University Subject Tables 2014

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Sociology

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
2014	2013	University Name
1	1	Cambridge	4.2	560	2.65	76.0	100.0
20	19	Edinburgh	3.6	441	2.75	46.0	89.2
2	3	Durham	4.0	437	2.65	70.0	94.7
38	27	Strathclyde	4.0	429	1.95	28.0	84.4
3	6	Warwick	4.1	429	2.70	64.0	93.8
8	4	London School of Economics	3.8	425	2.40	74.0	93.0
5	11	Lancaster	4.1	417	2.80	60.0	93.3
13	9	Bristol	4.0	417	2.40	60.0	91.4
6	8	Exeter	4.2	412	2.70	60.0	93.2
14	18	Manchester	4.0	408	2.85	50.0	90.7
25	22	Cardiff	3.9	396	2.70	46.0	88.7
28	32	Stirling	4.0	395	2.60	42.0	88.3
10	12	Leeds	4.0	395	2.95	58.0	92.1
9	13	Sussex	4.2	393	2.55	64.0	92.6
11	14	York	4.1	385	2.85	56.0	91.6
27	31	Loughborough	4.3	383	2.40	42.0	88.4
12	7	Glasgow	4.2	380	2.25	66.0	91.5
15	25	Newcastle	4.1	379	2.50	58.0	90.5
19	33	Birmingham	4.0	379	1.95	66.0	89.4
4	2	Bath	3.8	378	3.10	68.0	93.3
7	5	Surrey	4.1	376	2.75	68.0	93.1
34	40	Liverpool	3.9	375	1.95	46.0	85.7
32	36	City	3.8	374	2.30	48.0	86.8
18	24	Southampton	4.1	374	2.83	48.0	89.7
23	28	Leicester	4.3	364	2.10	56.0	89.0
26	23	Essex	3.9	364	2.85	46.0	88.5
44	43	Glasgow Caledonian	3.9	364	2.15	34.0	83.7
22	17	Aberdeen	3.9	362	2.60	56.0	89.1
24	10	Sheffield	4.0	358	2.80	48.0	88.7
33	60	Oxford Brookes	4.3	357	2.01	46.0	86.7
31	29	Aston	4.0	350	1.85	60.0	87.1
17	16	Nottingham	4.2	349	2.50	58.0	89.8
40	37	Queen's, Belfast	3.9	342	2.60	32.0	84.3
42	38	Northumbria	3.8	334	2.20	42.0	83.9
60	56	Edinburgh Napier	3.8	333	1.55	42.0	81.8
29	30	Goldsmiths, University of London	3.9	330	2.85	52.0	88.1
35	41	Brunel	4.0	327	2.45	40.0	85.1
50	-	Royal Holloway	3.9	326		52.0	83.0
21	20	Kent	4.0	323	2.95	54.0	89.2
16	15	Keele	4.2	312	2.75	60.0	90.2
55	63	West of England, Bristol	3.9	310	1.65	46.0	82.3
49	51	Hull	4.0	310		52.0	83.1
56	59	Bath Spa	4.2	308		44.0	82.2
61	62	Manchester Metropolitan	3.8	306	2.15	36.0	81.8
75	68	Central Lancashire	3.7	304		44.0	80.2
58	-	Bournemouth	4.1	304			81.9
71	72	Nottingham Trent	3.9	303		40.0	80.4
43	50	Worcester	4.2	303		54.0	83.9
48	46	Lincoln	4.1	301		54.0	83.4
39	44	Robert Gordon	4.2	298	1.40	56.0	84.3
57	64	Brighton	4.0	296	2.21	32.0	81.9
72	85	Liverpool John Moores	4.1	296		38.0	80.4
30	21	Portsmouth	4.0	293	2.40	62.0	87.9
74	58	West of Scotland	3.9	293			80.2
69	61	Sheffield Hallam	4.0	292		42.0	80.5
47	42	Birmingham City	4.0	291	2.15	44.0	83.5
62	55	Teesside	4.1	288	1.95	36.0	81.8
73	71	Gloucestershire	4.3	287		34.0	80.3
81	86	Glamorgan	4.0	286		34.0	79.1
78	80	Abertay Dundee	4.1	285		36.0	79.7
37	47	Plymouth	4.1	285	2.15	48.0	84.5
80	81	University Campus Suffolk	4.1	284		32.0	79.2
64	73	Kingston	3.9	282	1.70	42.0	81.2
52	45	Coventry	4.3	282		50.0	82.9
89	70	Southampton Solent	4.0	281		26.0	77.7
83	84	Northampton	4.1	280		30.0	78.6
45	34	Bangor	3.7	276	2.20	52.0	83.6
67	69	Greenwich	4.0	276	1.85	36.0	80.7
66	57	Westminster	3.9	275		48.0	80.9
51	49	Chester	4.3	275		52.0	83.0
54	53	Salford	3.7	275	2.45	40.0	82.3
85	79	Derby	3.9	269		36.0	78.3
77	75	St Mary's	4.0	267			79.7
92	-	De Montfort	3.6	262			77.2
76	65	Canterbury Christ Church	4.2	262		38.0	79.9
46	39	Ulster	4.3	260	2.65	32.0	83.6
59	77	Edge Hill	4.1	255		52.0	81.8
65	67	Roehampton	3.9	248	2.05	42.0	81.1
88	78	Sunderland	3.9	246	1.45	36.0	77.9
91	74	Middlesex	3.8	243		36.0	77.4
70	52	Staffordshire	4.1	242	1.85	38.0	80.4
87	88	Bradford	4.1	240		34.0	78.0
68	66	Leeds Metropolitan	4.0	240		50.0	80.7
79	89	Anglia Ruskin	4.2	239		40.0	79.5
86	87	Buckinghamshire New	3.8	236		42.0	78.1
84	83	London South Bank	4.1	227		38.0	78.5
36	35	Huddersfield	4.4	224	1.70	64.0	85.1
82	76	East London	4.1	218	2.20	26.0	78.7
90	82	London Metropolitan	3.9	210		42.0	77.7
53	48	Bedfordshire	4.1	203	2.50	46.0	82.9
41	-	Birkbeck	3.9		2.10		84.2
63	54	East Anglia	4.2			42.0	81.5

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