University Subject Tables 2011

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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
2011	2010	University Name
1	1	Cambridge	4.2	502	3.20	82.0	100.0
2	2	Oxford	4.0	503	3.10	78.0	98.4
3	3	University College London	4.1	487	3.00	75.0	97.7
4	4	Bath	3.9	480	3.10	68.0	95.8
5	7	Bristol	4.0	454	2.60	70.0	94.2
5	9	Sheffield	4.0	412	2.70	74.0	94.2
7	5	York	4.0	439	2.80	65.0	93.6
8	12	Durham	4.0	423	2.70	67.0	93.1
8	15	Royal Holloway	4.2	398	2.85	65.0	93.1
10	12	Warwick	3.9	438	2.65	65.0	92.9
11	17	Sussex	4.0	387	2.70	69.0	92.7
12	29	Edinburgh	3.7	427	2.70	65.0	92.0
12	16	Leeds	3.8	432	2.55	65.0	92.0
14	14	Cardiff	3.8	425	2.90	60.0	91.9
14	10	Exeter	4.1	431	2.60	58.0	91.9
14	27	Lancaster	3.9	404	2.35	69.0	91.9
17	11	Birmingham	3.7	406	3.05	60.0	91.7
17	6	St Andrews	4.1	444	2.85	53.0	91.7
19	8	Glasgow	4.0	387	2.80	61.0	91.6
19	17	Kent	3.9	371	2.30	73.0	91.6
21	20	Aston	4.0	378	2.50	66.0	91.4
22	22	Nottingham	3.8	430	2.65	60.0	91.1
23	23	Southampton	4.0	421	2.70	56.0	91.0
24	32	City	3.9	347	2.45	70.0	90.8
25	21	Newcastle	3.9	430	2.35	60.0	90.6
25	37	Surrey	3.6	403	2.35	68.0	90.6
27	30	Leicester	3.9	367	1.85	70.0	89.5
28	19	Hull	4.1	320	2.20	66.0	89.3
29	26	Loughborough	3.9	404	1.75	62.0	88.8
29	27	Strathclyde	4.0	369	2.05	61.0	88.8
31	31	Northumbria	3.9	332	2.15	64.0	88.4
32	35	Bangor	4.0	301	2.75	55.0	88.1
32	25	Essex	3.9	334	2.60	55.0	88.1
32	35	Manchester	3.4	418	2.45	54.0	88.1
35	24	Aberdeen	4.1	322	2.45	54.0	87.7
35	33	Reading	3.7	383	2.65	49.0	87.7
37	33	Brunel	3.9	338	2.25	58.0	87.6
38	39	Goldsmiths College	3.8	309	2.50	57.0	87.4
39	40	Liverpool	3.8	392	2.15	50.0	86.9
40	45	Central Lancashire	4.0	292	1.95	61.0	86.6
40	38	Portsmouth	4.0	344	2.05	52.0	86.6
40	41	Swansea	3.9	333	2.20	54.0	86.6
43	47	Stirling	4.2	322	1.90	54.0	86.5
44	46	Bournemouth	3.9	268	2.25	60.0	86.3
45	48	Nottingham Trent	4.1	284	1.65	63.0	86.2
46	50	Lincoln	4.1	299	2.00	55.0	86.0
47	44	Dundee	4.2	323	2.25	43.0	85.5
48	48	Oxford Brookes	4.0	354	2.00	46.0	85.4
48	50	Queen's, Belfast	3.7	368	2.15	46.0	85.4
48	50	Staffordshire	3.8	243	1.88	65.0	85.4
51	43	Keele	3.9	303	1.90	55.0	85.3
52	42	East Anglia	3.8	348	1.75	52.0	85.1
52	54	Hertfordshire	4.0	268	2.20	53.0	85.1
54	57	Plymouth	3.9	307	2.20	49.0	85.0
55	66	Manchester Metropolitan	3.7	332	2.01	48.0	84.5
56	58	Bath Spa	4.0	287	1.65	53.0	84.2
57	61	Greenwich	3.7	276	1.70	58.0	84.0
58	62	Glasgow Caledonian	3.9	327	1.60	48.0	83.9
59	100	Cumbria	3.5	258		73.0	83.7
60	77	Leeds Metropolitan	3.6	317		63.0	83.6
61	-	Anglia Ruskin	3.8	251	2.25	47.0	83.2
61	55	West of England, Bristol	3.8	308	2.25	40.0	83.2
63	97	Salford	3.5	314	2.20	43.0	82.9
64	-	Aberystwyth	4.2	294			82.7
64	94	Bolton	3.5	242	1.30	66.0	82.7
64	53	East London	3.8	182	2.05	57.0	82.7
67	70	Chester	4.0	274		56.0	82.3
67	59	Coventry	4.1	296	1.32	46.0	82.3
69	56	Edinburgh Napier	3.8	254	1.30	55.0	82.1
69	64	Middlesex	3.5	204	1.50	64.0	82.1
71	70	Liverpool John Moores	3.9	270	2.00	41.0	82.0
71	72	Roehampton	3.6	222	1.90	53.0	82.0
71	84	Thames Valley	3.9	233	1.10	59.0	82.0
74	62	Heriot-Watt	3.9	320	1.40	43.0	81.9
74	64	York St John	3.8	283	1.05	54.0	81.9
76	67	Sheffield Hallam	3.7	308	1.55	44.0	81.8
77	59	Westminster	3.7	259	1.75	47.0	81.6
78	69	Teesside	4.1	258		51.0	81.5
79	67	Worcester	3.5	237	1.40	55.0	81.0
80	81	Derby	3.8	240	1.65	46.0	80.9
81	79	St Mary's	4.1	233		51.0	80.8
82	82	Sunderland	4.1	256	1.40	41.0	80.6
82	91	UWIC, Cardiff	3.9	268		50.0	80.6
84	77	Abertay Dundee		232	1.70	49.0	80.5
84	83	Ulster	3.8	232	2.00	39.0	80.5
86	88	Gloucestershire	3.8	264	1.35	44.0	80.4
86	95	Queen Margaret		297		51.0	80.4
88	-	Leeds Trinity	3.8	244	1.40	46.0	80.2
89	80	Glamorgan	3.8	241	1.35	45.0	80.1
90	74	Winchester	3.9	277		43.0	79.8
91	85	De Montfort	4.0	244		46.0	79.7
92	93	Buckinghamshire New	3.6	200		57.0	79.6
93	98	Bradford	4.0	230		47.0	79.5
93	74	Kingston	3.8	224	1.65	41.0	79.5
93	-	London Metropolitan	3.7	219	1.60	44.0	79.5
96	100	Bedfordshire	3.9	214		50.0	79.4
97	98	Huddersfield	4.1	266		38.0	79.2
98	90	London South Bank	3.6	224	1.80	39.0	79.1
99	73	Canterbury Christ Church	3.9	259		42.0	78.9
100	85	Brighton	3.7	303		37.0	78.6
101	88	Northampton	3.9	256		39.0	78.4
101	85	Southampton Solent	3.7	259		42.0	78.4
103	102	Newman	4.0	232		39.0	78.1
104	91	Edge Hill	3.3	278		42.0	77.5
105	96	University of Wales, Newport	3.4	207			76.3

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