University League Table 2011

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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	2011	2010	University Name
1	79	75	Glasgow Caledonian	328	3.8	2.01	62.6	23.9	931	166	66.0	80%	498
2	50	53	Oxford Brookes	309	3.9	2.20	67.0	17.9	732	440	66.8	86%	600
3	64	58	Northumbria	299	3.8	2.15	70.5	21.4	779	264	56.2	86%	535
4	55	54	Bournemouth	297	3.8	2.18	70.8	24.2	945	227	61.5	85%	563
5	47	55	Aberystwyth	292	4.0	2.48	61.5	16.0	855	389	60.1	86%	611
6	65	67	Plymouth	279	3.8	2.18	57.7	15.6	821	299	61.8	84%	533
7	61	57	Bradford	275	3.8	2.34	71.1	16.0	866	278	62.2	80%	540
8	68	69	Sheffield Hallam	274	3.7	2.05	63.0	19.0	726	235	63.0	85%	528
9	49	46	Nottingham Trent	274	3.8	2.16	71.0	18.8	827	491	55.1	86%	603
10	89	62	Portsmouth	273	3.9	2.24	54.6	20.6	935	226	51.3	83%	466
11	68	61	West of England, Bristol	273	3.9	2.20	60.0	19.6	746	383	62.9	81%	528
12	71	78	Lincoln	273	3.9	1.90	60.6	20.3	771	255	56.2	84%	523
13	67	84	Huddersfield	272	3.9	2.10	61.1	15.9	891	271	57.3	78%	529
14	86	94	Glamorgan	271	3.8	2.04	56.1	17.9	835	334	56.0	70%	472
15	89	83	Manchester Metropolitan	268	3.7	2.16	57.5	20.0	822	265	57.2	79%	466
16	96	76	Salford	266	3.8	2.36	59.8	18.7	762	299	52.3	75%	459
17	59	66	UWIC, Cardiff	260	3.9	1.88	61.1	20.1	863	469	54.5	82%	549
18	105	92	Teesside	258	4.0	1.99	60.0	20.1	716	226	53.5	71%	420
19	89	100	University of Wales, Newport	249	3.9	2.42	58.7	23.0	597	380	52.5	79%	466
20	65	65	De Montfort	247	3.9	2.32	69.4	16.5	799	247	51.5	82%	533
21	102	104	Liverpool John Moores	246	3.8	2.15	54.2	20.0	852	235	53.6	77%	432
22	41	45	Hertfordshire	241	3.8	2.40	62.9	16.2	789	968	59.5	81%	639

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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