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
3	11	Surrey	4.2	322	5*	62.0	89.8
37	30	Portsmouth	4.2	283	3a	56.0	83.3
62	70	Ulster	4.1	285	3b	36.0	77.0
58	-	St Mary's	4.1			54.0	77.6
5	3	Aberdeen	4.1	365	5	60.0	89.0
42	47	Glasgow Caledonian	4.1		3a	48.0	80.4
45	52	Brighton	4.1	274	3b	48.0	79.6
67	69	Staffordshire	4.0	242	3a	36.0	76.2
70	87	Winchester	4.0	243		46.0	75.7
74	73	Northampton	4.0	208	3b	38.0	74.9
76	80	Gloucestershire	4.0	229		42.0	74.4
4	2	Warwick	4.0	386	5	60.0	89.1
12	28	Exeter	3.9	370	5	58.0	87.5
51	65	Worcester	3.9	270	2	50.0	78.5
65	75	Bath Spa	3.9	267		48.0	76.5
7	12	Durham	3.9	365	4	66.0	88.4
41	36	Hull	3.9	269	3a	50.0	81.1
16	10	Essex	3.9	322	5*	52.0	86.9
32	39	Birmingham	3.9	370	3a	56.0	83.9
72	82	Canterbury Christ Church	3.9	234		48.0	75.4
65	67	Bedfordshire	3.9	203		58.0	76.5
33	38	Oxford Brookes	3.9	299	4	52.0	83.8
53	59	London South Bank	3.9	172	4	42.0	77.8
19	16	Kent	3.8	281	5*	52.0	85.6
78	-	Lincoln	3.8	255		40.0	74.3
11	14	Manchester	3.8	403	5*	48.0	88.0
40	35	Reading	3.8		3a	52.0	81.5
45	49	Teesside	3.8	216	3a	56.0	79.6
53	49	West of England, Bristol	3.8	248	3a	38.0	77.8
22	22	Leicester	3.8	319	4	62.0	85.4
59	52	Central Lancashire	3.8	241	3b	46.0	77.4
85	79	Liverpool John Moores	3.8	218		34.0	72.1
26	26	Aston	3.8	307	5	56.0	84.9
15	29	Lancaster	3.8	344	5*	56.0	87.0
61	59	Anglia Ruskin	3.8	255	3a	44.0	77.2
6	5	Loughborough	3.8	343	5*	60.0	88.6
86	86	Glamorgan	3.8	216		32.0	71.5
7	8	Leeds	3.8	340	5	66.0	88.4
42	42	Bangor	3.8	246	3a	50.0	80.4
13	31	Strathclyde	3.7	458	3a	60.0	87.4
84	45	Sheffield Hallam	3.7	246		32.0	72.2
18	24	Newcastle	3.7	347	4	62.0	85.9
39	40	Nottingham Trent	3.7	238	3a	62.0	81.9
47	46	Kingston	3.7	216	4	42.0	79.2
29	17	Nottingham	3.7	330	4	54.0	84.4
17	21	Glasgow	3.7	432	4	52.0	86.7
76	71	Leeds Metropolitan	3.7	246		44.0	74.4
44	41	Northumbria	3.7	275	3a	48.0	80.0
52	54	Salford	3.7	253	4	32.0	78.1
29	19	Southampton	3.7	361	5	44.0	84.4
73	62	East Anglia	3.7	327		38.0	75.2
2	4	Bristol	3.7	401	5	72.0	90.0
10	9	Edinburgh	3.7	450	5	52.0	88.3
80	75	Birmingham City	3.7	252		38.0	73.2
19	-	Royal Holloway	3.7		4	66.0	85.6
31	18	Brunel	3.7	304	5	50.0	84.0
68	72	Roehampton	3.7	206	3a	42.0	76.1
81	81	Buckinghamshire New	3.7	169		48.0	72.9
35	27	Goldsmiths College	3.6	258	5*	48.0	83.6
7	7	London School of Economics	3.6	428	5	56.0	88.4
21	12	York	3.6	367	5	50.0	85.5
71	57	Manchester Metropolitan	3.6	252	3a	34.0	75.6
34	34	Queen's, Belfast	3.6	314	5	48.0	83.7
59	66	Plymouth	3.6	245	4	40.0	77.4
28	24	Keele	3.6	298	5	60.0	84.8
36	33	Liverpool	3.6	322	4	56.0	83.5
23	19	Sheffield	3.6	348	5	56.0	85.2
26	23	Cardiff	3.5	350	5	50.0	84.9
48	43	East London	3.5	180	4	52.0	78.8
38	31	City	3.5	283	4	58.0	83.2
25	15	Sussex	3.5	366	4	56.0	85.0
53	44	Middlesex	3.4	180	4	54.0	77.8
13	6	Bath	3.4	349	5	70.0	87.4
69	62	Westminster	3.4	227	3a	38.0	75.9
74	58	Sunderland	3.4	226	3a	34.0	74.9
1	1	Cambridge		505	5	80.0	100.0
23	37	Stirling		319	5	52.0	85.2
48	51	West of Scotland		295	3a	46.0	78.8
50	55	Bradford		218	4	58.0	78.7
53	48	Robert Gordon		289		60.0	77.8
57	-	Abertay Dundee		332		54.0	77.7
62	61	Greenwich		196	3a	48.0	77.0
64	64	Napier		295		56.0	76.9
79	77	Chester		292		42.0	73.3
82	78	Wolverhampton		192		54.0	72.8
83	56	Derby		229	2	38.0	72.7
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