University Subject Tables 2012
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| CUG Rank | University Name | Entry Standards Entry Standards The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University. |
Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. Maximum score: 5.00 |
Research Assessment Research Assessment The average quality of the research undertaken in the University. Maximum score: 4.00 |
Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University. Maximum score: 100 |
Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. Maximum score: 1000.0 |
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| 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 595 |
|
4.14 |
|
3.30 |
|
82 |
|
100.0 |
| 2 | 3 | Oxford | 569 |
|
4.06 |
|
3.20 |
|
76 |
|
97.1 |
| 3 | 4 | Imperial College London | 491 |
|
3.97 |
|
2.95 |
|
88 |
|
96.2 |
| 4 | 2 | St Andrews | 460 |
|
4.19 |
|
2.75 |
|
84 |
|
94.6 |
| 5 | 8 | Durham | 431 |
|
4.15 |
|
2.80 |
|
80 |
|
92.8 |
| 6 | 6 | University College London | 484 |
|
3.64 |
|
3.05 |
|
76 |
|
92.2 |
| 7 | 10 | Southampton | 411 |
|
4.26 |
|
2.85 |
|
70 |
|
90.7 |
| 8 | 12 | East Anglia | 409 |
|
4.00 |
|
2.90 |
|
74 |
|
90.6 |
| 9 | 5 | Bristol | 447 |
|
3.95 |
|
2.95 |
|
66 |
|
89.8 |
| 10 | 16 | Leicester | 411 |
|
4.54 |
|
2.70 |
|
62 |
|
89.5 |
| 11 | 14 | Exeter | 414 |
|
4.16 |
|
2.05 |
|
80 |
|
89.4 |
| 12 | 18 | Birmingham | 367 |
|
4.21 |
|
2.75 |
|
72 |
|
89.2 |
| 13 | 17 | Royal Holloway | 329 |
|
4.16 |
|
2.90 |
|
74 |
|
88.9 |
| 14 | 11 | Leeds | 386 |
|
3.83 |
|
2.80 |
|
74 |
|
88.8 |
| 15 | 15 | Aberdeen | 312 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.65 |
|
82 |
|
88.7 |
| 16 | 9 | Edinburgh | 422 |
|
3.78 |
|
2.80 |
|
70 |
|
88.7 |
| 17 | 7 | Glasgow | 385 |
|
4.20 |
|
2.50 |
|
70 |
|
88.2 |
| 18 | 21 | Manchester | 371 |
|
4.33 |
|
2.85 |
|
62 |
|
88.0 |
| 19 | 13 | Liverpool | 401 |
|
3.80 |
|
2.85 |
|
66 |
|
87.5 |
| 20 | 20 | Cardiff | 385 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.80 |
|
64 |
|
86.8 |
| 21 | 19 | Keele | 273 |
|
4.30 |
|
2.50 |
|
62 |
|
83.6 |
| 22 | 22 | Plymouth | 281 |
|
4.14 |
|
2.50 |
|
62 |
|
83.1 |
| 23 | 23 | Brighton | 242 |
|
3.80 |
|
2.30 |
|
79.5 | ||
| 24 | 24 | Kingston | 232 |
|
3.90 |
|
2.20 |
|
79.2 | ||
| 25 | 25 | Portsmouth | 263 |
|
4.08 |
|
2.40 |
|
44 |
|
77.8 |
| 26 | 26 | Liverpool John Moores | 249 |
|
3.79 |
|
50 |
|
72.5 | ||
| 27 | 27 | Derby | 215 |
|
3.55 |
|
34 |
|
66.8 | ||
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 |

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