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	Cambridge		505	5	80.0	100.0
2	4	Bristol	3.7	401	5	72.0	90.0
3	11	Surrey	4.2	322	5*	62.0	89.8
4	2	Warwick	4.0	386	5	60.0	89.1
5	3	Aberdeen	4.1	365	5	60.0	89.0
6	5	Loughborough	3.8	343	5*	60.0	88.6
7	12	Durham	3.9	365	4	66.0	88.4
7	8	Leeds	3.8	340	5	66.0	88.4
7	7	London School of Economics	3.6	428	5	56.0	88.4
10	9	Edinburgh	3.7	450	5	52.0	88.3
11	14	Manchester	3.8	403	5*	48.0	88.0
12	28	Exeter	3.9	370	5	58.0	87.5
13	6	Bath	3.4	349	5	70.0	87.4
13	31	Strathclyde	3.7	458	3a	60.0	87.4
15	29	Lancaster	3.8	344	5*	56.0	87.0
16	10	Essex	3.9	322	5*	52.0	86.9
17	21	Glasgow	3.7	432	4	52.0	86.7
18	24	Newcastle	3.7	347	4	62.0	85.9
19	16	Kent	3.8	281	5*	52.0	85.6
19	-	Royal Holloway	3.7		4	66.0	85.6
21	12	York	3.6	367	5	50.0	85.5
22	22	Leicester	3.8	319	4	62.0	85.4
23	19	Sheffield	3.6	348	5	56.0	85.2
23	37	Stirling		319	5	52.0	85.2
25	15	Sussex	3.5	366	4	56.0	85.0
26	26	Aston	3.8	307	5	56.0	84.9
26	23	Cardiff	3.5	350	5	50.0	84.9
28	24	Keele	3.6	298	5	60.0	84.8
29	17	Nottingham	3.7	330	4	54.0	84.4
29	19	Southampton	3.7	361	5	44.0	84.4
31	18	Brunel	3.7	304	5	50.0	84.0
32	39	Birmingham	3.9	370	3a	56.0	83.9
33	38	Oxford Brookes	3.9	299	4	52.0	83.8
34	34	Queen's, Belfast	3.6	314	5	48.0	83.7
35	27	Goldsmiths College	3.6	258	5*	48.0	83.6
36	33	Liverpool	3.6	322	4	56.0	83.5
37	30	Portsmouth	4.2	283	3a	56.0	83.3
38	31	City	3.5	283	4	58.0	83.2
39	40	Nottingham Trent	3.7	238	3a	62.0	81.9
40	35	Reading	3.8		3a	52.0	81.5
41	36	Hull	3.9	269	3a	50.0	81.1
42	42	Bangor	3.8	246	3a	50.0	80.4
42	47	Glasgow Caledonian	4.1		3a	48.0	80.4
44	41	Northumbria	3.7	275	3a	48.0	80.0
45	52	Brighton	4.1	274	3b	48.0	79.6
45	49	Teesside	3.8	216	3a	56.0	79.6
47	46	Kingston	3.7	216	4	42.0	79.2
48	43	East London	3.5	180	4	52.0	78.8
48	51	West of Scotland		295	3a	46.0	78.8
50	55	Bradford		218	4	58.0	78.7
51	65	Worcester	3.9	270	2	50.0	78.5
52	54	Salford	3.7	253	4	32.0	78.1
53	59	London South Bank	3.9	172	4	42.0	77.8
53	44	Middlesex	3.4	180	4	54.0	77.8
53	48	Robert Gordon		289		60.0	77.8
53	49	West of England, Bristol	3.8	248	3a	38.0	77.8
57	-	Abertay Dundee		332		54.0	77.7
58	-	St Mary's	4.1			54.0	77.6
59	52	Central Lancashire	3.8	241	3b	46.0	77.4
59	66	Plymouth	3.6	245	4	40.0	77.4
61	59	Anglia Ruskin	3.8	255	3a	44.0	77.2
62	61	Greenwich		196	3a	48.0	77.0
62	70	Ulster	4.1	285	3b	36.0	77.0
64	64	Napier		295		56.0	76.9
65	75	Bath Spa	3.9	267		48.0	76.5
65	67	Bedfordshire	3.9	203		58.0	76.5
67	69	Staffordshire	4.0	242	3a	36.0	76.2
68	72	Roehampton	3.7	206	3a	42.0	76.1
69	62	Westminster	3.4	227	3a	38.0	75.9
70	87	Winchester	4.0	243		46.0	75.7
71	57	Manchester Metropolitan	3.6	252	3a	34.0	75.6
72	82	Canterbury Christ Church	3.9	234		48.0	75.4
73	62	East Anglia	3.7	327		38.0	75.2
74	73	Northampton	4.0	208	3b	38.0	74.9
74	58	Sunderland	3.4	226	3a	34.0	74.9
76	80	Gloucestershire	4.0	229		42.0	74.4
76	71	Leeds Metropolitan	3.7	246		44.0	74.4
78	-	Lincoln	3.8	255		40.0	74.3
79	77	Chester		292		42.0	73.3
80	75	Birmingham City	3.7	252		38.0	73.2
81	81	Buckinghamshire New	3.7	169		48.0	72.9
82	78	Wolverhampton		192		54.0	72.8
83	56	Derby		229	2	38.0	72.7
84	45	Sheffield Hallam	3.7	246		32.0	72.2
85	79	Liverpool John Moores	3.8	218		34.0	72.1
86	86	Glamorgan	3.8	216		32.0	71.5
87	84	UWIC, Cardiff		230		36.0	69.5

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