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University League Table 2012

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.

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

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

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Degree Completion
Degree Completion
The proportion of students expected to successfully complete their studies and gain a degree from the University.

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2012 2011
1 2 Cambridge 559 4.1 2.98 85.5 99%
2 1 Oxford 536 4.2 2.96 85.0 98%
5 4 Durham 487 4.0 2.72 80.4 97%
15 24 Exeter 439 4.1 2.62 70.3 96%
10 12 Bath 459 4.0 2.71 77.9 96%
11 16 Bristol 467 3.9 2.72 77.7 96%
4 5 London School of Economics 513 3.9 2.96 84.1 96%
8 7 Warwick 480 4.0 2.80 72.5 96%
12 10 York 437 4.1 2.78 68.2 95%
7 9 University College London 477 4.0 2.84 81.1 95%
17 18 Nottingham 428 3.9 2.67 77.9 95%
24 29 Newcastle 410 4.0 2.63 75.4 94%
26 25 Sheffield 426 4.0 2.72 73.6 94%
22 23 Birmingham 421 4.0 2.64 71.8 94%
6 6 St Andrews 485 4.1 2.72 76.3 94%
9 8 Lancaster 407 4.0 2.71 71.8 94%
16 13 King's College London 447 3.9 2.69 82.6 94%
29 31 Manchester 422 3.8 2.82 70.4 94%
14 14 Southampton 427 3.9 2.72 70.8 93%
37 41 Cardiff 406 3.9 2.69 73.6 93%
23 22 Leicester 399 4.1 2.45 71.5 93%
13 11 Edinburgh 442 3.8 2.75 72.4 93%
33 30 Royal Holloway 381 4.0 2.67 63.1 92%
32 27 Leeds 408 3.9 2.72 65.8 92%
25 17 Aston 370 3.9 2.43 74.8 92%
19 19 Sussex 380 4.1 2.61 69.3 92%
28 33 Surrey 388 3.9 2.58 76.4 92%
3 3 Imperial College London 519 3.8 2.94 86.7 91%
34 40 Reading 370 4.0 2.53 66.3 91%
42 20 Buckingham 273 4.4 87.5 91%
30 32 Liverpool 401 3.9 2.54 70.3 91%
44 43 Keele 310 4.0 2.41 67.5 90%
27 28 East Anglia 386 4.1 2.58 66.1 90%
36 39 Queen Mary 387 4.0 2.73 71.7 89%
54 60 Swansea 314 3.9 2.43 60.3 89%
19 21 Loughborough 390 4.1 2.62 69.2 89%
85 83 Bath Spa 293 3.8 1.89 46.5 89%
59 70 University of the Arts, London 276 3.6 2.49 53.1 89%
56 53 Chichester 290 4.0 1.96 54.4 89%
34 38 Kent 329 4.0 2.60 67.3 89%
46 50 Oxford Brookes 314 3.9 2.20 62.0 89%
41 47 City 361 3.9 2.48 70.6 88%
50 46 Brunel 325 3.8 2.32 59.3 88%
62 55 Bournemouth 297 3.8 2.18 61.1 87%
21 26 Glasgow 408 4.0 2.59 72.1 87%
18 15 SOAS 423 3.9 2.60 68.7 87%
38 37 Essex 307 4.0 2.77 58.6 87%
45 52 Stirling 305 4.0 2.41 66.2 87%
97 96 Salford 280 3.8 2.36 55.1 86%
49 47 Aberystwyth 298 4.1 2.48 55.1 86%
67 71 Lincoln 289 4.0 1.90 55.9 86%
38 34 Heriot-Watt 335 3.9 2.48 68.8 85%
79 109 University for the Creative Arts 269 3.6 1.90 50.8 85%
31 35 Queen's, Belfast 362 3.9 2.56 69.4 85%
53 65 Plymouth 297 3.8 2.18 64.3 85%
86 81 Cumbria 263 3.8 1.23 66.2 85%
