University Subject Tables 2008

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Economics

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
25	-	Aberdeen	406	3a	66.0	82.6
53	-	Aberystwyth	267	3b	52.0	68.8
46	-	Anglia Ruskin		2	72.0	72.5
7	-	Bath	452	5	78.0	91.1
17	-	Birmingham	419	4	72.0	85.9
50	-	Bradford	196	3b	72.0	70.4
8	-	Bristol	449	4	80.0	90.7
44	-	Brunel	299	4	52.0	76.9
2	-	Cambridge	538	5	92.0	98.4
20	-	Cardiff	382	5	68.0	85.5
35	-	City	329	3a	68.0	79.2
62	-	Coventry	260		46.0	61.9
43	-	Dundee	354	3a	54.0	77.1
9	-	Durham	473	4	80.0	90.3
39	-	East Anglia	357	4	54.0	78.4
51	-	East London		3a	58.0	70.1
13	-	Edinburgh	468	4	74.0	88.4
22	-	Essex	323	5*	64.0	84.2
14	-	Exeter	407	5	70.0	87.0
23	-	Glasgow	400	4	66.0	83.5
64	-	Greenwich	194	3b	42.0	60.2
52	-	Heriot-Watt	345	4	40.0	69.3
56	-	Hertfordshire	206	3a	42.0	65.3
25	-	Hull	343	4	78.0	82.6
39	-	Keele	312	3a	64.0	78.4
34	-	Kent	304	4	60.0	79.4
59	-	Kingston	177		60.0	62.8
16	-	Lancaster	374	5*	64.0	86.2
17	-	Leeds	415	5	74.0	85.9
55	-	Leeds Metropolitan	258		60.0	65.9
24	-	Leicester	360	5	62.0	82.9
37	-	Liverpool	346	4	58.0	79.1
63	-	Liverpool John Moores	223		46.0	60.5
1	-	London School of Economics	508	5*	88.0	100.0
27	-	Loughborough	377	3a	72.0	82.2
30	-	Manchester	411	4	56.0	81.0
48	-	Manchester Metropolitan	254	3a	58.0	71.7
61	-	Middlesex	172		58.0	62.0
29	-	Newcastle	388	4	70.0	82.0
58	-	Northumbria	297	3b	40.0	63.5
6	-	Nottingham	481	5	78.0	93.7
53	-	Nottingham Trent	246	3b	60.0	68.8
5	-	Oxford	538	5	76.0	93.8
57	-	Plymouth	201	3b	56.0	64.5
47	-	Portsmouth	223	4	58.0	72.3
31	-	Queen Mary	348	5	56.0	80.7
32	-	Queen's, Belfast	366	4	60.0	80.4
32	-	Reading	347	5	64.0	80.4
15	-	Royal Holloway	369	4	80.0	86.3
49	-	Salford	318	3a	40.0	70.7
42	-	Sheffield	377	3a	56.0	77.6
19	-	SOAS	365	4	78.0	85.6
11	-	Southampton	428	5	68.0	88.8
12	-	St Andrews	458	4	76.0	88.6
35	-	Stirling	301	4	60.0	79.2
38	-	Strathclyde	413	4	56.0	79.0
21	-	Surrey	315	3a	84.0	84.3
28	-	Sussex	364	4	66.0	82.1
41	-	Swansea	260	4	60.0	77.7
45	-	Ulster	265	4	58.0	73.9
3	-	University College London	477	5*	86.0	98.3
4	-	Warwick	483	5*	86.0	96.7
60	-	West of England, Bristol	215		54.0	62.5
10	-	York	463	5	66.0	89.5

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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