University Subject Tables 2012
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| CUG Rank | University Name | Entry Standards Entry Standards The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University. |
Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. Maximum score: 5.00 |
Research Assessment Research Assessment The average quality of the research undertaken in the University. Maximum score: 4.00 |
Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University. Maximum score: 100 |
Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. Maximum score: 1000.0 |
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| 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 595 |
|
4.14 |
|
2.85 |
|
82 |
|
100.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Oxford | 570 |
|
4.10 |
|
2.65 |
|
86 |
|
99.3 |
| 4 | 5 | Durham | 555 |
|
4.05 |
|
2.75 |
|
82 |
|
98.4 |
| 5 | 3 | Imperial College London | 549 |
|
3.86 |
|
2.75 |
|
84 |
|
98.1 |
| 11 | 9 | Warwick | 517 |
|
4.14 |
|
2.60 |
|
78 |
|
96.4 |
| 8 | 19 | Bristol | 510 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.65 |
|
80 |
|
96.7 |
| 3 | 3 | St Andrews | 505 |
|
4.16 |
|
2.85 |
|
86 |
|
99.2 |
| 16 | 15 | Manchester | 499 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.60 |
|
74 |
|
95.1 |
| 7 | 7 | Birmingham | 490 |
|
4.37 |
|
2.70 |
|
76 |
|
96.7 |
| 22 | 21 | Exeter | 475 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.70 |
|
70 |
|
93.9 |
| 19 | 13 | University College London | 465 |
|
3.90 |
|
2.75 |
|
74 |
|
94.3 |
| 13 | 18 | Bath | 461 |
|
4.09 |
|
2.85 |
|
76 |
|
95.8 |
| 14 | 27 | King's College London | 460 |
|
4.22 |
|
2.55 |
|
80 |
|
95.7 |
| 23 | 22 | Leeds | 458 |
|
4.09 |
|
2.55 |
|
72 |
|
93.5 |
| 10 | 11 | Nottingham | 456 |
|
4.17 |
|
2.85 |
|
78 |
|
96.4 |
| 18 | 13 | Edinburgh | 454 |
|
3.95 |
|
2.80 |
|
74 |
|
94.5 |
| 17 | 10 | Southampton | 452 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.65 |
|
78 |
|
94.9 |
| 6 | 8 | Lancaster | 444 |
|
4.25 |
|
2.90 |
|
78 |
|
96.7 |
| 20 | 16 | Sheffield | 440 |
|
4.13 |
|
2.75 |
|
72 |
|
94.2 |
| 15 | 11 | Surrey | 437 |
|
4.11 |
|
2.55 |
|
82 |
|
95.3 |
| 9 | 20 | Sussex | 426 |
|
4.22 |
|
2.70 |
|
84 |
|
96.6 |
| 24 | 23 | Liverpool | 424 |
|
4.11 |
|
2.65 |
|
72 |
|
93.3 |
| 36 | 29 | Cardiff | 411 |
|
3.98 |
|
2.35 |
|
66 |
|
89.9 |
| 26 | 26 | Leicester | 408 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.55 |
|
78 |
|
93.2 |
| 27 | 17 | Queen's, Belfast | 406 |
|
4.18 |
|
2.50 |
|
74 |
|
92.9 |
| 12 | 6 | Glasgow | 401 |
|
4.11 |
|
2.75 |
|
84 |
|
96.0 |
| 21 | 24 | York | 401 |
|
4.14 |
|
2.60 |
|
78 |
|
94.0 |
| 28 | 32 | Loughborough | 383 |
|
4.22 |
|
2.45 |
|
76 |
|
92.8 |
| 29 | 25 | Royal Holloway | 374 |
|
4.25 |
|
2.55 |
|
72 |
|
92.3 |
| 42 | 45 | Queen Mary | 370 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.50 |
|
46 |
|
85.6 |
| 33 | 34 | Strathclyde | 344 |
|
3.99 |
|
2.35 |
|
76 |
|
90.8 |
| 32 | 27 | Heriot-Watt | 342 |
|
3.76 |
|
2.65 |
|
76 |
|
91.3 |
| 34 | 29 | Kent | 329 |
|
4.31 |
|
2.53 |
|
66 |
|
90.2 |
| 43 | 40 | Hull | 329 |
|
4.19 |
|
64 |
|
84.6 | ||
| 44 | 42 | Aberdeen | 327 |
|
3.98 |
|
84.2 | ||||
| 31 | 39 | Salford | 316 |
|
4.20 |
|
2.45 |
|
76 |
|
91.4 |
| 41 | 41 | Dundee | 315 |
|
3.66 |
|
2.30 |
|
87.2 | ||
| 37 | 36 | Swansea | 301 |
|
3.86 |
|
2.55 |
|
72 |
|
89.5 |
| 30 | 38 | Hertfordshire | 293 |
|
4.21 |
|
2.60 |
|
76 |
|
91.7 |
| 40 | 43 | Keele | 287 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.25 |
|
70 |
|
88.1 |
| 39 | 32 | Central Lancashire | 280 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.30 |
|
88.2 | ||
| 45 | 44 | Aberystwyth | 272 |
|
3.99 |
|
1.95 |
|
52 |
|
82.2 |
| 25 | 29 | Nottingham Trent | 269 |
|
4.23 |
|
2.65 |
|
84 |
|
93.2 |
| 46 | - | West of Scotland | 253 |
|
1.80 |
|
80.2 | ||||
| 35 | 35 | Liverpool John Moores | 3.79 |
|
2.40 |
|
90.2 | ||||
| 38 | 37 | Brighton | 3.80 |
|
2.30 |
|
89.3 | ||||
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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