University Subject Tables 2009

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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	Ofsted Ofsted A guide to the quality of teaching you can expect from the University, based on inspections by the Office for Standards in Education. 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
1	4	Cambridge	448	5	95.0	3.8	100.0
2	2	Aberdeen	414	5	100.0		99.0
3	9	Dundee	474	3a	91.0		96.1
4	7	Edinburgh	426	4	93.0		91.0
5	8	Stirling	349	4	96.0		89.6
6	10	Cardiff	347	5*	65.0		88.1
6	13	Strathclyde	430	4	89.0		88.1
8	12	Exeter	346	5	70.0	3.7	87.6
9	11	Warwick	339	4	77.0	3.5	87.3
10	18	Durham	377	5	91.0	3.0	86.4
11	14	Canterbury Christ Church	310	3a	91.0	3.7	85.6
12	17	Glasgow	367	4	98.0		85.0
12	16	Nottingham		4		3.3	85.0
14	22	West of Scotland	390		95.0		84.7
15	24	Reading	293	3a	94.0	3.3	84.6
16	28	Brunel	330	3a	92.0	3.2	84.2
17	20	King's College London		5		3.0	83.7
17	20	Sussex		5		3.0	83.7
19	29	Manchester	352	4	53.0	3.7	83.4
20	23	Brighton	300	3b	95.0	3.3	83.1
21	61	York	355	4	59.0	3.3	82.7
22	31	Birmingham	337	5	56.0	3.2	81.0
23	50	Manchester Metropolitan	284	4	81.0	3.3	79.7
23	31	Staffordshire		2		3.3	79.7
25	48	Aberystwyth	293	3a	69.0		79.4
25	29	Hull	254	3a	90.0	3.2	79.4
27	34	Edge Hill	280	3b	88.0	3.3	79.1
28	41	Birmingham City	297	3b	84.0	3.3	79.0
29	36	Cumbria	272	3b	84.0	3.3	78.9
29	42	Sunderland	262	3a	90.0	3.3	78.9
31	34	Leeds	357	4	55.0	3.0	78.7
32	38	Goldsmiths College	231	4	95.0	2.8	78.4
33	19	Northumbria	290	3b	68.0	3.5	78.1
34	56	Winchester	270	3b	80.0	3.3	78.0
35	39	York St John	276		83.0	3.3	77.7
36	56	Oxford Brookes	291	3b	77.0	3.2	76.7
37	67	Worcester	268	3b	77.0	3.2	76.6
38	66	Wolverhampton	221	2	79.0	3.5	76.4
39	70	Bedfordshire	252		81.0	3.3	76.3
40	62	Middlesex	206	2	91.0	3.2	76.0
41	52	Anglia Ruskin	276	3b	80.0	3.0	75.9
42	54	Northampton	247	3b	73.0	3.3	75.7
43	43	Nottingham Trent	279	3b	78.0	3.0	75.6
43	46	West of England, Bristol	250	3a	78.0	3.2	75.6
45	65	Plymouth	249	3a	69.0	3.3	75.4
45	54	St Mary's	273		89.0	3.0	75.4
47	52	Chichester	265	2	82.0	3.0	75.1
48	-	Newman	237		86.0	3.2	75.0
49	43	UWIC, Cardiff	258		85.0		74.7
50	45	Sheffield Hallam	280	3a	75.0	3.0	74.6
51	65	Plymouth St Mark and St John	248		81.0	3.2	74.5
52	58	Bangor	256	3a	82.0		74.4
52	59	Keele	296	3a	53.0	3.0	74.4
54	69	De Montfort	243		86.0		74.2
54	72	Gloucestershire	267	3a	84.0	2.8	74.2
56	46	Hertfordshire	263	3b	78.0	3.0	74.0
57	51	Kingston	241		88.0	3.0	73.9
57	33	Swansea		3a	57.0		73.9
59	64	Liverpool John Moores	244	3b	67.0	3.3	73.5
60	49	Bishop Grosseteste	333		91.0	2.5	73.3
61	68	Greenwich	209	3a	83.0	3.0	73.2
61	77	Leeds Metropolitan	279	3a	68.0	3.0	73.2
61	70	Roehampton	236	3a	69.0	3.2	73.2
64	76	University of Wales, Newport	243		82.0		73.1
65	62	Chester	266		75.0	3.0	72.4
66	74	Derby	251	3b	64.0	3.0	71.7
67	25	London South Bank		4		2.5	71.1
68	73	Bath Spa	265	2	74.0	2.7	69.0
69	79	East London	160	3b	61.0	3.0	67.3
70	78	Huddersfield		3b	49.0	3.0	65.8
71	-	University College Birmingham	191		43.0		59.9

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