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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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| 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | London School of Economics | 472 |
|
2.90 |
|
88 |
|
100.0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Cambridge | 515 |
|
4.33 |
|
2.95 |
|
77 |
|
95.9 |
| 3 | 2 | Oxford | 514 |
|
4.12 |
|
3.00 |
|
79 |
|
95.7 |
| 4 | 3 | Durham | 491 |
|
4.38 |
|
2.70 |
|
75 |
|
94.0 |
| 5 | 6 | Warwick | 467 |
|
4.02 |
|
3.00 |
|
76 |
|
93.5 |
| 6 | 4 | King's College London | 468 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.75 |
|
77 |
|
92.8 |
| 7 | 6 | University College London | 447 |
|
3.96 |
|
2.95 |
|
76 |
|
92.6 |
| 8 | 9 | St Andrews | 468 |
|
4.41 |
|
2.75 |
|
67 |
|
92.2 |
| 8 | 8 | York | 474 |
|
4.21 |
|
2.75 |
|
70 |
|
92.2 |
| 10 | 15 | Sheffield | 446 |
|
4.13 |
|
2.90 |
|
67 |
|
91.2 |
| 11 | 13 | Bristol | 444 |
|
3.77 |
|
2.60 |
|
79 |
|
90.8 |
| 12 | 10 | Exeter | 428 |
|
4.18 |
|
2.75 |
|
68 |
|
90.5 |
| 13 | 12 | Leeds | 436 |
|
4.05 |
|
2.75 |
|
67 |
|
90.0 |
| 14 | 11 | Queen Mary | 356 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.80 |
|
73 |
|
89.3 |
| 15 | 19 | Southampton | 405 |
|
4.04 |
|
2.95 |
|
62 |
|
89.1 |
| 16 | 15 | Edinburgh | 455 |
|
3.77 |
|
2.65 |
|
66 |
|
88.8 |
| 16 | 13 | Royal Holloway | 380 |
|
4.13 |
|
2.70 |
|
68 |
|
88.8 |
| 18 | 21 | East Anglia | 383 |
|
4.45 |
|
2.70 |
|
57 |
|
88.0 |
| 19 | 29 | SOAS | 359 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.80 |
|
66 |
|
87.9 |
| 20 | 40 | Kent | 332 |
|
4.14 |
|
3.00 |
|
62 |
|
87.7 |
| 21 | 20 | Glasgow | 410 |
|
4.25 |
|
2.75 |
|
54 |
|
87.6 |
| 21 | 33 | Liverpool | 389 |
|
4.16 |
|
3.00 |
|
53 |
|
87.6 |
| 23 | 23 | Birmingham | 400 |
|
3.98 |
|
2.70 |
|
61 |
|
87.4 |
| 23 | 25 | Nottingham | 420 |
|
3.85 |
|
2.60 |
|
63 |
|
87.4 |
| 25 | 22 | Leicester | 356 |
|
4.23 |
|
2.60 |
|
62 |
|
86.9 |
| 26 | 31 | Newcastle | 406 |
|
3.90 |
|
2.40 |
|
65 |
|
86.7 |
| 27 | 34 | Aberdeen | 341 |
|
4.17 |
|
2.85 |
|
56 |
|
86.3 |
| 28 | 36 | Lancaster | 399 |
|
4.15 |
|
2.65 |
|
52 |
|
86.1 |
| 29 | 37 | Manchester | 418 |
|
3.62 |
|
2.81 |
|
55 |
|
85.9 |
| 30 | 23 | Hull | 303 |
|
4.30 |
|
2.70 |
|
60 |
|
85.8 |
| 31 | 27 | Oxford Brookes | 307 |
|
2.80 |
|
57 |
|
85.7 | ||
| 32 | 34 | Essex | 322 |
|
4.11 |
|
3.00 |
|
53 |
|
85.6 |
| 32 | 26 | Sussex | 375 |
|
3.86 |
|
2.80 |
|
55 |
|
85.6 |
| 34 | 39 | Huddersfield | 289 |
|
4.42 |
|
2.40 |
|
62 |
|
85.0 |
| 35 | 17 | Dundee | 368 |
|
4.17 |
|
2.70 |
|
48 |
|
84.8 |
| 36 | 27 | Cardiff | 413 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.40 |
|
51 |
|
84.7 |
| 36 | 30 | Keele | 308 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.60 |
|
61 |
|
84.7 |
| 36 | 43 | Queen's, Belfast | 338 |
|
3.89 |
|
2.70 |
|
57 |
|
84.7 |
| 39 | 46 | Reading | 335 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.50 |
|
53 |
|
83.5 |
| 39 | 32 | Stirling | 322 |
|
4.17 |
|
2.50 |
|
52 |
|
83.5 |
| 41 | 57 | Glamorgan | 226 |
|
2.55 |
|
64 |
|
83.1 | ||
| 42 | 45 | Lampeter | 271 |
|
4.11 |
|
2.18 |
|
63 |
|
82.6 |
| 42 | 38 | Strathclyde | 369 |
|
3.90 |
|
2.30 |
|
51 |
|
82.6 |
| 44 | 50 | Hertfordshire | 240 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.95 |
