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
2	1	Cambridge	4.3	515	2.95	77.0	95.9
3	2	Oxford	4.1	514	3.00	79.0	95.7
4	3	Durham	4.4	491	2.70	75.0	94.0
8	8	York	4.2	474	2.75	70.0	92.2
1	5	London School of Economics		472	2.90	88.0	100.0
6	4	King's College London	4.1	468	2.75	77.0	92.8
8	9	St Andrews	4.4	468	2.75	67.0	92.2
5	6	Warwick	4.0	467	3.00	76.0	93.5
16	15	Edinburgh	3.8	455	2.65	66.0	88.8
7	6	University College London	4.0	447	2.95	76.0	92.6
10	15	Sheffield	4.1	446	2.90	67.0	91.2
11	13	Bristol	3.8	444	2.60	79.0	90.8
13	12	Leeds	4.1	436	2.75	67.0	90.0
12	10	Exeter	4.2	428	2.75	68.0	90.5
23	25	Nottingham	3.9	420	2.60	63.0	87.4
29	37	Manchester	3.6	418	2.81	55.0	85.9
36	27	Cardiff	4.0	413	2.40	51.0	84.7
21	20	Glasgow	4.3	410	2.75	54.0	87.6
26	31	Newcastle	3.9	406	2.40	65.0	86.7
15	19	Southampton	4.0	405	2.95	62.0	89.1
23	23	Birmingham	4.0	400	2.70	61.0	87.4
28	36	Lancaster	4.2	399	2.65	52.0	86.1
21	33	Liverpool	4.2	389	3.00	53.0	87.6
18	21	East Anglia	4.5	383	2.70	57.0	88.0
16	13	Royal Holloway	4.1	380	2.70	68.0	88.8
32	26	Sussex	3.9	375	2.80	55.0	85.6
42	38	Strathclyde	3.9	369	2.30	51.0	82.6
35	17	Dundee	4.2	368	2.70	48.0	84.8
19	29	SOAS	4.0	359	2.80	66.0	87.9
14	11	Queen Mary	4.1	356	2.80	73.0	89.3
25	22	Leicester	4.2	356	2.60	62.0	86.9
27	34	Aberdeen	4.2	341	2.85	56.0	86.3
36	43	Queen's, Belfast	3.9	338	2.70	57.0	84.7
39	46	Reading	4.0	335	2.50	53.0	83.5
20	40	Kent	4.1	332	3.00	62.0	87.7
47	51	Goldsmiths College	4.0	325	2.05	56.0	81.8
32	34	Essex	4.1	322	3.00	53.0	85.6
39	32	Stirling	4.2	322	2.50	52.0	83.5
51	44	Aberystwyth	4.1	314	2.35	48.0	81.5
36	30	Keele	4.0	308	2.60	61.0	84.7
31	27	Oxford Brookes		307	2.80	57.0	85.7
63	73	Cumbria		304	2.00	53.0	79.9
30	23	Hull	4.3	303	2.70	60.0	85.8
54	48	Swansea	4.0	303	2.55	46.0	81.4
34	39	Huddersfield	4.4	289	2.40	62.0	85.0
57	59	Brunel	3.9	288	2.05	58.0	80.7
60	61	West of England, Bristol	4.1	285	2.35	45.0	80.2
78	79	Manchester Metropolitan	3.9	283	1.80	39.0	75.7
72	57	Sheffield Hallam	4.0	282	2.05	41.0	77.7
45	54	Bath Spa	4.1	280	2.30	58.0	82.2
68	70	Northumbria	4.0	280	1.85	50.0	78.5
46	47	Bangor	4.1	277	2.45	54.0	82.1
49	80	Lincoln	4.0	277	2.25	57.0	81.6
47	51	Portsmouth	4.4	273	2.40	48.0	81.8
42	45	Lampeter	4.1	271	2.18	63.0	82.6
51	81	Chester	4.1	270	2.35	54.0	81.5
62	68	Plymouth	3.9	269	2.10	55.0	80.0
71	84	Brighton	3.7	266	2.85	31.0	77.8
56	64	Teesside	4.4	264	2.40	45.0	81.0
65	69	Winchester	4.2	263	2.55	39.0	79.7
83	85	Westminster		261	2.00	36.0	74.0
49	55	Nottingham Trent	4.1	259	2.10	61.0	81.6
70	41	Roehampton	3.7	257	2.30	46.0	78.0
63	65	Chichester	4.6	256	2.00	46.0	79.9
82	82	York St John	4.0	253		40.0	74.1
51	41	Central Lancashire	4.2	251	2.20	59.0	81.5
55	56	De Montfort	4.4	249	2.30	51.0	81.3
75	17	Bradford	3.9	249	2.10	41.0	76.7
61	53	Kingston	4.1	247	2.10	55.0	80.1
66	67	Ulster	3.9	247	2.55	45.0	79.3
59	62	St Mary's	4.5	243		67.0	80.5
44	50	Hertfordshire	4.1	240	2.95	48.0	82.3
73	74	Gloucestershire	4.0	240	1.90	46.0	76.9
87	88	Leeds Metropolitan	3.8	240		32.0	71.2
79	71	Worcester	4.0	234	1.40	51.0	75.4
57	59	Sunderland	4.4	231	2.35	50.0	80.7
84	49	Salford	3.9	231		45.0	73.8
86	77	Liverpool John Moores	4.0	231	1.90	30.0	73.7
77	66	Canterbury Christ Church	4.1	230	2.00	37.0	75.8
84	89	Derby		230		53.0	73.8
41	57	Glamorgan		226	2.55	64.0	83.1
81	75	Edge Hill	3.4	225	1.85	50.0	74.9
75	62	Wolverhampton	3.8	219	2.15	46.0	76.7
69	78	Greenwich	4.0	215	2.25	49.0	78.2
66	85	Newman	4.3	214	1.75	60.0	79.3
88	85	Staffordshire		208		43.0	70.5
73	72	Northampton	4.2	193	2.30	39.0	76.9
80	76	University of Wales, Newport	4.0		1.75	40.0	75.3

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