University Subject Tables 2011
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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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| 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 578 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.85 |
|
82 |
|
100.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Oxford | 573 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.65 |
|
84 |
|
99.1 |
| 3 | 3 | Imperial College London | 531 |
|
3.86 |
|
2.75 |
|
86 |
|
98.7 |
| 3 | 6 | St Andrews | 500 |
|
4.23 |
|
2.85 |
|
82 |
|
98.7 |
| 5 | 5 | Durham | 542 |
|
3.99 |
|
2.75 |
|
82 |
|
98.4 |
| 6 | 4 | Glasgow | 402 |
|
4.18 |
|
2.75 |
|
86 |
|
97.0 |
| 7 | 7 | Birmingham | 452 |
|
4.45 |
|
2.70 |
|
78 |
|
96.9 |
| 8 | 17 | Lancaster | 394 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.90 |
|
82 |
|
96.3 |
| 9 | 10 | Warwick | 494 |
|
4.09 |
|
2.60 |
|
78 |
|
96.2 |
| 10 | 9 | Southampton | 414 |
|
4.10 |
|
2.65 |
|
82 |
|
95.7 |
| 11 | 12 | Nottingham | 436 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.85 |
|
76 |
|
95.5 |
| 11 | 24 | Surrey | 360 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.55 |
|
88 |
|
95.5 |
| 13 | 15 | Edinburgh | 454 |
|
3.90 |
|
2.80 |
|
76 |
|
95.3 |
| 13 | 11 | University College London | 455 |
|
3.86 |
|
2.75 |
|
78 |
|
95.3 |
| 15 | 12 | Manchester | 483 |
|
4.15 |
|
2.60 |
|
74 |
|
95.2 |
| 16 | 7 | Sheffield | 392 |
|
4.21 |
|
2.75 |
|
78 |
|
95.1 |
| 17 | 29 | Queen's, Belfast | 405 |
|
4.17 |
|
2.50 |
|
82 |
|
95.0 |
| 18 | 18 | Bath | 419 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.85 |
|
76 |
|
94.8 |
| 19 | 19 | Bristol | 482 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.65 |
|
74 |
|
94.7 |
| 20 | 16 | Sussex | 384 |
|
4.18 |
|
2.70 |
|
78 |
|
94.6 |
| 21 | 22 | Exeter | 404 |
|
4.28 |
|
2.70 |
|
74 |
|
94.5 |
| 22 | 12 | Leeds | 424 |
|
4.05 |
|
2.55 |
|
78 |
|
94.4 |
| 23 | 22 | Liverpool | 409 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.65 |
|
74 |
|
93.6 |
| 24 | 26 | York | 387 |
|
4.26 |
|
2.60 |
|
72 |
|
93.2 |
| 25 | 21 | Royal Holloway | 384 |
|
4.32 |
|
2.55 |
|
72 |
|
93.1 |
| 26 | 31 | Leicester | 360 |
|
4.01 |
|
2.55 |
|
78 |
|
93.0 |
| 27 | 26 | Heriot-Watt | 362 |
|
4.00 |
|
2.65 |
|
72 |
|
92.1 |
| 27 | 19 | King's College London | 405 |
|
3.87 |
|
2.55 |
|
72 |
|
92.1 |
| 29 | 34 | Cardiff | 383 |
|
3.91 |
|
2.35 |
|
76 |
|
91.7 |
| 29 | 32 | Kent | 280 |
|
4.59 |
|
2.53 |
|
72 |
|
91.7 |
| 29 | 37 | Nottingham Trent | 232 |
|
4.16 |
|
2.65 |
|
80 |
|
91.7 |
| 32 | 33 | Central Lancashire | 3.99 |
|
2.30 |
|
91.0 | ||||
| 32 | 30 | Loughborough | 319 |
|
4.24 |
|
2.45 |
|
72 |
|
91.0 |
| 34 | 34 | Strathclyde | 329 |
|
3.96 |
|
2.35 |
|
76 |
|
90.8 |
| 35 | 34 | Liverpool John Moores | 3.76 |
|
2.40 |
|
90.5 | ||||
| 36 | 24 | Swansea | 299 |
|
3.94 |
|
2.55 |
|
72 |
|
90.2 |
| 37 | - | Brighton | 3.84 |
|
2.30 |
|
90.1 | ||||
| 38 | 43 | Hertfordshire | 258 |
|
4.08 |
|
2.60 |
|
72 |
|
90.0 |
| 39 | 44 | Salford | 194 |
|
4.20 |
|
2.45 |
|
76 |
|
89.3 |
| 40 | 37 | Hull | 259 |
|
4.25 |
|
88 |
|
89.0 | ||
| 41 | 40 | Dundee | 325 |
|
3.76 |
|
2.30 |
|
88.9 | ||
| 42 | 42 | Aberdeen | 368 |
|
3.93 |
|
70 |
|
86.3 | ||
| 43 | 26 | Keele | 256 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.25 |
|
62 |
|
86.1 |
| 44 | 39 | Aberystwyth | 295 |
|
4.01 |
|
1.95 |
|
64 |
|
85.8 |
| 45 | 41 | Queen Mary | 288 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.50 |
|
38 |
|
82.5 |
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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