|
48 |
|
82.3 |
| 45 | 54 | Bath Spa | 280 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.30 |
|
58 |
|
82.2 |
| 46 | 47 | Bangor | 277 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.45 |
|
54 |
|
82.1 |
| 47 | 51 | Goldsmiths College | 325 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.05 |
|
56 |
|
81.8 |
| 47 | 51 | Portsmouth | 273 |
|
4.38 |
|
2.40 |
|
48 |
|
81.8 |
| 49 | 80 | Lincoln | 277 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.25 |
|
57 |
|
81.6 |
| 49 | 55 | Nottingham Trent | 259 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.10 |
|
61 |
|
81.6 |
| 51 | 44 | Aberystwyth | 314 |
|
4.08 |
|
2.35 |
|
48 |
|
81.5 |
| 51 | 41 | Central Lancashire | 251 |
|
4.15 |
|
2.20 |
|
59 |
|
81.5 |
| 51 | 81 | Chester | 270 |
|
4.09 |
|
2.35 |
|
54 |
|
81.5 |
| 54 | 48 | Swansea | 303 |
|
4.00 |
|
2.55 |
|
46 |
|
81.4 |
| 55 | 56 | De Montfort | 249 |
|
4.39 |
|
2.30 |
|
51 |
|
81.3 |
| 56 | 64 | Teesside | 264 |
|
4.40 |
|
2.40 |
|
45 |
|
81.0 |
| 57 | 59 | Brunel | 288 |
|
3.89 |
|
2.05 |
|
58 |
|
80.7 |
| 57 | 59 | Sunderland | 231 |
|
4.36 |
|
2.35 |
|
50 |
|
80.7 |
| 59 | 62 | St Mary's | 243 |
|
4.46 |
|
67 |
|
80.5 | ||
| 60 | 61 | West of England, Bristol | 285 |
|
4.09 |
|
2.35 |
|
45 |
|
80.2 |
| 61 | 53 | Kingston | 247 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.10 |
|
55 |
|
80.1 |
| 62 | 68 | Plymouth | 269 |
|
3.94 |
|
2.10 |
|
55 |
|
80.0 |
| 63 | 65 | Chichester | 256 |
|
4.56 |
|
2.00 |
|
46 |
|
79.9 |
| 63 | 73 | Cumbria | 304 |
|
2.00 |
|
53 |
|
79.9 | ||
| 65 | 69 | Winchester | 263 |
|
4.20 |
|
2.55 |
|
39 |
|
79.7 |
| 66 | 85 | Newman | 214 |
|
4.30 |
|
1.75 |
|
60 |
|
79.3 |
| 66 | 67 | Ulster | 247 |
|
3.90 |
|
2.55 |
|
45 |
|
79.3 |
| 68 | 70 | Northumbria | 280 |
|
4.00 |
|
1.85 |
|
50 |
|
78.5 |
| 69 | 78 | Greenwich | 215 |
|
3.98 |
|
2.25 |
|
49 |
|
78.2 |
| 70 | 41 | Roehampton | 257 |
|
3.71 |
|
2.30 |
|
46 |
|
78.0 |
| 71 | 84 | Brighton | 266 |
|
3.72 |
|
2.85 |
|
31 |
|
77.8 |
| 72 | 57 | Sheffield Hallam | 282 |
|
4.01 |
|
2.05 |
|
41 |
|
77.7 |
| 73 | 74 | Gloucestershire | 240 |
|
4.00 |
|
1.90 |
|
46 |
|
76.9 |
| 73 | 72 | Northampton | 193 |
|
4.23 |
|
2.30 |
|
39 |
|
76.9 |
| 75 | 17 | Bradford | 249 |
|
3.91 |
|
2.10 |
|
41 |
|
76.7 |
| 75 | 62 | Wolverhampton | 219 |
|
3.81 |
|
2.15 |
|
46 |
|
76.7 |
| 77 | 66 | Canterbury Christ Church | 230 |
|
4.13 |
|
2.00 |
|
37 |
|
75.8 |
| 78 | 79 | Manchester Metropolitan | 283 |
|
3.87 |
|
1.80 |
|
39 |
|
75.7 |
| 79 | 71 | Worcester | 234 |
|
3.97 |
|
1.40 |
|
51 |
|
75.4 |
| 80 | 76 | University of Wales, Newport | 3.97 |
|
1.75 |
|
40 |
|
75.3 | ||
| 81 | 75 | Edge Hill | 225 |
|
3.44 |
|
1.85 |
|
50 |
|
74.9 |
| 82 | 82 | York St John | 253 |
|
4.04 |
|
40 |
|
74.1 | ||
| 83 | 85 | Westminster | 261 |
|
2.00 |
|
36 |
|
74.0 | ||
| 84 | 89 | Derby | 230 |
|
53 |
|
73.8 | ||||
| 84 | 49 | Salford | 231 |
|
3.87 |
|
45 |
|
73.8 | ||
| 86 | 77 | Liverpool John Moores | 231 |
|
4.04 |
|
1.90 |
|
30 |
|
73.7 |
| 87 | 88 | Leeds Metropolitan | 240 |
|
3.78 |
|
32 |
|
71.2 | ||
| 88 | 85 | Staffordshire | 208 |
|
43 |
|
70.5 | ||||
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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