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
16	24	Aberdeen	4.1	372	4	75.0	92.1
50	57	Aberystwyth	4.0	331	4	48.0	85.0
52	48	Anglia Ruskin	3.7	279	5	59.0	84.3
52	61	Bangor	3.8	326	4	50.0	84.3
52	59	Bath Spa	4.0	304	4	49.0	84.3
67	78	Bedfordshire	4.0	254		70.0	81.8
39	26	Birmingham	3.6	412	5	59.0	87.5
56	54	Birmingham City	3.9	268	3a	68.0	83.7
45	45	Bishop Grosseteste	4.4	308		76.0	85.9
75	54	Bolton		182	3a	64.0	80.3
60	44	Brighton	3.7	292		77.0	83.0
15	11	Bristol	3.9	473	5	68.0	92.2
62	60	Brunel	3.8	305	3a	51.0	82.8
1	3	Cambridge		497	5*	73.0	100.0
90	92	Canterbury Christ Church	4.0	254		42.0	75.8
21	19	Cardiff	4.0	411	5*	56.0	91.2
83	84	Chester		306	2	50.0	78.1
64	40	Chichester		292	3a	50.0	82.3
58	56	Cumbria	3.7	281	3a	74.0	83.6
41	41	De Montfort	4.0	269	5	54.0	86.7
91	93	Derby	4.0	253		40.0	75.1
22	36	Dundee	4.1	413	4	62.0	91.1
3	1	Durham	4.1	501	5*	76.0	99.2
31	38	East Anglia	4.0	385	5	58.0	89.5
71	74	Edge Hill	4.0	271	3b	56.0	81.1
9	9	Edinburgh	3.8	450	5*	63.0	94.0
42	43	Essex	3.9	313	4	59.0	86.3
13	21	Exeter	4.2	433	5	61.0	92.4
64	70	Falmouth		271	3b	61.0	82.3
67	66	Glamorgan	3.9	252	4	45.0	81.8
11	19	Glasgow	4.1	422	5*	61.0	92.7
61	61	Gloucestershire	4.1	272	4	41.0	82.9
22	34	Goldsmiths College	4.0	354	5	64.0	91.1
93	89	Greenwich		219		43.0	70.7
45	47	Hertfordshire	3.8	276	3a	70.0	85.9
81	-	Huddersfield	3.8	292	3a	42.0	79.6
24	18	Hull	4.0	325	5	72.0	91.0
32	37	Keele	3.8	324	5	67.0	89.2
30	26	Kent	4.1	335	5	64.0	90.0
34	23	King's College London	3.9	421	4	58.0	88.9
72	70	Kingston	4.0	240	3a	47.0	81.0
40	46	Lampeter	3.7	312	5	60.0	87.0
28	29	Lancaster	3.9	407	5	56.0	90.2
8	6	Leeds	4.0	447	5*	64.0	94.6
85	82	Leeds Metropolitan	3.7	282		54.0	77.9
12	17	Leicester	4.3	378	5	62.0	92.5
88	88	Lincoln	3.9	282		44.0	76.3
19	15	Liverpool	3.9	425	5*	58.0	91.6
78	79	Liverpool John Moores	3.9	249	4	43.0	80.1
33	33	Loughborough	4.3	366	5	59.0	89.0
38	28	Manchester	3.6	433	5	52.0	88.2
56	50	Manchester Metropolitan	3.8	317	4	53.0	83.7
55	53	Middlesex	4.1	249	4	65.0	83.9
18	14	Newcastle	3.6	427	5	65.0	91.7
44	-	Newman	3.9	244	3b	85.0	86.0
78	79	Northampton	3.9	225	4	46.0	80.1
66	73	Northumbria	3.8	307	3a	52.0	82.1
13	10	Nottingham	3.7	443	5	65.0	92.4
43	41	Nottingham Trent		257	5	66.0	86.1
4	4	Oxford	4.2	499	5*	71.0	98.2
36	31	Oxford Brookes	4.0	341	5	66.0	88.7
77	76	Plymouth	3.9	295	3a	39.0	80.2
87	76	Plymouth St Mark and St John	4.2	221		48.0	76.8
58	69	Portsmouth	3.9	312	4	52.0	83.6
17	25	Queen Mary	4.2	369	5	64.0	92.0
28	22	Queen's, Belfast	3.8	349	5	64.0	90.2
36	32	Reading	4.2	359	5*	48.0	88.7
51	58	Roehampton	3.7	245	4	61.0	84.4
10	13	Royal Holloway	4.0	422	5	66.0	93.0
47	51	Salford	3.9	286	5	50.0	85.8
26	16	Sheffield	3.8	443	5	59.0	90.6
70	65	Sheffield Hallam	3.7	293	4	42.0	81.5
20	11	Southampton	4.1	387	5	59.0	91.3
5	8	St Andrews	4.2	469	5*	75.0	97.3
74	76	St Mary's	4.1	239	4	51.0	80.7
86	86	Staffordshire	3.4	246	3a	50.0	77.5
25	34	Stirling		327	5	67.0	90.8
27	39	Strathclyde	3.7	468	5	57.0	90.3
63	61	Sunderland	3.9	243	4	56.0	82.6
34	30	Sussex	3.6	429	5	57.0	88.9
49	49	Swansea	3.9	324	4	48.0	85.2
84	87	Teesside	4.0	276		50.0	78.0
78	74	Ulster		253	4	50.0	80.1
2	2	University College London	4.3	485	5*	77.0	99.9
89	90	University of Wales, Newport		232		60.0	75.9
7	5	Warwick	3.9	463	5*	70.0	95.1
48	51	West of England, Bristol	3.9	279	4	59.0	85.6
82	85	Westminster	3.8	238	3b	53.0	78.9
75	68	Winchester	4.0	279	3a	49.0	80.3
92	91	Wolverhampton	3.8	195		45.0	74.0
69	64	Worcester	3.9	265	3b	58.0	81.6
6	7	York	3.8	486	5*	67.0	95.5
73	72	York St John	3.7	282	3b	59.0	80.9

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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