68 59 UWIC, Cardiff 267 3.9 1.88 55.3 85%
81 89 Portsmouth 283 3.9 2.24 56.7 84%
52 54 Ulster 266 3.8 2.48 53.9 84%
100 106 Canterbury Christ Church 247 3.8 1.79 63.3 84%
106 102 Worcester 271 3.9 1.54 60.8 84%
75 62 Gloucestershire 264 3.9 1.72 57.8 84%
55 49 Nottingham Trent 287 3.8 2.16 60.6 84%
62 68 Sheffield Hallam 289 3.8 2.05 61.8 84%
48 41 Hertfordshire 244 3.9 2.40 59.7 84%
70 76 Winchester 280 3.9 2.16 54.0 84%
62 56 Hull 309 4.0 2.37 64.6 83%
40 35 Strathclyde 394 3.9 2.45 73.0 83%
105 100 Northampton 238 3.9 1.69 52.9 83%
57 57 Goldsmiths College 327 3.8 2.58 53.8 83%
95 85 Leeds Metropolitan 267 3.8 2.05 55.5 83%
68 73 Brighton 290 3.9 2.37 55.5 83%
110 106 Anglia Ruskin 254 3.7 2.07 55.5 82%
51 51 Robert Gordon 295 3.9 2.06 76.7 82%
61 68 West of England, Bristol 278 3.8 2.20 61.4 82%
73 87 Roehampton 259 3.8 2.20 59.9 82%
102 78 York St John 282 3.9 1.40 51.8 82%
43 45 Dundee 353 4.0 2.54 68.9 82%
107 108 Buckinghamshire New 212 3.7 1.67 48.8 82%
60 64 Northumbria 300 3.9 2.15 68.0 82%
81 65 De Montfort 259 3.9 2.32 52.8 82%
78 63 Bangor 288 4.0 2.43 59.7 81%
65 72 Central Lancashire 260 3.9 1.96 59.6 81%
101 102 Liverpool John Moores 263 3.8 2.15 50.5 81%
87 77 Queen Margaret 309 3.9 1.37 61.8 81%
46 44 Aberdeen 332 4.0 2.57 69.4 81%
88 84 Kingston 243 3.8 2.04 52.3 80%
109 110 Greenwich 215 4.0 1.90 54.7 80%
92 - Trinity Saint David 251 3.9 2.11 59.7 80%
77 94 Westminster 273 3.7 2.23 55.1 80%
99 80 Staffordshire 241 3.9 1.62 60.7 80%
89 89 University of Wales, Newport 252 3.9 2.42 54.5 80%
76 79 Glasgow Caledonian 302 3.9 2.01 57.3 79%
80 81 Chester 273 3.9 1.74 63.4 79%
98 88 Edge Hill 260 4.0 1.50 63.2 79%
66 58 Birmingham City 263 3.8 2.31 67.7 79%
93 89 Manchester Metropolitan 271 3.7 2.16 57.1 79%
91 93 Sunderland 246 3.9 1.86 54.8 79%
73 61 Bradford 268 3.9 2.34 69.4 79%
90 105 Teesside 271 4.0 1.99 61.9 78%
58 67 Huddersfield 273 3.9 2.10 69.5 78%
72 75 Coventry 298 3.8 1.85 59.9 78%
103 101 Bedfordshire 187 3.8 2.09 61.2 76%
116 114 London South Bank 201 3.8 2.24 49.3 76%
104 92 Glyndwr 231 3.9 1.69 65.5 76%
84 74 Edinburgh Napier 296 3.8 1.83 69.3 76%
113 113 East London 200 3.7 2.24 48.6 75%
83 86 Glamorgan 279 3.9 2.04 54.3 74%
111 111 Southampton Solent 266 3.9 1.49 46.2 74%
95 98 Abertay Dundee 252 3.9 1.83 57.7 74%
108 104 Derby 250 3.9 1.96 52.3 73%
71 97 Middlesex 207 3.8 2.18 57.8 72%
93 95 West London 220 3.7 1.67 52.8 72%
115 115 London Metropolitan 221 3.6 1.84 45.5 68%
112 - West of Scotland 241 3.9 1.84 58.3 68%
114 112 Bolton 222 3.9 1.75 45.4 66%

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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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