University Subject Tables 2010
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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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| 2010 | 2009 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 591 |
|
4.10 |
|
3.35 |
|
93 |
|
100.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Oxford | 510 |
|
3.15 |
|
88 |
|
98.9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Imperial College | 467 |
|
3.91 |
|
3.20 |
|
97 |
|
96.0 |
| 4 | 4 | St Andrews | 443 |
|
2.70 |
|
89 |
|
94.3 | ||
| 5 | 11 | University College London | 404 |
|
3.15 |
|
81 |
|
93.3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Edinburgh | 441 |
|
3.69 |
|
3.20 |
|
86 |
|
92.1 |
| 6 | 14 | Sheffield | 367 |
|
2.75 |
|
90 |
|
92.1 | ||
| 8 | 6 | York | 430 |
|
3.78 |
|
2.95 |
|
89 |
|
91.8 |
| 9 | 8 | Southampton | 405 |
|
3.98 |
|
3.20 |
|
82 |
|
91.7 |
| 10 | 9 | Glasgow | 369 |
|
3.98 |
|
3.10 |
|
85 |
|
90.9 |
| 11 | 12 | Warwick | 464 |
|
4.04 |
|
2.75 |
|
78 |
|
90.8 |
| 12 | 10 | Bristol | 448 |
|
3.62 |
|
2.95 |
|
84 |
|
90.5 |
| 13 | 15 | Bath | 412 |
|
3.91 |
|
2.95 |
|
79 |
|
89.9 |
| 14 | 21 | Durham | 409 |
|
3.52 |
|
2.80 |
|
90 |
|
89.6 |
| 15 | 13 | Aberdeen | 341 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.90 |
|
86 |
|
88.8 |
| 15 | 24 | Cardiff | 325 |
|
2.85 |
|
81 |
|
88.8 | ||
| 17 | 34 | Leeds | 345 |
|
3.88 |
|
3.05 |
|
80 |
|
88.6 |
| 17 | 18 | Royal Holloway | 292 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.80 |
|
89 |
|
88.6 |
| 19 | 7 | Surrey | 350 |
|
3.94 |
|
2.35 |
|
91 |
|
88.2 |
| 20 | 30 | Loughborough | 316 |
|
4.11 |
|
2.60 |
|
85 |
|
88.0 |
| 21 | 24 | Birmingham | 372 |
|
3.93 |
|
3.00 |
|
73 |
|
87.9 |
| 21 | 19 | Manchester | 356 |
|
3.58 |
|
3.15 |
|
80 |
|
87.9 |
| 21 | 24 | Newcastle | 325 |
|
3.95 |
|
2.90 |
|
81 |
|
87.9 |
| 24 | 20 | Strathclyde | 381 |
|
3.78 |
|
2.55 |
|
83 |
|
87.6 |
| 25 | 31 | Leicester | 278 |
|
4.20 |
|
2.80 |
|
78 |
|
86.8 |
| 26 | 28 | King's College London | 350 |
|
3.66 |
|
2.70 |
|
81 |
|
86.5 |
| 27 | 16 | Nottingham | 310 |
|
3.63 |
|
3.10 |
|
78 |
|
86.3 |
| 28 | 17 | Dundee | 360 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.75 |
|
67 |
|
86.2 |
| 28 | 28 | Exeter | 318 |
|
3.96 |
|
2.65 |
|
78 |
|
86.2 |
| 28 | 33 | Kent | 305 |
|
3.78 |
|
2.75 |
|
82 |
|
