University Subject Tables 2009

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Economics

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	2	Cambridge		540	5	94.0	100.0
5	5	Oxford	4.0	519	5	84.0	93.8
2	1	London School of Economics	3.8	513	5*	90.0	97.1
31	38	Strathclyde		509	4	56.0	83.5
15	13	Edinburgh	3.5	487	4	76.0	87.8
4	4	Warwick	3.6	477	5*	90.0	94.4
9	12	St Andrews	3.8	474	4	80.0	89.5
3	3	University College London	3.6	465	5*	88.0	94.9
8	9	Durham	3.8	463	4	82.0	89.6
7	8	Bristol	3.6	461	4	84.0	90.2
6	6	Nottingham	3.5	457	5	80.0	90.6
17	23	Glasgow	3.9	457	4	70.0	87.2
11	10	York	3.5	451	5	72.0	88.7
10	7	Bath	3.6	442	5	78.0	88.9
23	17	Leeds	3.5	414	5	72.0	84.9
12	17	Birmingham	4.3	408	4	76.0	88.6
14	11	Southampton	3.4	405	5	76.0	88.2
13	14	Exeter	4.1	400	5	72.0	88.5
23	20	Cardiff	3.6	400	5	64.0	84.9
36	30	Manchester	3.5	400	4	58.0	81.7
15	16	Lancaster	3.6	399	5*	70.0	87.8
27	29	Newcastle	3.5	396	4	78.0	84.2
41	43	Dundee	3.7	393	3a	50.0	79.7
30	25	Aberdeen	3.7	379	3a	70.0	83.6
25	27	Loughborough	4.0	377	3a	72.0	84.5
33	37	Liverpool		371	4	64.0	83.1
37	42	Sheffield	3.6	369	3a	66.0	81.5
18	19	SOAS	3.7	368	4	80.0	86.3
20	28	Sussex	4.0	353	4	74.0	85.7
31	31	Queen Mary	3.5	352	5	66.0	83.5
22	15	Royal Holloway	3.7	349	4	78.0	85.3
41	32	Queen's, Belfast	3.5	347	4	56.0	79.7
19	22	Essex	3.8	344	5*	64.0	85.8
45	52	Heriot-Watt		341	4	68.0	78.7
40	35	City	3.4	334	3a	70.0	80.7
21	39	East Anglia	4.2	329	4	72.0	85.5
27	24	Leicester	4.1	327	5	62.0	84.2
38	32	Reading	3.5	321	5	66.0	81.0
43	44	Brunel	3.3	307	4	60.0	79.6
54	-	Oxford Brookes	3.7	299			71.5
38	35	Stirling		293	4	62.0	81.0
26	21	Surrey	3.7	287	3a	84.0	84.3
46	45	Ulster	3.8	287	4	54.0	77.2
34	34	Kent		284	4	68.0	82.4
35	25	Hull	3.8	282	4	76.0	81.8
44	41	Swansea		281	4	58.0	79.4
60	53	Aberystwyth		281	3b	44.0	68.6
29	39	Keele		280	3a	82.0	84.1
49	49	Salford		273	3a	52.0	74.0
57	58	Northumbria		272	3b	60.0	70.1
48	48	Manchester Metropolitan		263	3a	64.0	75.5
47	47	Portsmouth	3.9	243	4	56.0	76.7
53	63	Liverpool John Moores	3.7	242		68.0	72.8
58	60	West of England, Bristol	3.9	242		52.0	70.0
59	55	Leeds Metropolitan	3.6	236		56.0	69.4
51	62	Coventry	4.0	235		66.0	73.3
64	57	Plymouth		232	3b	50.0	65.7
50	53	Nottingham Trent		229	3b	72.0	73.6
51	56	Hertfordshire	3.6	219	3a	54.0	73.3
55	50	Bradford		203	3b	68.0	71.4
62	64	Greenwich	3.7	196	3b	46.0	67.9
56	51	East London		186	3a	64.0	70.9
63	59	Kingston	3.5	182		56.0	67.6
60	61	Middlesex	3.3	176		64.0	68.6

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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