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    University of Aberdeen
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    Arts University Bournemouth
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    University of Cambridge
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    Imperial College London
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Sociology

CUG Rank University Name Entry Standards
Entry Standards
The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University.

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Student Satisfaction
Student Satisfaction
A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive.

Maximum score: 5.00

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Research Assessment
Graduate Prospects
Graduate Prospects
A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University.

Maximum score: 100

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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 505 5 80 100.0
2 4 Bristol 401 3.66 5 72 90.0
3 11 Surrey 322 4.19 5* 62 89.8
4 2 Warwick 386 3.96 5 60 89.1
5 3 Aberdeen 365 4.09 5 60 89.0
6 5 Loughborough 343 3.77 5* 60 88.6
7 12 Durham 365 3.93 4 66 88.4
7 8 Leeds 340 3.75 5 66 88.4
7 7 London School of Economics 428 3.63 5 56 88.4
10 9 Edinburgh 450 3.66 5 52 88.3
11 14 Manchester 403 3.83 5* 48 88.0
12 28 Exeter 370 3.94 5 58 87.5
13 6 Bath 349 3.41 5 70 87.4
13 31 Strathclyde 458 3.74 3a 60 87.4
15 29 Lancaster 344 3.79 5* 56 87.0
16 10 Essex 322 3.90 5* 52 86.9
17 21 Glasgow 432 3.70 4 52 86.7
18 24 Newcastle 347 3.73 4 62 85.9
19 16 Kent 281 3.84 5* 52 85.6
19 - Royal Holloway 3.65 4 66 85.6
21 12 York 367 3.61 5 50 85.5
22 22 Leicester 319 3.81 4 62 85.4
23 19 Sheffield 348 3.56 5 56 85.2
23 37 Stirling 319 5 52 85.2
25 15 Sussex 366 3.48 4 56 85.0
26 26 Aston 307 3.80 5 56 84.9
26 23 Cardiff 350 3.54 5 50 84.9
28 24 Keele 298 3.59 5 60 84.8
29 17 Nottingham 330 3.71 4 54 84.4
29 19 Southampton 361 3.67 5 44 84.4
31 18 Brunel 304 3.65 5 50 84.0
32 39 Birmingham 370 3.89 3a 56 83.9
33 38 Oxford Brookes 299 3.87 4 52 83.8
34 34 Queen's, Belfast 314 3.60 5 48 83.7
35 27 Goldsmiths College 258 3.64 5* 48 83.6
36 33 Liverpool 322 3.58 4 56 83.5
37 30 Portsmouth 283 4.16 3a 56 83.3
38 31 City 283 3.49 4 58 83.2
39 40 Nottingham Trent 238 3.72 3a 62 81.9
40 35 Reading 3.83 3a 52 81.5
41 36 Hull 269 3.93 3a 50 81.1
42 42 Bangor 246 3.75 3a 50 80.4
42 47 Glasgow Caledonian 4.09 3a 48 80.4
44 41 Northumbria 275 3.68 3a 48 80.0
45 52 Brighton 274 4.08 3b 48 79.6
45 49 Teesside 216 3.82 3a 56 79.6
47 46 Kingston 216 3.72 4 42 79.2
48 43 East London 180 3.52 4 52 78.8
48 51 West of Scotland 295 3a 46 78.8
50 55 Bradford 218 4 58 78.7
51 65 Worcester 270 3.94 2 50 78.5
52 54 Salford 253 3.68 4 32 78.1
53 59 London South Bank 172 3.86 4 42 77.8
53 44 Middlesex 180 3.42 4 54 77.8
53 48 Robert Gordon 289 60 77.8
53 49 West of England, Bristol 248 3.82 3a 38 77.8
57 - Abertay Dundee 332 54 77.7
58 - St Mary's 4.11 54 77.6
59 52 Central Lancashire 241 3.81 3b 46 77.4
59 66 Plymouth 245 3.60 4 40 77.4
61 59 Anglia Ruskin 255 3.79 3a 44 77.2
62 61 Greenwich 196 3a 48 77.0
62 70 Ulster 285 4.14 3b 36 77.0
64 64 Napier 295 56 76.9
65 75 Bath Spa 267 3.94 48 76.5
65 67 Bedfordshire 203 3.88 58 76.5
67 69 Staffordshire 242 4.04 3a 36 76.2
68 72 Roehampton 206 3.65 3a 42 76.1
69 62 Westminster 227 3.40 3a 38 75.9
70 87 Winchester 243 4.00 46 75.7
71 57 Manchester Metropolitan 252 3.61 3a 34 75.6
72 82 Canterbury Christ Church 234 3.89 48 75.4
73 62 East Anglia 327 3.67 38 75.2
74 73 Northampton 208 3.99 3b 38 74.9
74 58 Sunderland 226 3.35 3a 34 74.9
76 80 Gloucestershire 229 3.98 42 74.4
76 71 Leeds Metropolitan 246 3.70 44 74.4
78 - Lincoln 255 3.84 40 74.3
79 77 Chester 292 42 73.3
80 75 Birmingham City 252 3.66 38 73.2
81 81 Buckinghamshire New 169 3.65 48 72.9
82 78 Wolverhampton 192 54 72.8
83 56 Derby 229 2 38 72.7
84 45 Sheffield Hallam 246 3.74 32 72.2
85 79 Liverpool John Moores 218 3.81 34 72.1
86 86 Glamorgan 216 3.76 32 71.5
87 84 UWIC, Cardiff 230 36 69.5

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.

Click here for details of the league table methodology; read about how to interpret the league table measures.

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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