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. |
Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. Maximum score: 5.00 |
Research Assessment | 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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| 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 554 |
|
4.20 |
|
5* |
|
84 |
|
100.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Oxford | 555 |
|
4.02 |
|
5* |
|
82 |
|
98.9 |
| 3 | 3 | Imperial College | 509 |
|
3.81 |
|
5* |
|
80 |
|
96.8 |
| 4 | 4 | Durham | 511 |
|
3.98 |
|
5 |
|
76 |
|
95.0 |
| 5 | 5 | St Andrews | 525 |
|
3.79 |
|
5 |
|
80 |
|
94.6 |
| 6 | 13 | Glasgow | 439 |
|
4.10 |
|
5 |
|
80 |
|
94.0 |
| 7 | 8 | Warwick | 491 |
|
4.05 |
|
5 |
|
72 |
|
93.9 |
| 8 | 11 | Heriot-Watt | 388 |
|
3.73 |
|
4 |
|
90 |
|
93.6 |
| 9 | 21 | King's College London | 373 |
|
4 |
|
88 |
|
93.2 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Leeds | 404 |
|
3.79 |
|
5 |
|
80 |
|
93.2 |
| 11 | 22 | Lancaster | 390 |
|
4.08 |
|
5* |
|
68 |
|
92.6 |
| 12 | 23 | Liverpool | 352 |
|
3.99 |
|
5 |
|
78 |
|
92.4 |
| 12 | 26 | Strathclyde | 493 |
|
4.04 |
|
4 |
|
72 |
|
92.4 |
| 14 | 6 | Bristol | 435 |
|
3.68 |
|
5 |
|
74 |
|
92.0 |
| 15 | 10 | Nottingham | 429 |
|
3.62 |
|
5 |
|
74 |
|
91.7 |
| 16 | 16 | Exeter | 365 |
|
4.17 |
|
5 |
|
70 |
|
91.4 |
| 17 | 19 | Manchester | 449 |
|
3.78 |
|
5 |
|
68 |
|
91.2 |
| 18 | 26 | Birmingham | 431 |
|
4.14 |
|
5 |
|
68 |
|
91.1 |
| 18 | 16 | University College London | 427 |
|
3.76 |
|
5 |
|
74 |
|
91.1 |
| 20 | 18 | Sheffield | 388 |
|
4.06 |
|
5 |
|
72 |
|
91.0 |
| 20 | 35 | Swansea | 298 |
|
4.04 |
|
5 |
|
76 |
|
91.0 |
| 22 | 13 | Edinburgh | 492 |
|
3.68 |
|
5 |
|
68 |
|
90.7 |
| 23 | 15 | Leicester | 350 |
|
3.76 |
|
5 |
|
74 |
|
90.6 |
| 24 | 12 | Surrey | 355 |
|
3.81 |
|
5 |
|
72 |
|
90.4 |
| 25 | 7 | Royal Holloway | 340 |
|
3.99 |
|
5 |
|
74 |
|
90.3 |
| 25 | 33 | Sussex | 385 |
|
3.89 |
|
5 |
|
68 |
|
90.3 |
| 27 | 24 | Southampton | 428 |
|
3.89 |
|
5* |
|
62 |
|
90.1 |
| 28 | 36 | Keele | 302 |
|
3.99 |
|
3a |
|
86 |
|
89.7 |
| 29 | 31 | Bath | 428 |
|
3.91 |
|
4 |
|
66 |
|
89.3 |
| 30 | - | Liverpool John Moores | 3.74 |
|
4 |
|
89.1 | ||||
| 31 | 20 | Queen's, Belfast | 375 |
|
3.70 |
|
5 |
|
66 |
|
89.0 |
| 32 | 29 | Hull | 266 |
|
4.05 |
|
4 |
|
84 |
|
88.8 |
| 32 | 25 | Queen Mary | 300 |
|
4.07 |
|
5 |
|
70 |
|
88.8 |
| 34 | - | Central Lancashire | 3.91 |
|
4 |
|
88.7 | ||||
| 35 | 34 | Kent | 303 |
|
3.67 |
|
3a |
|
86 |
|
87.6 |
| 36 | 32 | York | 395 |
|
3.88 |
|
4 |
|
64 |
|
87.2 |
| 37 | 37 | Aberystwyth | 266 |
|
4 |
|
74 |
|
87.0 | ||
| 38 | 28 | Cardiff | 353 |
|
3.75 |
|
5 |
|
58 |
|
86.8 |
| 38 | 39 | Loughborough | 335 |
|
4.07 |
|
4 |
|
70 |
|
86.8 |
| 40 | 30 | Hertfordshire | 232 |
|
4.00 |
|
4 |
|
70 |
|
85.9 |
| 41 | 37 | Salford | 228 |
|
4 |
|
68 |
|
84.1 | ||
| 42 | 40 | Nottingham Trent | 219 |
|
3.58 |
|
3a |
|
76 |
|
82.0 |
| 43 | - | Aberdeen | 359 |
|
4.01 |
|
80.4 | ||||
| 44 | - | Northumbria | 3.61 |
|
3a |
|
79.4 | ||||
| 45 | - | Glamorgan | 225 |
|
3.76 |
|
75.8 | ||||
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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