University Subject Tables 2012

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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
2012	2011	University Name
1	2	University College London	4.4	486	2.85	81.0	100.0
2	1	Oxford	4.3	504	3.00	78.0	99.8
3	3	Durham	4.3	497	2.80	76.0	98.8
38	54	Leeds Trinity	4.3	239	1.90	75.0	88.1
5	6	York	4.0	490	3.15	74.0	98.5
6	5	Warwick	4.2	487	2.95	74.0	98.2
47	61	Birmingham City	3.9	241	2.05	72.0	86.6
58	47	Cumbria	4.1	255	1.45	72.0	85.3
10	11	Nottingham	4.0	459	3.00	71.0	96.3
54	59	Newman	4.1	264		71.0	85.6
4	4	Cambridge	4.2	529	2.95	70.0	98.6
11	18	Sussex	4.4	415	2.70	70.0	95.1
7	8	St Andrews	4.1	480	2.95	69.0	96.7
9	7	Bristol	4.0	503	2.85	69.0	96.4
14	21	Lancaster	4.1	425	2.70	69.0	94.2
61	32	Bishop Grosseteste		265	1.60	69.0	84.9
13	16	Leicester	4.3	416	2.70	68.0	94.5
19	25	Loughborough	4.4	398	2.50	68.0	93.7
53	80	Edge Hill	4.1	262	1.65	68.0	85.7
8	9	Exeter	4.2	459	3.00	67.0	96.4
30	33	Strathclyde	4.0	368	2.50	67.0	91.0
55	78	Staffordshire	4.2	235	1.85	66.0	85.5
22	10	King's College London	3.6	450	2.80	65.0	92.8
32	31	Hull	4.1	320	2.55	65.0	90.2
49	89	Glyndwr	4.2			65.0	86.3
12	15	Queen Mary	4.3	401	3.05	64.0	94.7
28	28	Kent	4.1	345	2.85	63.0	91.5
16	13	Edinburgh	3.9	438	3.05	62.0	93.9
18	19	Liverpool	4.1	425	2.90	62.0	93.7
20	20	Southampton	4.1	429	2.80	62.0	93.4
21	13	Sheffield	3.9	437	2.80	62.0	92.9
15	11	Leeds	4.1	449	2.95	61.0	94.2
17	17	Newcastle	4.1	444	2.90	61.0	93.8
34	40	Keele	4.0	329	2.55	61.0	89.3
50	55	Huddersfield	3.9	312	1.95	61.0	86.1
64	63	Lincoln	4.2	294		61.0	84.7
24	28	Birmingham	3.9	429	2.80	60.0	92.1
42	43	Brunel	3.8	310	2.50	60.0	87.6
27	22	Royal Holloway	3.8	426	2.85	59.0	91.7
78	71	Westminster	3.7	272	1.80	59.0	83.2
83	-	Trinity Saint David	3.8	256	1.60	59.0	82.3
43	44	Anglia Ruskin	4.0	258	2.70	58.0	87.3
75	87	Teesside	4.3	275		58.0	83.9
23	25	Cardiff	4.0	425	2.85	57.0	92.2
31	30	Aberdeen	4.3	330	2.90	56.0	90.6
39	39	Essex	4.0	325	2.60	56.0	88.1
48	48	Roehampton	4.0	300	2.30	56.0	86.5
77	66	Middlesex	3.8	220	2.25	56.0	83.4
88	79	Leeds Metropolitan	3.9	281		55.0	81.9
25	22	Glasgow	4.2	402	2.95	54.0	92.0
26	24	East Anglia	4.2	421	2.80	54.0	91.9
40	37	Stirling	4.1	317	2.55	54.0	87.9
46	42	Nottingham Trent	4.0	297	2.50	54.0	86.6
51	48	Chester	4.4	305	1.90	54.0	86.0
57	51	Northumbria	3.9	317	2.10	54.0	85.5
71	80	Worcester	4.1	292	1.85	54.0	84.3
29	25	Manchester	3.8	426	3.05	53.0	91.2
37	37	De Montfort	4.1	279	2.95	53.0	88.2
56	48	Bath Spa	4.0	310	2.15	53.0	85.5
85	91	Coventry	3.7	284	1.70	53.0	82.1
33	33	Reading	4.0	381	2.80	52.0	89.9
65	55	Sunderland	4.1	229	2.40	52.0	84.6
70	65	Central Lancashire	4.2	279	1.90	52.0	84.3
87	75	Bedfordshire	3.9	207	2.10	52.0	81.9
44	46	Aberystwyth	4.2	311	2.45	51.0	87.0
99	103	London Metropolitan	3.7	230		51.0	79.1
36	45	Dundee	4.3	361	2.45	50.0	88.5
45	41	Oxford Brookes	4.0	342	2.40	50.0	86.9
63	52	Hertfordshire	3.9	280	2.40	50.0	84.7
74	75	Plymouth	4.0	293	2.05	50.0	84.2
90	95	Canterbury Christ Church	3.9	268	1.60	50.0	81.5
73	69	Salford	3.8	292	2.35	49.0	84.3
86	86	St Mary's	4.3	238	1.70	49.0	82.0
92	90	York St John	4.1	298	1.30	49.0	81.3
93	83	Greenwich	4.1	215	1.70	49.0	80.9
35	35	Queen's, Belfast	4.0	363	2.90	48.0	88.8
41	36	Goldsmiths College	4.0	360	2.65	48.0	87.8
59	61	Sheffield Hallam	4.0	323	2.20	48.0	85.2
60	53	Winchester	4.1	311	2.25	46.0	85.0
76	60	Kingston	4.0	267	2.40	46.0	83.8
52	57	Swansea	3.9	338	2.60	45.0	86.0
95	80	Falmouth	4.0	286		45.0	80.7
100	88	Bolton	4.0	223	1.40	45.0	78.7
62	63	Portsmouth	4.1	298	2.40	44.0	84.9
80	85	Gloucestershire	4.1	267	2.15	44.0	83.1
96	92	University of Wales, Newport	4.2			44.0	80.6
102	75	Plymouth St Mark and St John	4.1	218	1.00	44.0	77.0
72	72	Manchester Metropolitan	3.9	320	2.35	43.0	84.3
98	102	Derby	4.2	242		43.0	79.8
69	57	Bangor	4.0	295	2.55	42.0	84.3
81	72	Brighton	3.8	314	2.20	42.0	83.0
82	67	West of England, Bristol	4.0	298	2.20	40.0	82.7
94	92	Northampton	4.1	255	1.85	40.0	80.8
79	92	Glamorgan	4.2	268	2.40	38.0	83.2
89	83	Ulster	4.1	253	2.25	38.0	81.7
103	98	Bradford	3.8	219		38.0	76.7
104	101	East London	4.0	206		36.0	76.6
91	97	Chichester	4.4	294	1.95	31.0	81.3
97	96	Liverpool John Moores	4.1	281	2.10	31.0	80.6
101	100	UWIC, Cardiff	4.0	277		29.0	77.2
66	-	Buckingham	4.5	311			84.6
67	70	Aston	3.9	333	1.85		84.5
68	77	Edinburgh Napier	4.0	307	1.95		84.4
84	67	Surrey	3.6	370			82.2
105	-	London South Bank	3.5	208			76.1

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