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University Subject Tables 2009

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Computer Science

CUG Rank University Name Student Satisfaction
Student Satisfaction
A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive.

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Entry Standards
Entry Standards
The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University.

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

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Overall Score
Overall Score
The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology.

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2009 2008
1 1 Cambridge 538 5* 92.0 100.0
2 2 Oxford 537 5 86.0 97.7
20 35 Strathclyde 3.9 523 3a 72.0 84.8
17 23 Dundee 4.0 511 4 59.0 86.0
3 3 Imperial College 3.9 476 5* 93.0 94.1
5 7 Edinburgh 3.7 446 5* 84.0 91.3
12 9 Warwick 3.9 440 5 74.0 87.4
4 12 St Andrews 436 5 81.0 92.2
10 4 Bristol 3.7 435 5 80.0 88.2
6 6 York 3.6 427 5* 88.0 89.9
15 10 Bath 3.9 410 4 78.0 86.7
11 11 University College London 3.7 408 5 81.0 87.9
9 17 Glasgow 3.9 405 5 82.0 88.4
21 13 Durham 3.4 396 4 85.0 84.6
8 5 Southampton 3.9 395 5* 83.0 89.3
80 - Abertay Dundee 394 51.0 70.3
13 25 Aberdeen 376 4 87.0 87.0
19 16 Manchester 3.6 375 5* 73.0 84.9
24 25 Birmingham 3.8 367 5 71.0 84.0
40 42 Heriot-Watt 3.8 366 4 58.0 80.8
34 31 Leeds 3.8 364 5 75.0 81.4
14 14 Sheffield 3.7 363 5 87.0 86.8
23 17 Sussex 3.5 363 5 75.0 84.1
7 8 Surrey 3.7 355 5* 89.0 89.5
28 20 King's College London 3.8 348 4 76.0 83.2
27 19 Lancaster 3.8 347 5 67.0 83.5
16 15 Nottingham 337 5 79.0 86.5
24 23 Cardiff 3.8 333 5 72.0 84.0
32 29 Reading 3.8 330 4 75.0 82.6
36 34 Liverpool 326 5 63.0 81.2
24 27 Newcastle 3.9 321 5 75.0 84.0
70 53 West of Scotland 320 3a 49.0 72.0
36 33 Queen's, Belfast 3.4 312 4 77.0 81.2
28 37 Exeter 3.9 311 4 77.0 83.2
30 32 Loughborough 4.1 308 3a 80.0 83.1
41 43 Essex 3.8 301 4 69.0 80.6
41 46 East Anglia 3.9 299 4 67.0 80.6
43 45 Brunel 3.6 299 5 60.0 78.6
58 51 Stirling 298 3b 62.0 73.7
31 36 Leicester 3.9 295 4 79.0 82.7
34 28 Swansea 3.6 286 5 75.0 81.4
38 40 Aston 3.7 285 5 78.0 81.0
88 83 Glasgow Caledonian 284 3b 51.0 67.5
48 49 Keele 281 3b 75.0 76.9
33 21 Kent 3.7 280 4 81.0 81.8
18 22 Royal Holloway 276 5 84.0 85.6
54 66 Ulster 3.7 271 4 67.0 74.5
76 - Chichester 270 69.0 70.8
46 47 Robert Gordon 268 3a 81.0 78.0
69 70 Derby 265 74.0 72.1
53 68 Plymouth 3.8 264 5 66.0 74.7
68 61 Napier 259 3a 63.0 72.3
48 48 Queen Mary 3.7 258 4 63.0 76.9
61 63 Northumbria 3.8 258 3b 59.0 73.6
85 86 Teesside 3.7 258 2 54.0 68.8
47 41 City 3.3 257 4 76.0 77.7
51 56 Brighton 3.7 249 4 74.0 75.4
39 38 Aberystwyth 3.8 247 4 74.0 80.9
66 78 Portsmouth 3.7 245 72.0 72.4
58 65 Cumbria 3.8 244 74.0 73.7
66 54 Sunderland 3.6 243 3a 56.0 72.4
72 80 Staffordshire 3.6 243 69.0 71.2
92 99 Lincoln 3.7 243 45.0 66.4
65 69 Manchester Metropolitan 3.6 235 3a 62.0 72.5
73 74 Huddersfield 3.7 233 3a 59.0 71.0
43 39 Hull 3.9 230 3a 79.0 78.6
58 54 Oxford Brookes 3.5 230 3b 75.0 73.7
64 62 Bournemouth 3.6 230 2 75.0 72.8
75 77 Chester 3.7 230 66.0 70.9
85 90 Anglia Ruskin 3.7 225 58.0 68.8
22 29 Bangor 222 4 93.0 84.5
52 58 West of England, Bristol 3.6 222 3a 70.0 74.8
50 49 Nottingham Trent 220 3a 84.0 75.5
56 63 Gloucestershire 3.9 218 3a 66.0 74.1
61 66 Glamorgan 3.9 216 4 60.0 73.6
81 74 Bradford 3.4 216 4 63.0 70.1
79 79 Sheffield Hallam 3.7 215 3b 63.0 70.6
99 102 UWIC, Cardiff 215 48.0 62.3
91 91 Northampton 3.6 212 53.0 66.9
45 44 Salford 3.7 209 5* 59.0 78.4
71 76 Goldsmiths College 3.5 209 3b 60.0 71.6
84 73 Leeds Metropolitan 3.4 209 3b 56.0 69.0
57 52 Liverpool John Moores 3.4 207 3a 68.0 73.8
76 95 Worcester 3.8 207 66.0 70.8
73 70 Kingston 3.6 204 3b 65.0 71.0
82 59 Edge Hill 3.5 204 69.0 69.5
90 96 Canterbury Christ Church 3.7 202 54.0 67.0
63 60 Hertfordshire 3.6 190 4 63.0 73.1
94 88 Birmingham City 3.5 185 52.0 65.2
55 57 De Montfort 3.6 181 4 67.0 74.2
93 103 Roehampton 3.8 177 48.0 65.4
76 82 Greenwich 3.7 175 4 58.0 70.8
83 85 Southampton Solent 3.8 171 65.0 69.2
101 98 Wolverhampton 169 2 49.0 61.0
97 93 Westminster 3.4 163 3a 52.0 64.6
96 92 University of Wales, Newport 3.5 151 55.0 65.0
89 89 East London 3.6 149 2 60.0 67.3
98 93 Middlesex 3.3 148 3a 48.0 63.5
95 100 Bedfordshire 3.7 145 52.0 65.1
87 84 London South Bank 3.8 130 4 47.0 67.6
100 97 Bolton 3.6 40.0 61.7

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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