University Subject Tables 2008

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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	Research Assessment	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
2008	2007	University Name		Research Assessment
5	-	Oxford	496	5	72.0	95.4
1	-	Cambridge	495	5*	81.0	100.0
2	-	Durham	484	5*	74.0	97.7
8	-	York	473	5	58.0	90.8
6	-	Warwick	454	5	64.0	91.7
4	-	London School of Economics	453	5*	78.0	95.9
12	-	Sheffield	444	5	62.0	89.3
17	-	Nottingham	441	4	60.0	87.8
3	-	King's College London	440	5*	74.0	96.1
9	-	St Andrews	440	5	67.0	90.4
10	-	Hull	434	5	60.0	89.9
11	-	Edinburgh	433	5	64.0	89.4
15	-	Bristol	433	4	65.0	88.8
14	-	Exeter	428	5	58.0	89.1
7	-	University College London	427	5	66.0	91.2
21	-	Manchester	420	5	52.0	85.7
16	-	Leeds	414	5	64.0	88.7
35	-	Glasgow	412	5	40.0	82.3
33	-	Aberdeen	406	4	55.0	83.9
21	-	Birmingham	405	5	54.0	85.7
40	-	Strathclyde	401	4	44.0	80.9
26	-	Newcastle	394	4	57.0	85.3
19	-	Southampton	388	5	54.0	86.6
29	-	Cardiff	383	5	48.0	84.8
20	-	Queen Mary	373	5	61.0	86.3
27	-	East Anglia	372	5*	48.0	85.0
12	-	Royal Holloway	371	5	67.0	89.3
32	-	Liverpool	370	5	53.0	84.1
41	-	Lancaster	363	4	44.0	80.7
30	-	Sussex	360	4	60.0	84.7
25	-	Leicester	356	5	54.0	85.4
38	-	Dundee	356	5	44.0	81.2
46	-	Reading	345	4	45.0	79.0
36	-	Queen's, Belfast	341	5	47.0	81.5
36	-	Stirling	338	5	42.0	81.5
18	-	Keele	327	5	65.0	87.2
34	-	Essex	327	5	51.0	83.5
21	-	SOAS	321	5*	58.0	85.7
24	-	Oxford Brookes	320	5*	51.0	85.5
57	-	Northumbria	312	3a	51.0	75.6
38	-	Kent	311	4	58.0	81.2
42	-	Aberystwyth	297	4	53.0	80.6
57	-	Brunel	296	3a	47.0	75.6
42	-	Swansea	290	4	54.0	80.6
48	-	Goldsmiths College	289	4	52.0	78.7
63	-	Sheffield Hallam	283	5	27.0	74.1
53	-	Nottingham Trent	279	3a	54.0	76.8
45	-	Huddersfield	275	5	42.0	79.2
51	-	Bangor	275	4	52.0	78.2
75	-	Winchester	275	4	35.0	71.6
47	-	Central Lancashire	271	4	50.0	78.8
65	-	West of England, Bristol	267	4	36.0	73.7
55	-	Portsmouth	263	4	53.0	75.9
78	-	Manchester Metropolitan	263	3a	39.0	70.6
44	-	Salford	261	5	49.0	80.5
85	-	Lincoln	261		53.0	67.8
51	-	Hertfordshire	260	5	46.0	78.2
72	-	Chichester	260	3a	34.0	71.9
86	-	Brighton	260		46.0	65.9
60	-	Ulster	259	4	42.0	75.0
27	-	Bradford	258	5*		85.0
66	-	Glamorgan	258	3a	50.0	73.3
79	-	Edge Hill	256	3b	45.0	70.2
80	-	Anglia Ruskin	256	3a	38.0	70.1
71	-	Gloucestershire	255	3a	47.0	72.4
68	-	Bath Spa	254	3b	48.0	73.0
83	-	York St John	253	3a	40.0	68.6
54	-	Wolverhampton	251	4	47.0	76.0
55	-	St Mary's College	251	3a	61.0	75.9
72	-	Canterbury Christ Church	247	3a	36.0	71.9
49	-	Lampeter	241	4	53.0	78.4
84	-	Chester	241	3b	40.0	68.4
67	-	Liverpool John Moores	240	4	38.0	73.2
70	-	Cumbria	240	3a	57.0	72.5
77	-	Worcester	240	3a	44.0	71.0
61	-	De Montfort	239	4	44.0	74.8
87	-	Staffordshire	239	3b	26.0	64.6
69	-	Leeds Metropolitan	236	3a	59.0	72.9
57	-	Sunderland	233	4	56.0	75.6
31	-	Roehampton	229	5	74.0	84.3
88	-	Westminster	226	3a	13.0	64.1
61	-	Liverpool Hope	224	3b	67.0	74.8
50	-	Kingston	222	4	60.0	78.3
74	-	Northampton	219	4	35.0	71.7
63	-	Greenwich	216	3a	49.0	74.1
76	-	Teesside	196	5	39.0	71.4
81	-	University of Wales, Newport	196		67.0	69.0
89	-	Derby	194		43.0	62.6
81	-	Plymouth	193	3a	43.0	69.0

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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