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CUG Rank University Name Entry Standards
Entry Standards
The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University.

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Student Satisfaction
Student Satisfaction
A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive.

Maximum score: 5.00

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Research Assessment
Research Assessment
The average quality of the research undertaken in the University.

Maximum score: 4.00

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Graduate Prospects
Graduate Prospects
A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University.

Maximum score: 100

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Overall Score
Overall Score
The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology.

Maximum score: 1000.0

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2012 2011
14 5 Royal Holloway 380 3.96 3.45 64 92.5
9 3 Manchester 424 3.96 3.30 74 95.6
11 10 Birmingham 440 3.95 3.30 64 94.0
2 1 Cambridge 485 3.78 3.25 86 99.5
4 4 King's College London 479 3.87 3.25 74 97.1
5 11 Sheffield 382 3.99 3.25 86 96.3
12 12 Southampton 384 3.96 3.25 74 93.5
1 2 Oxford 474 4.10 3.20 84 100.0
6 6 York 424 4.02 3.20 78 96.1
10 14 Newcastle 358 4.27 3.10 80 94.5
16 13 Nottingham 438 3.80 3.10 64 91.8
17 - SOAS 389 3.78 3.05 91.6
18 18 Lancaster 370 3.65 3.05 80 91.3
26 19 Queen's, Belfast 355 3.82 2.95 64 87.4
3 8 Bristol 442 4.41 2.90 86 98.8
7 7 Royal Academy of Music 3.92 2.90 94 95.9
24 22 Glasgow 407 3.94 2.90 56 88.2
28 31 City 369 3.81 2.90 62 87.1
29 21 Goldsmiths College 329 3.61 2.90 72 86.6
30 30 Huddersfield 286 3.94 2.90 70 86.1
15 19 Surrey 419 3.85 2.85 76 92.2
23 17 Bangor 300 4.12 2.85 74 88.3
55 50 Brighton 269 3.77 2.85 32 75.8
13 25 Sussex 361 4.28 2.80 80 92.6
25 26 Leeds 371 3.94 2.80 64 87.8
32 27 Keele 286 3.94 2.80 72 85.9
8 9 Durham 462 4.15 2.75 80 95.9
22 24 Cardiff 383 4.05 2.75 64 88.5
20 28 Edinburgh 446 3.75 2.70 70 90.5
33 35 Liverpool 345 3.96 2.55 60 84.2
40 39 De Montfort 291 3.93 2.55 52 80.0
21 16 Royal College of Music 331 3.95 2.50 92 90.3
45 38 Coventry 287 3.58 2.45 58 78.6
27 23 Birmingham City 310 3.86 2.40 88 87.4
36 42 Brunel 309 3.78 2.40 62 81.1
41 33 Aberdeen 287 4.10 2.40 52 79.7
19 15 Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama 342 2.35 90 90.8
43 54 Plymouth 225 3.98 2.35 64 78.8
35 34 Hull 275 4.15 2.25 70 82.5
39 45 Oxford Brookes 284 3.94 2.25 62 80.0
31 32 Royal Northern College of Music 325 3.75 2.20 88 86.1
44 40 Bath Spa 297 3.82 2.20 58 78.6
34 40 East Anglia 354 4.02 2.15 64 83.1
59 53 Canterbury Christ Church 212 3.88 2.15 58 75.1
49 46 Ulster 273 3.55 2.05 66 76.9
57 56 Salford 290 3.64 2.00 56 75.6
60 49 Westminster 252 3.64 2.00 56 74.0
68 60 Anglia Ruskin 248 3.65 1.95 40 70.0
63 59 Hertfordshire 252 3.99 1.70 50 72.6
66 65 Kingston 234 3.60 1.45 60 70.2
69 67 West London 248 3.54 1.30 62 69.9
51 62 Edinburgh Napier 366 3.62 1.05 76 76.8
37 42 Middlesex 294 3.43 80 80.6
38 36 Glamorgan 319 3.55 72 80.5
42 37 Roehampton 3.81 64 79.2
46 - Chester 225 3.85 72 78.2
47 - Edge Hill 253 3.99 77.1
48 51 Bournemouth 249 4.00 76.9
50 55 Derby 271 4.06 52 76.8
52 - University of Wales, Newport 3.78 56 76.7
53 46 Chichester 274 3.83 54 76.2
54 - Manchester Metropolitan 236 3.79 62 76.1
56 - Leeds Metropolitan 230 3.96 75.6
58 62 Falmouth 246 3.78 56 75.2
61 46 Liverpool John Moores 181 4.03 73.4
62 65 Southampton Solent 259 3.97 38 72.8
64 44 Central Lancashire 222 3.77 48 72.4
65 61 Buckinghamshire New 230 3.67 40 70.4
67 56 East London 226 3.42 46 70.2
70 64 York St John 3.69 34 69.6
71 - West of Scotland 304 28 68.3
72 52 Northampton 153 3.73 44 68.3

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.

Click here for details of the league table methodology; read about how to interpret the league table measures.

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

 

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