University Subject Tables 2014

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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. Maximum score: 5.00 Click here to read more	Research Assessment Research Assessment The average quality of the research undertaken in the University. Maximum score: 4.00 Click here to read more	Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University. Maximum score: 100 Click here to read more	Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. Maximum score: 1000.0 Click here to read more
2014	2013	University Name
2	3	Cambridge	559	4.39	2.95	71	98.4
1	2	Durham	556	4.39	2.80	82	100.0
5	1	Oxford	541	4.26	3.00	67	96.7
8	11	St Andrews	519	4.22	2.95	66	95.6
7	6	Warwick	518	4.15	2.95	71	96.2
6	4	York	512	4.09	3.15	70	96.2
4	7	Exeter	500	4.31	3.00	72	96.8
9	8	Bristol	496	4.08	2.85	74	95.6
3	5	University College London	493	4.26	2.85	77	96.9
18	24	Edinburgh	491	3.98	3.05	60	92.9
11	15	King's College London	471	4.09	2.80	73	94.5
27	29	Manchester	470	3.86	3.05	60	91.7
12	10	Nottingham	469	4.18	3.00	67	94.4
22	23	Sheffield	463	4.12	2.80	63	92.5
13	16	Lancaster	462	4.18	2.70	72	94.2
17	19	Glasgow	457	4.19	2.95	62	93.0
15	13	Newcastle	454	4.20	2.90	67	93.7
23	14	Southampton	450	4.36	2.80	58	92.3
21	28	East Anglia	450	4.28	2.80	61	92.5
10	9	Leeds	449	4.11	2.95	75	95.0
26	17	Cardiff	448	4.17	2.85	60	91.9
19	26	Birmingham	443	3.93	2.80	71	92.7
28	31	Aberdeen	442	4.10	2.90	59	91.4
32	27	Liverpool	442	4.03	2.90	53	89.9
37	34	Strathclyde	437	4.03	2.50	49	87.6
84	80	Surrey	429	3.91		46	81.1
30	22	Sussex	427	4.10	2.70	64	91.3
16	21	Royal Holloway	424	4.14	2.85	73	93.7
14	12	Queen Mary	420	4.27	3.05	68	93.8
29	20	Leicester	419	4.23	2.70	62	91.3
25	18	Loughborough	407	4.28	2.50	70	92.1
24	25	Kent	405	4.14	2.85	68	92.1
39	45	Essex	399	4.15	2.60	48	87.2
35	35	Reading	396	4.13	2.80	55	89.1
36	37	Queen's, Belfast	393	4.10	2.90	53	88.9
33	32	Stirling	391	4.26	2.55	59	89.5
38	38	Goldsmiths, University of London	382	4.09	2.65	51	87.3
40	36	Dundee	382	4.30	2.45	49	87.2
80	78	Aston	365	3.97	1.85	40	81.4
45	49	Edinburgh Napier	364	4.28	1.95		86.0
41	42	Aberystwyth	362	4.01	2.45	56	86.7
50	43	Brunel	360	3.91	2.50	51	85.3
46	51	Oxford Brookes	357	4.10	2.40	50	85.6
31	33	Keele	356	4.21	2.55	68	90.1
42	41	Swansea	354	3.93	2.60	55	86.4
56	59	Bath Spa	353	4.04	2.15	49	84.2
66	56	Northumbria	348	4.05	2.10	46	83.3
54	50	Huddersfield	343	4.02	1.95	55	84.3
34	30	Hull	343	4.20	2.55	65	89.2
75	75	Sheffield Hallam	338	3.85	2.20	43	81.9
55	74	West of England, Bristol	337	4.15	2.20	48	84.2
58	60	Lincoln	337	4.17		66	83.8
85	88	Teesside	336	4.33		49	81.1
60	68	Hertfordshire	335	4.04	2.40	45	83.8
70	72	Manchester Metropolitan	334	4.09	2.35	39	82.6
53	79	Bangor	333	3.74	2.55	53	84.4
68	71	Brighton	331	4.05	2.20	45	83.0
69	101	Plymouth	325	4.01	2.05	49	82.9
82	97	Liverpool John Moores	324	4.18	2.10	36	81.3
49	58	Winchester	322	4.09	2.25	57	85.5
47	48	Portsmouth	319	3.97	2.40	58	85.6
74	57	Nottingham Trent	319	3.98	2.50	38	82.0
51	44	Chester	317	4.47	1.90	54	85.3
76	77	Westminster	315	4.06	1.80	48	81.9
62	55	Glamorgan	309	4.08	2.40	47	83.6
87	90	Buckingham	308	4.46			80.8
65	70	Salford	308	4.07	2.35	47	83.4
57	81	Northampton	305	4.35	1.85	52	83.9
64	67	Kingston	305	3.95	2.40	50	83.5
48	46	Birmingham City	305	4.31	2.05	58	85.5
77	62	Edge Hill	304	4.18	1.65	49	81.8
89	86	Chichester	303	4.14	1.95	36	80.0
43	40	Roehampton	302	4.21	2.30	60	86.3
52	47	De Montfort	300	4.19	2.95	44	85.1
97	95	York St John	298	3.92	1.30	38	77.1
71	53	Central Lancashire	297	3.89	1.90	56	82.5
81	87	St Mary's	296	4.08	1.70	49	81.3
91	85	Newman	295	4.08		52	79.5
99	103	Cardiff Metropolitan	295	4.15		36	76.6
72	63	Gloucestershire	295	4.23	2.15	44	82.5
83	69	Worcester	292	4.06	1.85	47	81.2
61	54	Coventry	290	4.12	1.70	61	83.7
92	84	Canterbury Christ Church	288	3.98	1.60	45	79.5
59	39	Leeds Trinity	283	4.16	1.90	58	83.8
98	102	Leeds Metropolitan	283	3.96		43	76.8
88	93	Greenwich	282	4.04	1.70	48	80.5
73	64	Sunderland	279	4.22	2.40	40	82.1
79	89	Ulster	278	4.24	2.25	40	81.6
95	92	Southampton Solent	278	4.19			78.1
100	94	University Campus Suffolk	277	4.38		31	76.2
93	99	Falmouth	274	4.30		49	79.3
86	73	Middlesex	269	3.69	2.25	50	80.8
63	52	Anglia Ruskin	265	4.25	2.70	44	83.6
105	105	Bolton	260	3.90	1.40	25	73.8
44	91	Bishop Grosseteste	249	4.63	1.60	69	86.2
103	107	London South Bank	246	3.99			75.6
96	100	East London	238	4.10		51	77.8
104	-	St Mark and St John	236	4.31	1.00	32	75.0
94	83	Glyndwr	236	4.29		54	79.3
90	61	Staffordshire	233	3.97	1.85	49	79.6
67	66	Cumbria	228	4.50	1.45	63	83.3
78	76	Bedfordshire	220	4.10	2.10	54	81.7
101	98	London Metropolitan	216	3.90		49	75.9
20	-	Birkbeck		4.39	2.80		92.5
102	96	Derby		3.74		45	75.7

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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