University Subject Tables 2008

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Chemistry

CUG Rank		University Name	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
2008	2007	University Name		Research Assessment
1	-	Cambridge	566	5*	84.0	100.0
2	-	Oxford	533	5*	84.0	99.1
3	-	Durham	470	5*	82.0	96.8
4	-	Imperial College	448	5*	86.0	96.0
5	-	Southampton	423	5	84.0	94.2
6	-	Bath	399	4	90.0	93.5
6	-	Queen's, Belfast	352	4	94.0	93.5
8	-	Edinburgh	453	5	76.0	92.7
9	-	York	376	5	80.0	91.8
10	-	University College London	380	5*	78.0	91.7
11	-	Nottingham	407	5	76.0	91.4
12	-	Surrey	318	3a	96.0	91.3
12	-	Sussex	403	5	76.0	91.3
14	-	Warwick	419	5	72.0	90.6
15	-	Bristol	423	5*	70.0	90.5
15	-	Liverpool	306	5	82.0	90.5
17	-	Sheffield	373	5	78.0	89.9
18	-	Hull	377	4	88.0	89.7
18	-	Strathclyde	412	4	76.0	89.7
20	-	Reading	338	4	82.0	89.5
21	-	Aberdeen	431	3a	86.0	89.3
22	-	Leeds	374	5	74.0	88.8
23	-	St Andrews	468	5	72.0	88.7
24	-	Bangor	305	3a	88.0	88.5
25	-	Manchester	378	5	72.0	88.3
26	-	Cardiff	328	4	78.0	88.0
27	-	Heriot-Watt	356	4	74.0	87.6
28	-	Birmingham	301	5	76.0	87.3
29	-	Leicester	321	4	76.0	87.2
30	-	Loughborough	288	4	82.0	87.1
31	-	East Anglia	324	5	72.0	86.8
32	-	Newcastle	347	4	80.0	86.5
33	-	Aston	265	5	82.0	86.2
34	-	Glasgow	380	4	72.0	85.0
35	-	Keele	288	3a		83.6
36	-	Nottingham Trent	239	3a	86.0	82.5
37	-	Kingston	180	3a	84.0	81.8
38	-	Brighton	248	5	66.0	80.9
39	-	Huddersfield	234	4	70.0	80.4
40	-	Coventry	218	4		79.5
41	-	Manchester Metropolitan	188	4	62.0	79.4
42	-	Northumbria	278	3b	68.0	78.4
43	-	Liverpool John Moores	206		76.0	75.1
43	-	Plymouth	193	4	56.0	75.1
45	-	Sheffield Hallam	229		68.0	73.3
46	-	Paisley		2	64.0	72.5

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