University Subject Tables 2009

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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	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
2009	2008	University Name			Research Assessment
1	1	London School of Economics	3.6	413	5*	75.0	100.0
2	2	Bristol	3.9	333	5	75.0	97.1
3	3	Loughborough	4.0	353	5*	60.0	96.6
4	14	Stirling			5	60.0	94.4
5	5	York	3.6	353	5	65.0	94.1
6	12	Nottingham	3.7	365	4	65.0	93.5
7	7	Leeds	3.8	315	5	60.0	93.0
8	11	Newcastle	3.7	355	4	65.0	92.5
8	12	Sheffield	3.8	364	5	55.0	92.5
10	10	Keele	3.6	323	5	65.0	92.4
11	16	Kent	3.8	242	5*	60.0	92.2
12	18	Queen's, Belfast	3.7		5	55.0	91.5
13	8	Hull	4.0		4	60.0	91.3
14	9	Cardiff	3.5	342	5	55.0	91.1
15	6	Bath	3.4	376	5	55.0	90.9
16	17	Glasgow	4.0	315	4	55.0	90.5
17	19	Birmingham	3.8	314	4	65.0	90.2
17	-	Goldsmiths College	3.7		4		90.2
19	28	Edinburgh	3.6		4	60.0	88.6
20	22	Swansea	3.8	274	3a	60.0	87.9
21	-	Royal Holloway	3.7		4		87.8
22	21	Bangor	3.8		3a	55.0	87.7
23	-	Glamorgan	3.8		3a		87.4
24	-	Liverpool	3.6		4		87.2
25	15	London South Bank	4.0	151	4	60.0	86.4
26	4	Manchester	3.3	367	5	35.0	85.9
27	19	Nottingham Trent	3.8	206	3a	60.0	85.6
28	-	Northumbria	3.7		3a		85.3
29	-	Middlesex	3.4		4		82.8
30	-	Westminster	3.4		3a		82.7
31	32	Lincoln	3.8		3a	50.0	82.4
32	30	Brighton	3.8	270	3b	45.0	82.3
33	-	Liverpool John Moores	3.8		3b		81.9
34	26	Plymouth	3.6		4	45.0	80.6
35	25	Salford	3.7	174	3a	35.0	79.7
36	29	Sheffield Hallam	3.6	263	3a	30.0	79.1
37	-	Roehampton	3.7			55.0	78.6
38	-	East London	3.6		3b		78.2
39	31	Anglia Ruskin	3.8		3a	30.0	76.6
40	-	Worcester	3.9			40.0	76.1
41	27	Bolton		157	2	45.0	75.1
42	35	Wolverhampton		169		55.0	74.8

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