86.2 |
| 31 | 27 | Lancaster | 319 |
|
3.79 |
|
3.05 |
|
72 |
|
85.9 |
| 32 | 36 | Queen's, Belfast | 325 |
|
3.66 |
|
2.65 |
|
82 |
|
85.8 |
| 33 | 23 | Sussex | 340 |
|
3.71 |
|
2.85 |
|
74 |
|
85.6 |
| 34 | 34 | Swansea | 309 |
|
3.71 |
|
2.90 |
|
76 |
|
85.4 |
| 35 | 41 | East Anglia | 299 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.75 |
|
73 |
|
85.3 |
| 36 | 46 | Robert Gordon | 298 |
|
2.35 |
|
81 |
|
85.0 | ||
| 37 | 41 | Essex | 308 |
|
3.91 |
|
2.75 |
|
72 |
|
84.9 |
| 38 | 40 | Heriot-Watt | 347 |
|
3.81 |
|
2.65 |
|
69 |
|
84.5 |
| 39 | 58 | Stirling | 298 |
|
2.75 |
|
70 |
|
84.4 | ||
| 40 | 36 | Liverpool | 321 |
|
3.78 |
|
3.05 |
|
62 |
|
83.9 |
| 41 | 32 | Reading | 332 |
|
3.78 |
|
2.15 |
|
79 |
|
83.8 |
| 42 | 51 | Brighton | 246 |
|
2.60 |
|
75 |
|
83.0 | ||
| 43 | 47 | City | 223 |
|
3.77 |
|
2.60 |
|
80 |
|
82.9 |
| 44 | 39 | Aberystwyth | 241 |
|
3.87 |
|
2.95 |
|
67 |
|
82.8 |
| 44 | 38 | Aston | 320 |
|
3.80 |
|
2.30 |
|
72 |
|
82.8 |
| 46 | 22 | Bangor | 267 |
|
2.50 |
|
82.3 | ||||
| 47 | 64 | Bournemouth | 241 |
|
3.70 |
|
2.25 |
|
83 |
|
82.2 |
| 47 | 48 | Queen Mary | 276 |
|
3.41 |
|
3.00 |
|
69 |
|
82.2 |
| 49 | 52 | West of England, Bristol | 252 |
|
3.68 |
|
2.40 |
|
77 |
|
81.9 |
| 50 | 43 | Brunel | 302 |
|
3.65 |
|
2.55 |
|
64 |
|
81.1 |
| 51 | 53 | Plymouth | 207 |
|
3.74 |
|
3.00 |
|
65 |
|
81.0 |
| 52 | 58 | Oxford Brookes | 206 |
|
3.64 |
|
2.50 |
|
76 |
|
80.7 |
| 53 | 61 | Northumbria | 238 |
|
3.88 |
|
2.40 |
|
68 |
|
80.6 |
| 54 | 50 | Nottingham Trent | 217 |
|
3.57 |
|
2.15 |
|
82 |
|
80.3 |
| 55 | 43 | Hull | 249 |
|
4.00 |
|
80 |
|
80.1 | ||
| 56 | 57 | Liverpool John Moores | 195 |
|
3.74 |
|
2.50 |
|
72 |
|
80.0 |
| 57 | 55 | De Montfort | 187 |
|
4.11 |
|
2.40 |
|
65 |
|
79.7 |
| 58 | 66 | Portsmouth | 242 |
|
3.92 |
|
1.90 |
|
71 |
|
79.4 |
| 58 | 54 | Ulster | 230 |
|
3.70 |
|
2.55 |
|
64 |
|
79.4 |
| 60 | 68 | Edinburgh Napier | 265 |
|
2.09 |
|
69 |
|
79.2 | ||
| 61 | 85 | Teesside | 281 |
|
3.77 |
|
2.50 |
|
54 |
|
78.9 |
| 62 | 61 | Glamorgan | 256 |
|
3.90 |
|
2.25 |
|
58 |
|
78.6 |
| 63 | 71 | Goldsmiths College | 219 |
|
3.64 |
|
2.70 |
|
59 |
|
78.5 |
| 63 | 48 | Keele | 262 |
|
3.89 |
|
73 |
|
78.5 | ||
| 65 | 72 | Staffordshire | 207 |
|
3.69 |
|
2.05 |
|
73 |
|
78.4 |
| 66 | 63 | Hertfordshire | 191 |
|
3.69 |
|
2.60 |
|
63 |
