University League Table 2014

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Rank within Selection	CUG Rank		University Name	Entry Standards Entry Standards The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University. Click here to read more	Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. Click here to read more	Research Assessment Research Assessment The average quality of the research undertaken in the University. Click here to read more	Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University. Click here to read more	Student-Staff Ratio Student-Staff Ratio The average staffing levels at the University. Click here to read more	Academic Services Spend Academic Services Spend A guide to how much the University spends on supporting services such as libraries and IT. Click here to read more	Facilities Spend Facilities Spend A guide to how much the University spends on supporting facilities such as the careers service, health and counselling services and sport facilities. Click here to read more	Good Honours Good Honours The percentage of graduates achieving a first or upper second class honours degree – the class of degree achieved can impact a graduate’s employment prospects. Click here to read more	Degree Completion Degree Completion The proportion of students expected to successfully complete their studies and gain a degree from the University. Click here to read more	Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology, comprising the four measures listed in the University League Table together with Teaching Standards, Employment Prospects, Good Honours, Staff–Student Ratio, Academic and Facilities Spend, Degree Completion and Green (listed in the University Profiles). Click here to read more
Rank within Selection	2014	2013	University Name
1	57	55	Buckingham	304	4.2		89.8	11.4	921	514	43.9	80%	619
2	6	6	St Andrews	521	4.2	2.72	75.4	12.6	1,758	442	88.8	97%	891
3	34	-	St George's University of London	416	3.7	2.28	92.1	13.9	5,448	79	59.8	94%	740
4	47	43	Dundee	386	4.0	2.54	73.1	14.4	1,046	269	69.3	79%	660
5	28	33	Kent	377	4.1	2.60	68.7	14.6	836	406	73.5	90%	758
6	37	32	Reading	376	4.0	2.53	68.9	15.6	1,109	311	74.6	90%	728
7	48	49	Swansea	358	4.0	2.43	70.2	16.1	1,043	312	63.8	88%	653
8	27	34	Aston	396	4.0	2.43	78.1	16.2	1,204	404	73.5	91%	760
9	71	68	Chester	295	4.1	1.74	64.0	16.3	1,010	380	62.4	81%	589
10	43	44	Aberdeen	439	4.0	2.57	72.8	16.4	1,115	392	72.0	82%	683
11	45	46	Keele	350	4.1	2.41	76.3	16.5	755	352	70.0	90%	670
12	13	22	Surrey	409	4.1	2.58	71.2	16.6	1,445	586	74.7	93%	824
13	9	10	Bath	478	4.2	2.71	81.8	16.8	1,226	417	82.8	97%	852
14	85	94	Edge Hill	305	4.0	1.50	62.3	17.2	1,093	257	56.9	84%	547
15	44	41	Brunel	356	4.0	2.32	57.1	17.5	1,214	516	62.5	87%	681
16	64	66	Bangor	310	4.0	2.43	61.9	17.9	775	269	60.1	85%	603
17	49	50	Stirling	365	4.0	2.41	62.4	18.3	855	430	63.0	81%	644
18	40	40	Heriot-Watt	390	4.2	2.48	73.7	18.3	892	418	69.3	85%	713
19	41	37	Strathclyde	462	4.0	2.45	72.3	18.3	1,289	323	75.1	84%	711
20	42	38	City	386	3.9	2.48	73.8	18.6	1,332	392	69.9	87%	696
21	74	60	Ulster	283	4.0	2.48	54.2	18.6	984	411	60.3	83%	582
22	103	98	Derby	286	4.0	1.96	50.6	18.8	1,038	266	54.7	80%	500
23	73	70	Brighton	299	4.0	2.37	58.9	19.0	619	304	65.3	85%	583
24	70	58	Aberystwyth	325	4.0	2.48	55.2	19.4	789	391	58.5	87%	591
25	53	52	Robert Gordon	344	4.0	2.06	75.8	19.7	933	298	62.5	82%	622
26	53	56	Hull	339	4.1	2.37	67.4	19.8	923	386	58.3	86%	622
27	62	101	Northampton	297	4.0	1.69	61.8	20.0	1,002	736	61.0	82%	610
28	84	88	Roehampton	270	4.0	2.20	54.8	20.0	1,200	350	59.9	83%	552
29	90	84	Queen Margaret	327	3.9	1.37	53.6	20.5	1,006	247	73.4	80%	531
30	87	73	Westminster	323	3.8	2.23	57.0	20.8	1,025	249	60.3	81%	540
31	94	74	Gloucestershire	285	4.0	1.72	57.0	22.3	952	318	62.6	84%	521
32	67	48	University of the Arts, London	309	3.8	2.49	54.4	22.4	1,073	263	65.0	91%	599
33	119	109	London South Bank	237	3.9	2.24	61.0	23.7	900	210	53.5	76%	427

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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