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
1	1	Cambridge	4.2	501	3.20	84.0	100.0
2	2	Oxford	3.9	501	3.10	77.0	97.5
3	5	University College London	4.0	471	3.00	77.0	96.6
4	7	Bath	3.8	493	3.10	67.0	95.0
5	4	York	3.9	461	2.80	68.0	93.9
6	3	St Andrews	4.2	470	2.85	60.0	93.6
7	6	Bristol	3.9	453	2.60	70.0	93.3
8	8	Glasgow	4.0	393	2.80	72.0	93.2
9	15	Sheffield	3.8	415	2.70	69.0	92.3
10	10	Exeter	4.1	421	2.60	65.0	92.1
11	21	Birmingham	3.9	411	3.05	60.0	91.9
12	22	Durham	4.0	428	2.70	59.0	91.4
12	12	Warwick	3.7	418	2.65	66.0	91.4
14	9	Cardiff	3.7	433	2.90	57.0	90.9
15	34	Royal Holloway	4.2	390	2.85	56.0	90.7
16	27	Leeds	3.8	430	2.55	60.0	90.5
17	26	Kent	3.8	362	2.30	73.0	90.4
17	14	Sussex	3.8	388	2.70	63.0	90.4
19	27	Hull	4.1	313	2.20	75.0	90.1
20	38	Aston	4.0	376	2.50	62.0	90.0
21	30	Newcastle	3.8	421	2.35	62.0	89.9
22	17	Nottingham	3.7	433	2.65	56.0	89.8
23	18	Southampton	3.7	417	2.70	57.0	89.6
24	22	Aberdeen	4.1	344	2.45	63.0	89.3
25	18	Essex	4.0	326	2.60	64.0	89.2
26	22	Loughborough	4.0	400	1.75	65.0	89.0
27	11	Lancaster	3.9	395	2.35	58.0	88.8
27	16	Strathclyde	3.8	385	2.05	65.0	88.8
29	30	Edinburgh	3.5	424	2.70	52.0	88.4
30	32	Leicester	3.9	360	1.85	67.0	88.3
31	49	Northumbria	4.2	315	2.15	63.0	88.0
32	20	City	3.5	368	2.45	62.0	87.9
33	37	Brunel	4.1	323	2.25	60.0	87.8
33	27	Reading	3.8	388	2.65	50.0	87.8
35	25	Bangor	3.7	310	2.75	59.0	87.5
35	38	Manchester	3.5	417	2.45	53.0	87.5
37	13	Surrey	3.4	394	2.35	59.0	87.4
38	43	Portsmouth	3.9	313	2.05	65.0	87.3
39	40	Goldsmiths College	3.7	319	2.50	58.0	86.9
40	42	Liverpool	3.8	387	2.15	53.0	86.8
41	40	Swansea	3.8	361	2.20	54.0	86.7
42	52	East Anglia	4.2	349	1.75	55.0	86.2
43	35	Keele	3.8	316	1.90	63.0	86.1
44	32	Dundee	3.8	374	2.25	48.0	85.8
45	48	Central Lancashire	3.8	268	1.95	62.0	85.0
46	100	Bournemouth	4.0	266	2.25	54.0	84.8
47	35	Stirling	3.8	320	1.90	53.0	84.5
48	43	Nottingham Trent	3.9	292	1.65	59.0	84.3
48	47	Oxford Brookes	3.9	333	2.00	48.0	84.3
50	74	Lincoln	4.2	292	2.00	46.0	84.0
50	46	Queen's, Belfast	3.6	352	2.15	45.0	84.0
50	71	Staffordshire	3.9	253	1.88	59.0	84.0
53	56	East London	3.7	191	2.05	67.0	83.8
54	45	Hertfordshire	3.7	257	2.20	54.0	83.6
55	81	West of England, Bristol	4.1	293	2.25	39.0	83.0
56	63	Edinburgh Napier		309	1.30	58.0	82.9
57	55	Plymouth	3.8	301	2.20	41.0	82.7
58	60	Bath Spa	4.1	284	1.65	47.0	82.4
59	58	Coventry	3.8	295	1.32	54.0	82.3
59	56	Westminster	3.8	297	1.75	47.0	82.3
61	63	Greenwich	3.7	234	1.70	56.0	81.9
62	78	Glasgow Caledonian	3.9	327	1.60	42.0	81.8
62	-	Heriot-Watt	4.0	332	1.40	42.0	81.8
64	50	Middlesex	3.5	193	1.50	66.0	81.4
64	63	York St John	3.9	284	1.05	54.0	81.4
66	83	Manchester Metropolitan	3.6	309	2.01	39.0	81.3
67	68	Sheffield Hallam	3.8	308	1.55	44.0	81.2
67	74	Worcester	3.8	251	1.40	54.0	81.2
69	62	Teesside	3.9	271		54.0	81.1
70	81	Chester	3.8	283		53.0	81.0
70	86	Liverpool John Moores	3.7	273	2.00	42.0	81.0
72	89	Roehampton	3.5	229	1.90	51.0	80.7
73	69	Canterbury Christ Church	4.0	246		53.0	80.6
74	85	Kingston	3.8	262	1.65	45.0	80.5
74	70	Winchester	4.0	277		49.0	80.5
74	73	Wolverhampton	3.4	243	1.60	54.0	80.5
77	59	Abertay Dundee		263	1.70	48.0	80.4
77	80	Leeds Metropolitan	3.5	308		52.0	80.4
79	94	St Mary's	4.2	240		48.0	80.0
80	89	Glamorgan	3.8	255	1.35	47.0	79.9
81	53	Derby	3.6	258	1.65	44.0	79.7
82	67	Sunderland	4.1	240	1.40	41.0	79.5
83	88	Ulster	3.9	258	2.00	30.0	79.1
84	51	Thames Valley	3.8	197	1.10	53.0	79.0
85	79	Brighton	3.7	328		38.0	78.9
85	63	De Montfort	4.1	236		44.0	78.9
85	84	Southampton Solent	3.6	253		49.0	78.9
88	77	Gloucestershire	3.6	257	1.35	43.0	78.6
88	86	Northampton	4.0	243		43.0	78.6
90	54	London South Bank	3.4	207	1.80	45.0	78.5
91	97	Edge Hill	3.8	285		40.0	78.4
91	93	UWIC, Cardiff	3.7	268		43.0	78.4
93	97	Buckinghamshire New	3.8	208		50.0	78.3
94	95	Bolton	3.7	241	1.30	42.0	78.1
95	99	Queen Margaret		334		39.0	78.0
96	-	University of Wales, Newport	3.7	233			77.9
97	92	Salford	3.4	292		41.0	77.7
98	74	Bradford	3.8	228		43.0	77.5
98	96	Huddersfield	3.9	274		34.0	77.5
100	71	Bedfordshire	3.6	182		52.0	77.4
100	-	Cumbria	3.1	296			77.4
102	-	Newman	3.8	247		37.0	77.1

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