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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
Research Assessment
The average quality of the research undertaken in the University.

Maximum score: 4.00

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 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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2012 2011
1 1 Cambridge 524 2.65 74 100.0
2 3 London School of Economics 431 3.89 2.40 76 93.2
3 5 Durham 428 3.97 2.65 70 93.0
4 2 Warwick 417 4.03 2.70 62 91.7
5 3 Bath 364 3.81 3.10 66 91.4
6 7 Surrey 356 4.08 2.75 64 90.8
7 13 Lancaster 362 3.99 2.80 62 90.4
8 6 Edinburgh 429 3.90 2.75 54 90.2
9 18 SOAS 3.95 2.95 89.8
10 10 Sussex 351 4.20 2.55 58 89.4
11 13 York 351 4.00 2.85 54 88.9
12 23 Strathclyde 377 4.04 1.95 64 88.8
13 22 Sheffield 369 3.78 2.80 56 88.8
14 13 Exeter 376 4.20 2.70 48 88.7
15 16 Loughborough 364 3.97 2.40 58 88.5
16 8 Bristol 365 3.80 2.40 60 88.3
17 20 Bolton 4.30 2.25 88.2
18 28 Kent 306 3.92 2.95 56 88.1
19 12 Essex 322 3.96 2.85 54 88.0
20 9 Leeds 368 3.73 2.95 50 87.9
21 30 Keele 288 4.03 2.75 56 87.5
22 25 Cardiff 359 3.84 2.70 50 87.4
23 37 Portsmouth 297 3.93 2.40 62 87.4
24 16 Southampton 382 4.03 2.83 40 87.2
25 28 Newcastle 368 3.94 2.50 48 87.0
26 19 Stirling 321 3.99 2.60 52 87.0
27 10 Leicester 343 4.11 2.10 86.9
28 21 Nottingham 345 3.75 2.50 54 86.8
29 34 Manchester 395 3.47 2.85 46 86.7
30 24 Birmingham 359 3.94 1.95 56 86.6
31 27 Glasgow 405 3.95 2.25 44 86.5
32 36 Aston 344 3.88 1.85 58 86.1
33 31 Aberdeen 300 4.11 2.60 46 85.8
34 40 Edinburgh Napier 278 4.08 1.55 66 85.7
35 42 City 334 3.92 2.30 48 85.5
36 33 Northumbria 288 4.09 2.20 52 85.3
37 40 East Anglia 353 4.18 54 85.0
38 26 Goldsmiths College 287 3.73 2.85 46 84.9
39 48 Birmingham City 235 4.25 2.15 52 84.4
40 31 Queen's, Belfast 312 3.55 2.60 46 84.2
41 34 Brunel 291 3.72 2.45 48 84.1
42 43 Salford 277 4.08 2.45 40 83.6
43 38 Liverpool 351 3.82 1.95 40 83.1
44 44 Glasgow Caledonian 284 3.92 2.15 44 83.1
45 45 Bangor 274 3.82 2.20 46 83.0
46 55 Ulster 248 4.13 2.65 36 82.9
47 64 Huddersfield 235 4.09 1.70 54 82.9
48 47 Brighton 283 3.90 2.21 42 82.8
49 57 Worcester 272 4.04 54 82.5
50 50 Staffordshire 207 4.04 1.85 54 82.5
51 59 East London 185 3.99 2.20 52 82.4
52 52 Lincoln 268 4.11 52 82.3
53 52 Plymouth 283 3.59 2.15 46 82.2
54 55 Chester 275 3.73 58 82.2
55 50 Bedfordshire 193 4.12 2.50 40 81.8
56 46 Robert Gordon 226 4.06 1.40 54 81.7
57 66 Canterbury Christ Church 217 3.90 60 81.7
58 49 Nottingham Trent 250 3.80 56 81.4
59 52 Teesside 230 3.70 1.95 50 81.4
60 59 Manchester Metropolitan 266 3.78 2.15 40 81.4
61 68 Coventry 272 3.97 48 81.2
62 69 Sheffield Hallam 266 3.78 52 81.1
63 38 Oxford Brookes 327 3.64 2.01 34 81.0
64 65 Bath Spa 290 3.87 46 80.9
65 62 Greenwich 196 3.89 1.85 48 80.6
66 63 Hull 260 3.96 46 80.5
67 79 Leeds Metropolitan 262 3.86 46 80.2
68 57 Central Lancashire 259 4.08 42 80.1
69 75 West of England, Bristol 277 3.85 1.65 38 80.1
70 76 Westminster 241 3.72 50 79.9
71 86 Abertay Dundee 236 52 79.8
72 61 Glamorgan 234 3.73 50 79.7
73 73 Edge Hill 245 3.88 79.4
74 79 Gloucestershire 268 3.71 79.4
75 81 Middlesex 190 3.89 48 78.8
76 - West of Scotland 230 48 78.6
77 67 Kingston 221 3.75 1.70 38 78.5
78 72 Roehampton 223 3.63 2.05 34 78.4
79 77 Anglia Ruskin 233 4.00 36 78.1
80 77 Buckinghamshire New 209 3.80 42 77.9
81 82 Derby 231 3.81 36 77.4
82 87 Liverpool John Moores 241 4.03 30 77.4
83 82 Bradford 189 3.76 42 77.3
84 71 Northampton 219 3.94 34 77.2
85 84 Sunderland 224 3.85 1.45 32 77.1
86 74 London South Bank 167 3.75 42 76.7
87 84 London Metropolitan 214 3.50 40 76.6
88 69 St Mary's 243 3.89 26 76.2
89 88 Cumbria 179 3.54 75.6

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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