University Subject Tables 2008

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Philosophy

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	507	5*	74.0	100.0
2	-	Oxford	527	5*	72.0	98.5
3	-	Durham	455	5	78.0	95.9
4	-	London School of Economics	477	5*	62.0	95.8
5	-	Bristol	462	5	66.0	94.3
6	-	King's College London	412	5*	58.0	92.6
7	-	Edinburgh	435	5*	68.0	91.9
7	-	St Andrews	438	5	60.0	91.9
9	-	Warwick	456	5	62.0	91.7
10	-	University College London	421	5	64.0	91.1
11	-	Nottingham	423	5	60.0	90.1
12	-	York	446	5	54.0	89.3
13	-	Southampton	385	4	60.0	88.1
14	-	Sheffield	425	5	46.0	87.8
15	-	Hull	387	4	56.0	86.0
16	-	Aberdeen	344	3a	66.0	85.4
17	-	Sussex	368	5	48.0	85.1
18	-	Liverpool	360	4	50.0	84.7
19	-	Reading	368	5	46.0	84.6
20	-	Stirling	309	5	52.0	84.3
21	-	Manchester	406	4	46.0	84.0
22	-	Birmingham	396	4	54.0	83.9
23	-	Leeds	397	5	48.0	83.8
24	-	East Anglia	354	5	42.0	83.1
24	-	Kent	287	4	64.0	83.1
26	-	Essex	318	5	46.0	83.0
27	-	Brighton	282	5	50.0	82.9
28	-	Bradford		4	50.0	82.7
29	-	Dundee	370	3a	52.0	82.5
30	-	Glasgow	401	4	44.0	81.4
31	-	Lampeter	322	3a		81.3
32	-	Keele	303	3a	54.0	80.9
33	-	Lancaster	345	3a	44.0	79.6
34	-	Cardiff	365	3a	42.0	78.2
34	-	Hertfordshire	227	4	46.0	78.2
36	-	Central Lancashire	283	3b	50.0	78.0
37	-	Manchester Metropolitan	289	3a	46.0	76.8
38	-	Greenwich	214	3b	58.0	76.1
39	-	University of Wales, Newport	194		72.0	74.9
40	-	Exeter	390		46.0	74.4
41	-	Queen's, Belfast	317	3a	38.0	73.9
42	-	Staffordshire	243	3a		73.8
43	-	Oxford Brookes	288		46.0	71.1
44	-	Northampton	227		42.0	68.0
45	-	Roehampton	211		42.0	67.5

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