University Subject Tables 2008

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Mechanical Engineering

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
9	-	Aberdeen	454	4	88.0	90.7
14	-	Aston	299	5	92.0	88.0
2	-	Bath	462	5*	84.0	95.4
22	-	Birmingham	364	4	82.0	86.0
55	-	Bolton	165		62.0	68.3
36	-	Bradford	231	5	66.0	80.2
51	-	Brighton	247	3b	52.0	71.4
7	-	Bristol	451	5	78.0	91.7
29	-	Brunel	346	5	66.0	82.1
1	-	Cambridge	553	5*	90.0	100.0
16	-	Cardiff	370	4	78.0	87.4
41	-	Central Lancashire	241		82.0	76.5
45	-	City	234	4		75.3
40	-	Coventry	230	3a	70.0	77.2
44	-	Dundee	316		70.0	75.4
21	-	Edinburgh	427	4	76.0	86.4
33	-	Exeter	316	4	70.0	81.1
15	-	Glasgow	418	5	72.0	87.9
32	-	Greenwich		3a	72.0	81.3
42	-	Harper Adams	288		76.0	76.2
24	-	Heriot-Watt	373	4	68.0	84.7
47	-	Hertfordshire	240	3a	66.0	75.0
50	-	Huddersfield	238	4	58.0	71.8
24	-	Hull	304	4	84.0	84.7
3	-	Imperial College	469	5*	80.0	93.2
35	-	King's College London	316	5	64.0	80.5
43	-	Kingston	206	3a	68.0	75.8
13	-	Leeds	354	5*	76.0	88.4
19	-	Leicester	303	5	78.0	86.9
3	-	Liverpool	376	5*	86.0	93.2
54	-	Liverpool John Moores	189	3a	56.0	69.2
12	-	Loughborough	391	5	80.0	89.3
18	-	Manchester	383	5	70.0	87.2
52	-	Manchester Metropolitan	238	3a	40.0	70.7
16	-	Newcastle	378	4	80.0	87.4
45	-	Northumbria	223	3b	72.0	75.3
11	-	Nottingham	424	5	80.0	90.3
27	-	Nottingham Trent		3b	90.0	84.0
38	-	Oxford Brookes	354		78.0	78.9
49	-	Plymouth	165	4	76.0	74.6
31	-	Portsmouth	263	4	84.0	81.7
34	-	Queen Mary	274	5	64.0	81.0
10	-	Queen's, Belfast	379	5*	80.0	90.4
30	-	Robert Gordon	300	3b	86.0	81.8
6	-	Sheffield	406	5	84.0	91.9
53	-	Sheffield Hallam	210	3a	62.0	70.3
5	-	Southampton	412	5*	80.0	92.6
37	-	Staffordshire	192	3b	82.0	79.6
8	-	Strathclyde	480	5	76.0	91.0
20	-	Surrey	331	4	82.0	86.5
27	-	Sussex		5	68.0	84.0
26	-	Swansea	275	4	78.0	84.4
39	-	Ulster	222	4	62.0	78.1
23	-	University College London	366	5	68.0	85.1
47	-	West of England, Bristol	247	3b	68.0	75.0

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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