University Subject Tables 2011

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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
2011	2010	University Name
2	2	Oxford	4.0	503	3.10	78.0	98.4
1	1	Cambridge	4.2	502	3.20	82.0	100.0
3	3	University College London	4.1	487	3.00	75.0	97.7
4	4	Bath	3.9	480	3.10	68.0	95.8
5	7	Bristol	4.0	454	2.60	70.0	94.2
17	6	St Andrews	4.1	444	2.85	53.0	91.7
7	5	York	4.0	439	2.80	65.0	93.6
10	12	Warwick	3.9	438	2.65	65.0	92.9
12	16	Leeds	3.8	432	2.55	65.0	92.0
14	10	Exeter	4.1	431	2.60	58.0	91.9
22	22	Nottingham	3.8	430	2.65	60.0	91.1
25	21	Newcastle	3.9	430	2.35	60.0	90.6
12	29	Edinburgh	3.7	427	2.70	65.0	92.0
14	14	Cardiff	3.8	425	2.90	60.0	91.9
8	12	Durham	4.0	423	2.70	67.0	93.1
23	23	Southampton	4.0	421	2.70	56.0	91.0
32	35	Manchester	3.4	418	2.45	54.0	88.1
5	9	Sheffield	4.0	412	2.70	74.0	94.2
17	11	Birmingham	3.7	406	3.05	60.0	91.7
14	27	Lancaster	3.9	404	2.35	69.0	91.9
29	26	Loughborough	3.9	404	1.75	62.0	88.8
25	37	Surrey	3.6	403	2.35	68.0	90.6
8	15	Royal Holloway	4.2	398	2.85	65.0	93.1
39	40	Liverpool	3.8	392	2.15	50.0	86.9
11	17	Sussex	4.0	387	2.70	69.0	92.7
19	8	Glasgow	4.0	387	2.80	61.0	91.6
35	33	Reading	3.7	383	2.65	49.0	87.7
21	20	Aston	4.0	378	2.50	66.0	91.4
19	17	Kent	3.9	371	2.30	73.0	91.6
29	27	Strathclyde	4.0	369	2.05	61.0	88.8
48	50	Queen's, Belfast	3.7	368	2.15	46.0	85.4
27	30	Leicester	3.9	367	1.85	70.0	89.5
48	48	Oxford Brookes	4.0	354	2.00	46.0	85.4
52	42	East Anglia	3.8	348	1.75	52.0	85.1
24	32	City	3.9	347	2.45	70.0	90.8
40	38	Portsmouth	4.0	344	2.05	52.0	86.6
37	33	Brunel	3.9	338	2.25	58.0	87.6
32	25	Essex	3.9	334	2.60	55.0	88.1
40	41	Swansea	3.9	333	2.20	54.0	86.6
31	31	Northumbria	3.9	332	2.15	64.0	88.4
55	66	Manchester Metropolitan	3.7	332	2.01	48.0	84.5
58	62	Glasgow Caledonian	3.9	327	1.60	48.0	83.9
47	44	Dundee	4.2	323	2.25	43.0	85.5
35	24	Aberdeen	4.1	322	2.45	54.0	87.7
43	47	Stirling	4.2	322	1.90	54.0	86.5
28	19	Hull	4.1	320	2.20	66.0	89.3
74	62	Heriot-Watt	3.9	320	1.40	43.0	81.9
60	77	Leeds Metropolitan	3.6	317		63.0	83.6
63	97	Salford	3.5	314	2.20	43.0	82.9
38	39	Goldsmiths College	3.8	309	2.50	57.0	87.4
61	55	West of England, Bristol	3.8	308	2.25	40.0	83.2
76	67	Sheffield Hallam	3.7	308	1.55	44.0	81.8
54	57	Plymouth	3.9	307	2.20	49.0	85.0
51	43	Keele	3.9	303	1.90	55.0	85.3
100	85	Brighton	3.7	303		37.0	78.6
32	35	Bangor	4.0	301	2.75	55.0	88.1
46	50	Lincoln	4.1	299	2.00	55.0	86.0
86	95	Queen Margaret		297		51.0	80.4
67	59	Coventry	4.1	296	1.32	46.0	82.3
64	-	Aberystwyth	4.2	294			82.7
40	45	Central Lancashire	4.0	292	1.95	61.0	86.6
56	58	Bath Spa	4.0	287	1.65	53.0	84.2
45	48	Nottingham Trent	4.1	284	1.65	63.0	86.2
74	64	York St John	3.8	283	1.05	54.0	81.9
104	91	Edge Hill	3.3	278		42.0	77.5
90	74	Winchester	3.9	277		43.0	79.8
57	61	Greenwich	3.7	276	1.70	58.0	84.0
67	70	Chester	4.0	274		56.0	82.3
71	70	Liverpool John Moores	3.9	270	2.00	41.0	82.0
44	46	Bournemouth	3.9	268	2.25	60.0	86.3
52	54	Hertfordshire	4.0	268	2.20	53.0	85.1
82	91	UWIC, Cardiff	3.9	268		50.0	80.6
97	98	Huddersfield	4.1	266		38.0	79.2
86	88	Gloucestershire	3.8	264	1.35	44.0	80.4
77	59	Westminster	3.7	259	1.75	47.0	81.6
99	73	Canterbury Christ Church	3.9	259		42.0	78.9
101	85	Southampton Solent	3.7	259		42.0	78.4
59	100	Cumbria	3.5	258		73.0	83.7
78	69	Teesside	4.1	258		51.0	81.5
82	82	Sunderland	4.1	256	1.40	41.0	80.6
101	88	Northampton	3.9	256		39.0	78.4
69	56	Edinburgh Napier	3.8	254	1.30	55.0	82.1
61	-	Anglia Ruskin	3.8	251	2.25	47.0	83.2
88	-	Leeds Trinity	3.8	244	1.40	46.0	80.2
91	85	De Montfort	4.0	244		46.0	79.7
48	50	Staffordshire	3.8	243	1.88	65.0	85.4
64	94	Bolton	3.5	242	1.30	66.0	82.7
89	80	Glamorgan	3.8	241	1.35	45.0	80.1
80	81	Derby	3.8	240	1.65	46.0	80.9
79	67	Worcester	3.5	237	1.40	55.0	81.0
71	84	Thames Valley	3.9	233	1.10	59.0	82.0
81	79	St Mary's	4.1	233		51.0	80.8
84	77	Abertay Dundee		232	1.70	49.0	80.5
84	83	Ulster	3.8	232	2.00	39.0	80.5
103	102	Newman	4.0	232		39.0	78.1
93	98	Bradford	4.0	230		47.0	79.5
93	74	Kingston	3.8	224	1.65	41.0	79.5
98	90	London South Bank	3.6	224	1.80	39.0	79.1
71	72	Roehampton	3.6	222	1.90	53.0	82.0
93	-	London Metropolitan	3.7	219	1.60	44.0	79.5
96	100	Bedfordshire	3.9	214		50.0	79.4
105	96	University of Wales, Newport	3.4	207			76.3
69	64	Middlesex	3.5	204	1.50	64.0	82.1
92	93	Buckinghamshire New	3.6	200		57.0	79.6
64	53	East London	3.8	182	2.05	57.0	82.7

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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