University Subject Tables 2010

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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
2010	2009	University Name
1	1	Cambridge	4.4	514	2.95	70.0	100.0
3	4	Oxford	4.2	504	3.00	70.0	99.3
4	6	York	4.0	496	3.15	71.0	99.1
5	3	Durham	4.1	489	2.80	73.0	98.5
1	2	University College London	4.3	480	2.85	77.0	100.0
7	7	Warwick	4.0	474	2.95	71.0	98.0
6	15	Bristol	4.0	464	2.85	76.0	98.2
12	13	Nottingham	3.8	460	3.00	63.0	95.4
8	5	St Andrews	4.3	458	2.95	66.0	97.6
18	34	King's College London	3.7	452	2.80	66.0	94.7
13	9	Edinburgh	4.0	446	3.05	60.0	95.2
14	18	Newcastle	3.7	445	2.90	66.0	95.1
10	8	Leeds	4.1	444	2.95	65.0	96.1
14	26	Sheffield	4.0	438	2.80	64.0	95.1
20	21	Cardiff	4.0	432	2.85	61.0	94.4
32	38	Manchester	3.6	430	3.05	56.0	92.7
9	13	Exeter	4.4	427	3.00	65.0	96.8
14	11	Glasgow	4.1	425	2.95	63.0	95.1
22	19	Liverpool	4.2	422	2.90	58.0	94.3
22	20	Southampton	4.1	419	2.80	61.0	94.3
26	34	Sussex	3.7	418	2.70	66.0	93.7
26	39	Birmingham	3.9	417	2.80	62.0	93.7
17	10	Royal Holloway	3.9	413	2.85	68.0	95.0
33	28	Lancaster	4.0	409	2.70	57.0	92.6
20	31	East Anglia	4.1	405	2.80	64.0	94.4
18	12	Leicester	4.2	383	2.70	68.0	94.7
39	27	Strathclyde	3.9	378	2.50	59.0	91.3
24	33	Loughborough	4.4	367	2.50	66.0	94.0
11	17	Queen Mary	4.3	366	3.05	67.0	95.6
34	22	Goldsmiths College	4.0	359	2.65	64.0	92.4
41	36	Reading	4.0	359	2.80	51.0	90.5
36	22	Dundee	4.3	354	2.45	59.0	91.7
35	28	Queen's, Belfast	4.0	346	2.90	61.0	92.3
24	30	Kent	4.2	336	2.85	68.0	94.0
50	50	Aberystwyth	4.1	332	2.45	49.0	88.5
37	36	Oxford Brookes	4.0	330	2.40	67.0	91.6
28	25	Stirling		327	2.55	67.0	93.0
29	32	Keele	4.0	327	2.55	71.0	92.9
56	52	Bangor	3.9	326	2.55	49.0	88.1
30	16	Aberdeen	4.2	325	2.90	63.0	92.8
62	-	Edinburgh Napier		322	1.95		87.5
40	42	Essex	4.0	319	2.60	63.0	91.0
30	24	Hull	4.1	318	2.55	70.0	92.8
50	52	Bath Spa	4.0	316	2.15	57.0	88.5
60	49	Swansea	4.0	310	2.60	48.0	87.9
64	56	Manchester Metropolitan	3.8	309	2.35	46.0	86.1
43	62	Brunel	4.5	306	2.50	54.0	90.2
68	81	Huddersfield	3.9	305	1.95	47.0	85.3
78	87	Plymouth	3.8	305	2.05	43.0	84.4
58	58	Portsmouth	4.1	304	2.40	51.0	88.0
58	66	Northumbria	4.2	302	2.10	54.0	88.0
56	60	Brighton	4.0	301	2.20	57.0	88.1
90	64	Falmouth		299		53.0	82.0
72	70	Sheffield Hallam	3.8	296	2.20	44.0	85.0
50	48	West of England, Bristol	4.0	294	2.20	59.0	88.5
61	83	Chester	4.4	293	1.90	54.0	87.7
54	-	Central Lancashire	4.0	292	1.90	64.0	88.4
47	51	Roehampton	3.7	291	2.30	64.0	88.9
67	-	Coventry	4.0	289	1.70		85.6
88	88	Lincoln	3.9	286		51.0	82.5
44	43	Nottingham Trent	4.1	285	2.50	61.0	89.7
46	58	Cumbria		283	1.45	75.0	89.2
65	47	Salford	4.2	283	2.35	43.0	86.0
81	73	York St John	3.8	281	1.30	53.0	83.6
85	75	Winchester	4.1	281		49.0	82.8
94	85	Leeds Metropolitan	3.7	281		49.0	81.4
94	64	Chichester		272	1.95	40.0	81.4
50	56	Birmingham City	4.1	266	2.05	64.0	88.5
70	82	Westminster	3.8	266	1.80	55.0	85.2
84	67	Glamorgan	3.9	266	2.40	34.0	82.9
73	61	Gloucestershire	4.1	264	2.15	45.0	84.9
79	74	St Mary's	4.2	264	1.70	46.0	84.3
48	72	Kingston	4.2	263	2.40	58.0	88.6
93	84	Teesside	4.1	262		45.0	81.5
37	45	Bishop Grosseteste		258	1.60	85.0	91.6
75	86	Staffordshire	4.0	257	1.85	51.0	84.7
55	45	Hertfordshire	3.9	256	2.40	62.0	88.3
82	93	Greenwich	3.9	256	1.70	47.0	83.2
91	90	Canterbury Christ Church	3.8	255	1.60	43.0	81.7
41	41	De Montfort	4.1	251	2.95	61.0	90.5
66	69	Worcester	4.2	251	1.85	54.0	85.9
77	-	Buckingham	4.6	251			84.5
91	89	University of Wales, Newport		251		58.0	81.7
73	78	Ulster	4.1	250	2.25	45.0	84.9
86	78	Liverpool John Moores	4.0	250	2.10	38.0	82.7
96	91	Derby	3.7	250		44.0	79.7
80	71	Edge Hill	4.1	249	1.65	50.0	84.1
63	44	Newman	3.6	238		83.0	86.8
75	40	Lampeter	3.9	238	1.60	59.0	84.7
48	63	Sunderland	4.5	232	2.40	57.0	88.6
83	92	Wolverhampton	3.9	232	1.75	48.0	83.0
89	78	Northampton	3.9	227	1.85	44.0	82.4
68	67	Bedfordshire	4.1	210	2.10		85.3
44	55	Middlesex	3.9	205	2.25	78.0	89.7
70	75	Bolton			1.40	60.0	85.2
87	87	Plymouth St Mark and St John	4.0		1.00	51.0	82.6

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