|
78.3 |
| 67 | - | Central Lancashire | 213 |
|
3.90 |
|
78 |
|
78.2 | ||
| 68 | 73 | Huddersfield | 246 |
|
3.80 |
|
2.05 |
|
63 |
|
78.0 |
| 68 | 92 | Lincoln | 243 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.50 |
|
51 |
|
78.0 |
| 70 | - | Coventry | 280 |
|
2.05 |
|
60 |
|
77.2 | ||
| 71 | 65 | Manchester Metropolitan | 222 |
|
3.62 |
|
2.15 |
|
64 |
|
77.1 |
| 72 | 76 | Greenwich | 169 |
|
4.24 |
|
1.90 |
|
61 |
|
76.9 |
| 73 | 75 | Chester | 244 |
|
3.73 |
|
70 |
|
76.7 | ||
| 74 | 88 | Glasgow Caledonian | 300 |
|
3.74 |
|
1.80 |
|
55 |
|
76.6 |
| 74 | 73 | Kingston | 198 |
|
3.69 |
|
2.20 |
|
62 |
|
76.6 |
| 76 | - | Newman | 156 |
|
86 |
|
76.5 | ||||
| 77 | 81 | Bradford | 229 |
|
3.34 |
|
2.35 |
|
61 |
|
76.3 |
| 77 | 79 | Sheffield Hallam | 223 |
|
3.58 |
|
1.90 |
|
66 |
|
76.3 |
| 79 | 69 | Derby | 234 |
|
3.62 |
|
70 |
|
75.9 | ||
| 80 | 95 | Bedfordshire | 148 |
|
3.85 |
|
2.10 |
|
60 |
|
75.2 |
| 81 | 98 | Middlesex | 144 |
|
3.86 |
|
2.25 |
|
57 |
|
75.1 |
| 82 | 56 | Gloucestershire | 179 |
|
3.74 |
|
69 |
|
74.8 | ||
| 83 | 91 | Northampton | 202 |
|
3.90 |
|
61 |
|
74.6 | ||
| 84 | 82 | Edge Hill | 228 |
|
3.65 |
|
63 |
|
74.5 | ||
| 85 | 80 | Abertay Dundee | 314 |
|
56 |
|
74.3 | ||||
| 86 | 76 | Worcester | 178 |
|
3.61 |
|
67 |
|
73.8 | ||
| 87 | 66 | Sunderland | 191 |
|
3.51 |
|
1.90 |
|
55 |
|
73.0 |
| 88 | 96 | University of Wales, Newport | 210 |
|
3.60 |
|
58 |
|
72.8 | ||
| 89 | 101 | Wolverhampton | 172 |
|
3.86 |
|
56 |
|
72.6 | ||
| 90 | 45 | Salford | 179 |
|
3.49 |
|
63 |
|
72.5 | ||
| 91 | 83 | Southampton Solent | 173 |
|
3.60 |
|
61 |
|
72.4 | ||
| 92 | 97 | Westminster | 161 |
|
3.60 |
|
2.05 |
|
50 |
|
72.2 |
| 93 | 84 | Leeds Metropolitan | 207 |
|
3.50 |
|
56 |
|
71.9 | ||
| 94 | 90 | Canterbury Christ Church | 150 |
|
3.76 |
|
57 |
|
71.7 | ||
| 95 | 93 | Roehampton | 155 |
|
3.67 |
|
55 |
|
71.1 | ||
| 96 | 99 | UWIC, Cardiff | 184 |
|
61 |
|
70.9 | ||||
| 97 | 89 | East London | 171 |
|
62 |
|
70.7 | ||||
| 98 | 87 | London South Bank | 125 |
|
3.88 |
|
2.15 |
|
38 |
|
70.6 |
| 99 | 94 | Birmingham City | 211 |
|
47 |
|
68.2 | ||||
| 100 | - | Thames Valley | 1.65 |
|
51 |
|
68.1 | ||||
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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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