University Subject Tables 2008

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Sociology

CUG Rank		University Name	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
2008	2007	University Name		Research Assessment
1	-	Cambridge	507	5	86.0	100.0
6	-	Bath	345	5	72.0	89.8
2	-	Warwick	400	5	66.0	91.2
4	-	Bristol	396	5	66.0	90.1
30	-	Portsmouth	281	3a	66.0	83.3
45	-	Sheffield Hallam	270		64.0	77.1
5	-	Loughborough	349	5*	62.0	89.9
8	-	Leeds	370	5	62.0	89.1
3	-	Aberdeen	435	5	60.0	90.9
10	-	Essex	333	5*	60.0	88.8
11	-	Surrey	307	5*	60.0	87.9
12	-	Durham	383	4	60.0	87.6
22	-	Leicester	328	4	60.0	84.8
48	-	Robert Gordon	271		60.0	76.1
7	-	London School of Economics	414	5	58.0	89.7
18	-	Brunel	287	5	58.0	85.2
15	-	Sussex	385	4	56.0	86.6
16	-	Kent	276	5*	56.0	85.8
24	-	Newcastle	350	4	56.0	84.6
31	-	City	281	4	56.0	83.0
33	-	Liverpool	302	4	56.0	82.9
40	-	Nottingham Trent	271	3a	56.0	80.4
44	-	Middlesex	189	4	56.0	77.5
12	-	York	382	5	54.0	87.6
24	-	Keele	327	5	54.0	84.6
26	-	Aston	314	5	54.0	84.2
43	-	East London	173	4	54.0	77.8
67	-	Bedfordshire	208		54.0	72.4
17	-	Nottingham	377	4	52.0	85.4
19	-	Sheffield	355	5	52.0	85.1
19	-	Southampton	326	5	52.0	85.1
27	-	Goldsmiths College	248	5*	52.0	83.9
35	-	Reading	355	3a	52.0	82.4
36	-	Hull	348	3a	52.0	82.1
39	-	Birmingham	361	3a	52.0	81.5
41	-	Northumbria	271	3a	52.0	79.4
49	-	Teesside	205	3a	52.0	76.0
56	-	Derby	216	2	52.0	74.7
9	-	Edinburgh	452	5	50.0	89.0
23	-	Cardiff	343	5	48.0	84.7
31	-	Strathclyde	400	3a	48.0	83.0
52	-	Central Lancashire	249	3b	48.0	75.4
55	-	Bradford	217	4	48.0	74.9
68	-	Liverpool Hope	206	2	48.0	72.2
21	-	Glasgow	406	4	46.0	84.9
29	-	Lancaster	316	5*	46.0	83.6
38	-	Oxford Brookes	318	4	46.0	81.8
42	-	Bangor	254	3a	46.0	78.0
52	-	Brighton	263	3b	46.0	75.4
64	-	Napier	283		46.0	73.0
65	-	Worcester	222	2	46.0	72.9
71	-	Leeds Metropolitan	243		46.0	71.6
81	-	Buckinghamshire Chilterns	172		46.0	69.1
14	-	Manchester	397	5*	44.0	87.1
28	-	Exeter	374	5	44.0	83.8
34	-	Queen's, Belfast	311	5	44.0	82.6
37	-	Stirling	321	5	44.0	81.9
75	-	Central England	230		44.0	70.6
78	-	Wolverhampton	214		44.0	70.1
46	-	Kingston	213	4	42.0	77.0
62	-	East Anglia	315		42.0	73.1
73	-	Northampton	203	3b	42.0	71.3
74	-	Southampton Solent	213	2	42.0	70.9
75	-	Bath Spa	242		42.0	70.6
47	-	Glasgow Caledonian	313	3a	40.0	76.8
49	-	West of England, Bristol	261	3a	40.0	76.0
51	-	Paisley	278	3a	40.0	75.5
79	-	Liverpool John Moores	240		40.0	70.0
58	-	Sunderland	203	3a	38.0	73.5
61	-	Greenwich	195	3a	38.0	73.2
62	-	Westminster	191	3a	38.0	73.1
82	-	Canterbury Christ Church	222		38.0	68.8
83	-	Huddersfield		2	38.0	68.6
57	-	Manchester Metropolitan	260	3a	36.0	73.9
70	-	Ulster	257	3b	36.0	71.8
77	-	Chester	280		36.0	70.4
80	-	Gloucestershire	258		36.0	69.6
84	-	Coventry	216		36.0	68.1
84	-	UWIC, Cardiff	215		36.0	68.1
59	-	London South Bank	188	4	34.0	73.3
66	-	Plymouth	208	4	34.0	72.7
69	-	Staffordshire	257	3a	34.0	72.0
72	-	Roehampton	207	3a	34.0	71.5
87	-	Winchester	213		32.0	67.0
86	-	Glamorgan	235		30.0	67.3
54	-	Salford	256	4	28.0	75.1
59	-	Anglia Ruskin	254	3a		73.3

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