University Subject Tables 2012

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CUG Rank		University Name	Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. Click here to read more	Entry Standards Entry Standards The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University. 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	Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. Click here to read more
2012	2011	University Name
1	1	Cambridge	4.4	530	2.95	79.0	100.0
2	4	Oxford	4.1	500	2.95	80.0	98.5
3	3	London School of Economics	3.9	482	2.85	87.0	98.4
4	6	Durham	4.1	476	2.95	77.0	97.2
5	2	Bristol	4.1	473	2.95	70.0	95.7
6	7	University College London	3.9	474	2.85	71.0	95.1
7	5	St Andrews	4.0	463	2.75	71.0	94.6
8	10	Lancaster	4.1	394	2.80	75.0	94.2
9	14	Nottingham	4.0	425	2.75	70.0	93.7
10	24	Royal Holloway	4.3	400	2.80	67.0	93.7
11	18	Sheffield	4.1	435	2.85	63.0	93.2
12	12	Edinburgh	3.9	424	2.60	70.0	92.6
13	14	Exeter	4.1	419	2.75	62.0	92.3
14	9	King's College London	3.9	395	2.85	67.0	92.3
15	13	Birmingham	4.0	405	2.65	67.0	92.3
16	20	Sussex	4.2	372	2.75	66.0	92.0
17	26	Queen Mary	4.2	379	2.95	60.0	91.8
18	23	Glasgow	4.1	385	2.55	67.0	91.8
19	8	Southampton	3.8	424	2.65	66.0	91.7
20	16	Loughborough	4.3	385	2.50	63.0	91.4
21	21	Reading	4.0	390	2.81	62.0	91.4
22	34	York	4.0	391	2.65	64.0	91.3
23	28	Dundee	4.2	339	2.70	67.0	91.3
24	11	Leeds	3.9	393	2.90	61.0	91.0
25	27	Manchester	3.8	406	2.75	62.0	90.9
26	19	Newcastle	4.1	378	2.55	62.0	90.4
27	22	Leicester	4.3	378	2.40	60.0	90.3
28	16	Cardiff	3.9	346	2.83	64.0	90.1
29	31	Liverpool	3.9	375	2.55	61.0	89.7
30	24	Aberystwyth	4.2	325	2.80	58.0	89.6
31	35	East Anglia	4.1	407		65.0	88.0
32	29	Hull	4.1	304	2.60	58.0	87.9
33	30	Aberdeen	3.9	311	2.50	61.0	87.7
34	38	Swansea	4.0	321	2.70	53.0	87.6
35	33	Strathclyde	4.0	362	1.95	57.0	87.0
36	37	Chester	4.5	280	1.60	65.0	87.0
37	32	Queen's, Belfast	3.9	323	2.55	54.0	86.9
38	43	Stirling	3.8	309	2.35	61.0	86.8
39	40	Northumbria	4.2	281	2.20	58.0	86.4
40	41	Plymouth	3.9	285	2.55	56.0	86.1
41	36	Coventry	4.1	317	1.60	62.0	86.0
42	42	Staffordshire	4.1	236		76.0	85.5
43	39	Keele	4.2	282		64.0	84.6
44	48	Sheffield Hallam	4.2	301		57.0	84.0
45	54	Hertfordshire	3.8	261		69.0	83.8
46	49	Ulster	3.9	244	2.35	52.0	83.8
47	52	Greenwich		253	1.85	60.0	83.6
48	45	Bangor	3.7	273	2.40	48.0	83.4
49	52	Kingston	3.8	233	2.20	55.0	83.3
50	60	West of England, Bristol	4.1	281	1.85	49.0	83.3
51	57	Bath Spa	3.9	277	1.55	56.0	83.1
52	49	Manchester Metropolitan	4.0	259	2.24	47.0	83.1
53	47	Gloucestershire	4.1	282	1.70	50.0	83.1
54	45	Nottingham Trent	3.8	275	1.60	57.0	83.1
55	44	Brighton	4.0	272	2.30	42.0	82.9
56	58	Edge Hill	4.3	239	1.20	58.0	82.8
57	73	Salford	3.8	272	2.10	48.0	82.6
58	51	Portsmouth	4.1	286	2.20	38.0	82.2
59	61	Bournemouth	3.2	214	2.35	59.0	82.0
60	59	St Mary's	4.0	262		55.0	81.9
61	71	Glamorgan	4.4	242		50.0	81.6
62	55	Oxford Brookes	3.8	311		49.0	81.3
63	55	Worcester	4.0	252	1.55	46.0	80.6
64	62	Central Lancashire	4.2	251		47.0	80.5
65	69	Sunderland	3.7	263		54.0	80.5
66	64	Northampton	4.2	231		46.0	80.1
67	72	Canterbury Christ Church	4.3	274		39.0	80.1
68	65	Liverpool John Moores	3.9	251		45.0	79.4
69	63	Cumbria	4.0	231		43.0	78.7
70	70	Derby	3.9	246		43.0	78.6
71	68	Leeds Metropolitan	3.9	254		39.0	78.2
72	66	Bradford	4.0	241		39.0	78.0

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