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	16	Strathclyde		547	5	82.0	100.0
4	2	Edinburgh	3.7	510	5	74.0	94.1
2	1	London School of Economics	3.7	467	5*	86.0	97.1
5	7	Glasgow	3.9	465	5	86.0	94.0
3	2	Warwick	3.8	460	5*	84.0	95.8
15	22	Dundee	3.9	426	4	66.0	89.0
11	5	Bristol	3.5	411	5	80.0	90.2
7	4	Nottingham	3.7	407	5	86.0	92.2
9	10	Loughborough	4.1	402	4	84.0	91.0
20	18	Newcastle	3.6	402	5	82.0	87.0
19	15	Aberdeen	3.7	401	4	72.0	87.3
8	6	Manchester	3.8	397	5*	70.0	91.8
18	7	Leeds	3.6	397	5	78.0	88.0
13	13	Lancaster	3.9	393	5*	66.0	90.0
11	9	Queen's, Belfast	3.8	391	4	84.0	90.2
10	12	City	4.1	383	5	80.0	90.4
15	11	Southampton	3.6	382	4	84.0	89.0
13	21	Exeter	4.4	378	5	80.0	90.0
25	25	Birmingham		378	4	72.0	84.8
33	28	Liverpool	3.6	376	3a	48.0	79.4
24	19	Cardiff	3.6	373	5	64.0	85.1
30	29	Heriot-Watt	3.6	370	4	74.0	82.6
23	20	Sheffield	3.7	359	4	70.0	85.4
31	33	Reading	3.7	352		78.0	79.9
6	14	Durham		334	5	78.0	92.5
27	23	Robert Gordon		334		94.0	84.4
17	17	Stirling		333	5	70.0	88.4
28	32	East Anglia	4.1	333	3a	68.0	83.6
43	53	Northumbria	3.7	332		58.0	74.2
54	49	West of Scotland		330	5	50.0	71.1
29	24	Kent	3.8	324	3a	76.0	83.2
41	43	Queen Mary	3.4	324		70.0	75.1
21	26	Hull		313	4	80.0	86.6
35	38	Ulster	3.7	303	3a	66.0	78.2
37	35	Salford	3.7	302	3a	54.0	78.1
25	30	Essex		294	5	72.0	84.8
46	45	Aberystwyth	3.8	286	3b	46.0	73.8
48	46	Oxford Brookes	3.7	284		62.0	73.3
44	44	Keele		282		70.0	74.1
22	27	Bangor	3.9	276	5	72.0	85.7
42	57	Napier		264	3b	68.0	74.4
56	60	Sheffield Hallam	3.7	264	3a	50.0	70.3
47	42	Glasgow Caledonian	3.8	260	4	60.0	73.4
49	47	Bournemouth	3.9	258		60.0	72.9
52	-	UWIC, Cardiff	3.9	256			71.9
65	52	Leeds Metropolitan	3.5	256		48.0	67.7
35	40	De Montfort	4.0	248	3a	62.0	78.2
40	34	Glamorgan	3.9	248	3b	68.0	76.9
57	62	Kingston	3.8	247		52.0	70.0
38	36	Portsmouth	3.8	246	4	58.0	77.6
60	73	Lincoln	3.8	245		48.0	69.3
64	56	Manchester Metropolitan		245		56.0	67.8
51	50	Brighton	3.8	244	3a	54.0	72.5
66	69	Plymouth	3.7	244	3b	38.0	67.5
39	41	West of England, Bristol	3.9	240	5	68.0	77.2
34	36	Bradford	3.9	237	4	62.0	78.5
59	66	Hertfordshire	3.6	237		56.0	69.6
61	48	Birmingham City		234		62.0	69.2
61	67	Coventry	3.6	232		56.0	69.2
70	50	Staffordshire		231		54.0	66.5
49	58	Gloucestershire	3.9	230		64.0	72.9
45	39	Liverpool John Moores	3.8	229	3b	64.0	73.9
31	31	Nottingham Trent	3.9	227	3b	84.0	79.9
55	71	Northampton	4.0	223		52.0	70.5
68	54	Huddersfield		219	3b	52.0	67.1
71	61	Derby	3.7	190		44.0	65.4
69	58	Wolverhampton		187		62.0	67.0
66	71	Greenwich	3.9	177	3b	48.0	67.5
53	62	East London	4.0	174		64.0	71.5
73	64	London South Bank		171	3a	44.0	62.9
63	69	Middlesex	3.7	163	3a	50.0	68.0
72	65	Southampton Solent		157		56.0	63.6
58	-	Thames Valley	4.3	153		52.0	69.8
74	68	Bedfordshire		151		42.0	58.8

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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