University Subject Tables 2012

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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 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	Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. Click here to read more
2012	2011	University Name
1	1	Cambridge		524	2.65	74.0	100.0
2	3	London School of Economics	3.9	431	2.40	76.0	93.2
3	5	Durham	4.0	428	2.65	70.0	93.0
4	2	Warwick	4.0	417	2.70	62.0	91.7
5	3	Bath	3.8	364	3.10	66.0	91.4
6	7	Surrey	4.1	356	2.75	64.0	90.8
7	13	Lancaster	4.0	362	2.80	62.0	90.4
8	6	Edinburgh	3.9	429	2.75	54.0	90.2
9	18	SOAS	4.0		2.95		89.8
10	10	Sussex	4.2	351	2.55	58.0	89.4
11	13	York	4.0	351	2.85	54.0	88.9
12	23	Strathclyde	4.0	377	1.95	64.0	88.8
13	22	Sheffield	3.8	369	2.80	56.0	88.8
14	13	Exeter	4.2	376	2.70	48.0	88.7
15	16	Loughborough	4.0	364	2.40	58.0	88.5
16	8	Bristol	3.8	365	2.40	60.0	88.3
17	20	Bolton	4.3		2.25		88.2
18	28	Kent	3.9	306	2.95	56.0	88.1
19	12	Essex	4.0	322	2.85	54.0	88.0
20	9	Leeds	3.7	368	2.95	50.0	87.9
21	30	Keele	4.0	288	2.75	56.0	87.5
22	25	Cardiff	3.8	359	2.70	50.0	87.4
23	37	Portsmouth	3.9	297	2.40	62.0	87.4
24	16	Southampton	4.0	382	2.83	40.0	87.2
25	28	Newcastle	3.9	368	2.50	48.0	87.0
26	19	Stirling	4.0	321	2.60	52.0	87.0
27	10	Leicester	4.1	343	2.10		86.9
28	21	Nottingham	3.7	345	2.50	54.0	86.8
29	34	Manchester	3.5	395	2.85	46.0	86.7
30	24	Birmingham	3.9	359	1.95	56.0	86.6
31	27	Glasgow	3.9	405	2.25	44.0	86.5
32	36	Aston	3.9	344	1.85	58.0	86.1
33	31	Aberdeen	4.1	300	2.60	46.0	85.8
34	40	Edinburgh Napier	4.1	278	1.55	66.0	85.7
35	42	City	3.9	334	2.30	48.0	85.5
36	33	Northumbria	4.1	288	2.20	52.0	85.3
37	40	East Anglia	4.2	353		54.0	85.0
38	26	Goldsmiths College	3.7	287	2.85	46.0	84.9
39	48	Birmingham City	4.3	235	2.15	52.0	84.4
40	31	Queen's, Belfast	3.5	312	2.60	46.0	84.2
41	34	Brunel	3.7	291	2.45	48.0	84.1
42	43	Salford	4.1	277	2.45	40.0	83.6
43	38	Liverpool	3.8	351	1.95	40.0	83.1
44	44	Glasgow Caledonian	3.9	284	2.15	44.0	83.1
45	45	Bangor	3.8	274	2.20	46.0	83.0
46	55	Ulster	4.1	248	2.65	36.0	82.9
47	64	Huddersfield	4.1	235	1.70	54.0	82.9
48	47	Brighton	3.9	283	2.21	42.0	82.8
49	57	Worcester	4.0	272		54.0	82.5
50	50	Staffordshire	4.0	207	1.85	54.0	82.5
51	59	East London	4.0	185	2.20	52.0	82.4
52	52	Lincoln	4.1	268		52.0	82.3
53	52	Plymouth	3.6	283	2.15	46.0	82.2
54	55	Chester	3.7	275		58.0	82.2
55	50	Bedfordshire	4.1	193	2.50	40.0	81.8
56	46	Robert Gordon	4.1	226	1.40	54.0	81.7
57	66	Canterbury Christ Church	3.9	217		60.0	81.7
58	49	Nottingham Trent	3.8	250		56.0	81.4
59	52	Teesside	3.7	230	1.95	50.0	81.4
60	59	Manchester Metropolitan	3.8	266	2.15	40.0	81.4
61	68	Coventry	4.0	272		48.0	81.2
62	69	Sheffield Hallam	3.8	266		52.0	81.1
63	38	Oxford Brookes	3.6	327	2.01	34.0	81.0
64	65	Bath Spa	3.9	290		46.0	80.9
65	62	Greenwich	3.9	196	1.85	48.0	80.6
66	63	Hull	4.0	260		46.0	80.5
67	79	Leeds Metropolitan	3.9	262		46.0	80.2
68	57	Central Lancashire	4.1	259		42.0	80.1
69	75	West of England, Bristol	3.9	277	1.65	38.0	80.1
70	76	Westminster	3.7	241		50.0	79.9
71	86	Abertay Dundee		236		52.0	79.8
72	61	Glamorgan	3.7	234		50.0	79.7
73	73	Edge Hill	3.9	245			79.4
74	79	Gloucestershire	3.7	268			79.4
75	81	Middlesex	3.9	190		48.0	78.8
76	-	West of Scotland		230		48.0	78.6
77	67	Kingston	3.7	221	1.70	38.0	78.5
78	72	Roehampton	3.6	223	2.05	34.0	78.4
79	77	Anglia Ruskin	4.0	233		36.0	78.1
80	77	Buckinghamshire New	3.8	209		42.0	77.9
81	82	Derby	3.8	231		36.0	77.4
82	87	Liverpool John Moores	4.0	241		30.0	77.4
83	82	Bradford	3.8	189		42.0	77.3
84	71	Northampton	3.9	219		34.0	77.2
85	84	Sunderland	3.9	224	1.45	32.0	77.1
86	74	London South Bank	3.7	167		42.0	76.7
87	84	London Metropolitan	3.5	214		40.0	76.6
88	69	St Mary's	3.9	243		26.0	76.2
89	88	Cumbria	3.5	179			75.6

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