.4
20	30	Robert Gordon		317	3b	100.0	83.3
20	27	Sussex		340	5	74.0	83.3
22	24	Hull		279	4	90.0	82.7
23	22	Birmingham		386	4	76.0	82.3
24	13	Leeds	3.4	337	5*	72.0	82.1
25	20	Surrey	3.6	300	4	82.0	81.9
26	14	Aston	3.4	287	5	84.0	81.2
26	29	Brunel	3.8	329	5	72.0	81.2
28	26	Swansea	3.5	250	4	82.0	80.9
29	39	Ulster	3.6	240	4	80.0	80.8
30	23	University College London	3.5	376	5	64.0	80.7
31	35	King's College London		340	5	68.0	79.7
32	42	Harper Adams	3.8	288		94.0	79.2
33	-	Salford	3.3		3a		78.2
34	40	Coventry	3.8	252	3a	76.0	78.1
35	31	Portsmouth	3.6	226	4	82.0	77.5
36	-	Lancaster		333		86.0	77.2
37	34	Queen Mary	3.5	328	5	50.0	76.7
37	47	West of England, Bristol	3.7	260	3b	78.0	76.7
39	54	Liverpool John Moores	3.7	262	3a	78.0	76.5
40	52	Manchester Metropolitan	4.0	232	3a	54.0	75.2
41	55	Bolton	4.0			72.0	75.0
41	32	Greenwich	3.6	209	3a	66.0	75.0
43	37	Staffordshire		232	3b	70.0	74.2
44	45	City	3.4	235	4	68.0	73.9
44	45	Northumbria		248	3b	76.0	73.9
46	43	Kingston	3.6	187	3a	66.0	73.3
47	47	Hertfordshire	3.4	242	3a	68.0	73.2
48	36	Bradford		271	5	46.0	72.8
49	38	Oxford Brookes		260		78.0	72.4
50	50	Huddersfield	3.8	228	4	60.0	72.1
51	53	Sheffield Hallam	3.6	187	3a	74.0	71.8
52	51	Brighton			3b	60.0	69.4
53	49	Plymouth			4	58.0	66.9

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.

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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