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Economics

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

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

Maximum score: 5.00

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 Research Assessment
Research Assessment
The average quality of the research undertaken in the University.

Maximum score: 4.00

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

Maximum score: 100

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 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 5 Oxford 538 4.12 3.35 90 100.0
2 1 Cambridge 554 4.02 3.05 94 99.8
3 2 London School of Economics 523 3.73 3.55 90 98.9
4 3 University College London 488 3.79 3.50 88 97.7
4 4 Warwick 499 3.75 3.35 90 97.7
6 9 St Andrews 475 4.23 2.70 84 95.3
7 8 Durham 491 3.91 2.65 88 95.2
8 6 Nottingham 468 3.73 3.15 84 94.9
9 7 Bristol 457 3.64 3.15 86 94.7
10 10 Bath 454 3.57 2.95 86 93.7
11 15 Edinburgh 450 3.69 2.95 82 93.2
12 14 Southampton 422 3.78 3.00 80 92.6
13 12 Birmingham 403 4.23 2.75 78 92.5
13 13 Exeter 386 4.27 2.95 76 92.5
15 11 York 457 3.85 2.87 72 91.6
16 26 Surrey 329 4.27 2.80 80 91.4
17 22 Royal Holloway 370 3.78 3.00 80 91.3
18 17 Glasgow 414 3.88 3.00 72 91.1
19 15 Lancaster 423 3.88 2.95 70 90.7
20 19 Essex 325 3.88 3.35 74 90.6
20 27 Newcastle 417 3.75 2.50 80 90.6
22 31 Queen Mary 370 3.61 3.15 76 90.4
22 37 Sheffield 372 4.06 2.80 74 90.4
24 27 Leicester 320 4.22 2.90 72 89.7
24 25 Loughborough 378 4.03 2.45 76 89.7
24 31 Strathclyde 442 3.81 2.85 66 89.7
27 34 Kent 306 4.15 2.90 74 89.5
28 33 Liverpool 385 3.85 2.45 76 89.2
28 20 Sussex 345 4.12 2.70 72 89.2
30 21 East Anglia 332 4.15 2.75 70 88.8
31 23 Cardiff 398 3.76 3.00 64 88.6
32 36 Manchester 408 3.59 3.05 64 88.4
33 45 Heriot-Watt 328 2.40 76 88.0
34 30 Aberdeen 344 4.02 2.85 64 87.7
35 29 Keele 284 3.70 2.30 82 87.0
36 44 Swansea 277 3.89 2.75 72 86.9
37 40 City 328 3.53 2.65 72 86.5
38 43 Brunel 311 3.61 2.65 66 85.1
38 23 Leeds 418 3.69 72 85.1
40 18 SOAS 390 3.69 74 84.8
41 35 Hull 283 3.91 80 84.3
42 41 Dundee 337 3.84 2.45 58 84.2
43 38 Stirling 293 3.87 2.75 56 83.8
44 57 Northumbria 274 3.65 1.80 74 83.1
44 58 West of England, Bristol 248 3.83 2.15 68 83.1
46 - Brighton 251 3.71 2.30 83.0
47 50 Nottingham Trent 264 3.99 74 82.9
48 54 Oxford Brookes 289 3.97 1.95 62 82.6
48 46 Ulster 254 3.69 2.25 66 82.6
50 47 Portsmouth 249 3.72 2.10 68 82.5
51 51 Coventry 245 4.23 70 82.4
52 60 Aberystwyth 249 4.10 1.95 62 82.1
53 41 Queen's, Belfast 355 3.71 64 81.9
53 38 Reading 348 3.74 64 81.9
55 60 Middlesex 167 4.17 68 79.9
55 - Staffordshire 199 3.76 1.95 79.9
57 48 Manchester Metropolitan 259 1.70 66 79.6
58 51 Hertfordshire 233 3.61 2.15 56 79.3
59 59 Leeds Metropolitan 278 3.60 60 78.8
60 64 Plymouth 241 3.71 2.05 52 78.7
61 - Birmingham City 3.33 1.65 78.3
62 53 Liverpool John Moores 221 3.70 1.45 62 78.2
63 63 Kingston 191 3.88 2.00 52 77.9
64 55 Bradford 239 3.89 54 77.6
64 49 Salford 249 3.69 56 77.6
66 56 East London 193 3.95 52 76.3
67 62 Greenwich 191 4.14 1.75 42 75.9

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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