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	Research Assessment Research Assessment The average quality of the research undertaken in the University. Click here to read more	Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University. Click here to read more	Ofsted Ofsted A guide to the quality of teaching you can expect from the University, based on inspections by the Office for Standards in Education. Click here to read more	Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. Click here to read more
2014	2013	University Name
1	1	Cambridge	556	2.85	85.0	4.0	100.0
2	2	King's College London		2.85		4.0	93.4
3	8	Durham	415	2.60	87.0	4.0	92.0
4	3	Edinburgh	403	2.30	94.0		91.9
5	6	Glasgow	393	2.00	98.0		90.4
6	5	Stirling	380	2.60	86.0		90.0
7	4	Nottingham		2.40		4.0	89.5
8	7	Aberdeen	393	1.90	91.0		88.1
9	-	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	435		100.0		87.2
10	13	York	401	2.65	63.0	4.0	87.0
11	9	West of Scotland	373	1.70	96.0		86.8
12	10	Strathclyde	392	2.00	83.0		86.7
13	35	Staffordshire		1.95		4.0	85.6
14	21	Birmingham	361	2.35	72.0	4.0	85.3
15	16	Manchester Metropolitan	321	2.65	73.0	4.0	84.7
16	17	Cardiff	384	2.70	59.0		84.2
17	12	Canterbury Christ Church	315	2.10	83.0	4.0	83.8
18	23	Dundee	343	1.70	92.0		83.7
19	11	Warwick	372	2.65	62.0	3.8	83.7
20	14	East Anglia	351	2.55	60.0	4.0	83.4
21	40	Southampton	381	2.25	90.0	3.0	82.9
22	20	Sheffield	395	2.40		3.0	82.3
23	15	Brighton	310	2.05	77.0	4.0	82.2
24	19	Birmingham City	313	1.90	79.0	4.0	82.1
25	18	Keele	283	2.75	83.0	3.5	81.8
26	26	Brunel	349	1.60	90.0	3.5	81.5
27	24	Leeds	343	2.75	78.0	3.0	80.8
28	22	Reading	341	2.00	78.0	3.5	80.6
29	37	Huddersfield	310	1.80	89.0	3.5	80.2
30	44	Edge Hill	332	1.15	80.0	4.0	80.0
31	36	Winchester	303	2.05	80.0	3.5	79.2
32	53	St Mary's	310	1.10	83.0	4.0	79.2
33	39	West of England, Bristol	309	1.85	73.0	3.8	79.0
34	66	Bath Spa	319	1.40	72.0	4.0	78.9
35	31	Sussex		2.60		3.0	78.6
36	30	Sheffield Hallam	320	1.85	75.0	3.5	78.3
37	25	Northumbria	321		81.0	4.0	78.3
38	29	Gloucestershire	301	1.85	71.0	3.8	78.2
39	32	Oxford Brookes	315	2.00	71.0	3.5	78.0
40	38	Hull	318	1.95	79.0	3.3	77.8
41	33	Manchester	303	2.55	42.0	4.0	77.5
42	34	Chichester	310		78.0	4.0	77.2
43	42	Roehampton	276	2.15	72.0	3.5	76.8
44	58	Plymouth	302	2.05	66.0	3.5	76.6
45	50	Northampton	307	1.65	69.0	3.5	75.6
46	46	Hertfordshire	309	1.65	80.0	3.0	74.6
47	28	Sunderland	293	1.75	80.0	3.0	74.2
48	49	Bangor	291	1.75	66.0		74.0
49	41	Worcester	280		69.0	4.0	73.9
50	45	Chester	292		74.0	3.8	73.9
51	63	Bishop Grosseteste	249	0.95	89.0	3.5	73.3
52	65	Liverpool John Moores	330	1.75	62.0	3.0	72.8
53	67	Greenwich	283	1.65	69.0	3.3	72.8
54	43	Leeds Trinity	298		80.0		72.6
55	52	York St John	311	0.85	82.0	3.0	71.6
56	57	Leeds Metropolitan	298	1.65	66.0	3.0	71.5
57	64	Newman	295	1.75	64.0	3.0	71.4
58	55	Kingston	274	1.60	69.0	3.0	70.6
59	62	Cardiff Metropolitan	301	1.10	64.0		70.3
60	69	Middlesex	272		86.0	3.0	70.3
61	-	St Mark and St John	255	0.95	76.0	3.3	69.6
62	73	Glyndwr	260	0.90	77.0		69.6
63	60	Ulster	263	2.10	48.0		69.5
64	61	Bedfordshire	251		75.0	3.3	69.3
65	48	Goldsmiths, University of London	263	1.95	57.0	3.0	69.3
66	70	London Metropolitan	216	2.45	53.0	3.0	68.3
67	71	Aberystwyth	275		68.0		68.1
68	51	Cumbria	266	1.00	71.0	3.0	67.9
69	59	University College Birmingham	223		50.0	4.0	67.4
70	47	Derby	310		59.0	3.0	67.3
71	68	Nottingham Trent	290		64.0	3.0	67.2
72	56	Central Lancashire	274	1.15	57.0		67.0
73	78	Portsmouth	293		45.0	3.5	66.9
74	-	Essex	266		58.0		65.0
75	75	De Montfort	279		45.0		62.6
76	74	Anglia Ruskin	251		82.0	2.0	62.1
77	76	Teesside	292		39.0		62.0
78	77	East London	214	1.70	36.0	3.0	61.7
79	79	Glamorgan	292	1.65	17.0		61.3

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