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	-	St Andrews		453	3.35		100.0
2	4	Warwick	4.3	430	3.50	58.0	93.4
3	2	Sheffield	4.1	404	2.20	81.0	93.1
4	3	Cardiff	3.8	391	3.15	67.0	91.7
5	-	Southampton		398	2.65	59.0	91.4
6	5	Leeds	3.8	374	2.65	72.0	90.9
6	1	Loughborough	4.3	374	2.40	69.0	90.9
8	6	Leicester		312	3.04	64.0	90.2
8	7	Stirling		356	2.75	60.0	90.2
10	18	Bournemouth	3.7	355	2.50	74.0	89.9
11	11	Goldsmiths College	3.7	349	3.20	61.0	89.3
12	23	Brunel	3.8	303	2.40	74.0	88.5
12	13	Central Lancashire	3.7	316	2.20	76.0	88.5
14	16	Nottingham Trent	3.9	307	2.80	66.0	88.4
15	9	Royal Holloway	3.7	368	2.90	56.0	88.3
16	-	East Anglia		339	3.40	42.0	87.4
16	17	Robert Gordon		321	2.10	63.0	87.4
18	10	Sussex	3.8	353	2.90	52.0	87.3
19	34	Birmingham City	3.9	311	2.70	57.0	86.7
20	59	Surrey	3.6	321	2.10	67.0	86.4
21	19	Liverpool	3.8	387	1.80	54.0	86.2
22	23	Westminster	3.5	338	3.50	44.0	86.1
23	52	Keele	4.0	309		74.0	85.8
24	8	Lancaster	4.0	339	2.80	43.0	85.7
25	-	Newcastle	3.7		2.45		85.2
26	20	Glasgow Caledonian	3.8	351	2.30	48.0	85.1
26	43	Salford	3.5	300	2.55	57.0	85.1
28	41	Lincoln	3.8	283	2.75	52.0	84.8
29	25	King's College London	3.8	403		50.0	84.1
30	71	Plymouth		273	2.35		84.0
31	-	Roehampton	4.0	262	2.35		83.9
32	12	Birmingham	4.0	363		53.0	83.7
33	35	Queen Margaret		297	2.45	46.0	83.6
34	39	Brighton	3.7	307	2.20	49.0	83.4
34	60	Hertfordshire	3.8	244	2.15	59.0	83.4
36	20	Aberystwyth	3.6	250	2.70	53.0	83.3
37	22	Edinburgh Napier		301		63.0	83.1
38	14	City	3.6	315		63.0	82.9
38	38	Northumbria	3.8	299	2.25	46.0	82.9
40	31	Bangor		283	1.95		82.7
40	37	Sunderland	3.9	240	2.75	46.0	82.7
42	-	Lampeter		265	1.60	59.0	82.6
42	49	Sheffield Hallam	3.4	268	2.40	52.0	82.6
44	-	Coventry	3.2	270	2.45	55.0	82.5
44	25	Ulster	3.7	267	2.80	43.0	82.5
46	33	De Montfort	3.9	250	2.42	47.0	82.4
47	74	Derby		233	2.45	52.0	82.3
47	28	West of England, Bristol	3.9	269	2.65	40.0	82.3
49	36	Leeds Metropolitan	3.3	261	2.55	51.0	82.1
49	47	Middlesex	3.5	226	2.15	59.0	82.1
49	42	Portsmouth	3.8	292	2.10	43.0	82.1
52	44	University for the Creative Arts	3.9			58.0	82.0
53	32	Staffordshire	3.8	250	1.85	54.0	81.9
54	15	University of the Arts, London	3.5	297		60.0	81.6
55	39	Oxford Brookes	3.9	321		47.0	81.1
56	58	Swansea	3.7	262	2.05	44.0	81.0
57	29	Falmouth		265		60.0	80.9
58	25	Bath Spa	3.8	261	1.80	45.0	80.5
59	54	Kingston	3.8	260		55.0	80.4
59	47	Liverpool John Moores	3.8	276		52.0	80.4
61	50	Greenwich	4.2	240	1.65	42.0	80.3
62	67	Wolverhampton	4.1	204	1.75	49.0	80.1
63	45	Southampton Solent	3.6	249		58.0	80.0
64	65	Manchester Metropolitan	3.6	211	1.99	50.0	79.9
64	54	Queen's, Belfast		324		45.0	79.9
66	71	Glamorgan	3.3	267	2.15	40.0	79.5
67	51	East London		192	2.95	40.0	79.4
68	61	Gloucestershire	3.4	260	1.20	51.0	79.3
69	30	London South Bank	3.5	195	2.40	45.0	79.2
70	63	Worcester	3.9	243		48.0	79.0
71	-	Bradford		244	1.65		78.9
72	78	Bedfordshire	4.2	188	2.55	31.0	78.8
73	52	St Mary's	3.9	239		48.0	78.7
74	64	Chester		245		53.0	78.4
75	71	Plymouth St Mark and St John	3.9			41.0	78.0
76	46	Canterbury Christ Church	3.9	211		45.0	77.4
76	62	Edge Hill	3.8	262		37.0	77.4
76	54	Thames Valley	3.6	182	1.65	46.0	77.4
79	54	Chichester	4.1	235		36.0	77.2
79	-	Cumbria	3.3			46.0	77.2
79	70	Huddersfield	3.3	284	1.00	39.0	77.2
82	67	York St John	3.8	270		33.0	76.9
83	73	UWIC, Cardiff	3.9	229		35.0	76.4
84	66	Buckinghamshire New	3.5	203		46.0	76.3
85	77	Northampton	3.9	218		34.0	75.8
85	67	Teesside	4.1	220		30.0	75.8

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