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    University of Aberdeen
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    University of Abertay Dundee
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    Aberystwyth University
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    Anglia Ruskin University
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    Arts University Bournemouth
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    Aston University
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    Bangor University
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    University of Bath
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    Bath Spa University
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    University of Bedfordshire
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    University of Birmingham
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    Birmingham City University
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    Bishop Grosseteste University
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    University of Bolton
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    Bournemouth University
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    University of Bradford
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    University of Brighton
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    University of Bristol
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    Brunel University
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    The University of Buckingham
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    Buckinghamshire New University
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    University of Cambridge
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    Canterbury Christ Church University
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    Cardiff University
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    Cardiff Metropolitan University (UWIC)
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    University of Central Lancashire
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    University of Chester
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    University of Chichester
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    City University London
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    Coventry University
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    University of Cumbria
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    De Montfort University
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    University of Derby
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    Durham University
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    University of East Anglia
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    Edge Hill University
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    The University of Edinburgh
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    Edinburgh Napier University
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    University of Essex
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    Falmouth University
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    Heriot-Watt University
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    Imperial College London
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    Keele University
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    University of Kent
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    King's College London
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    Kingston University
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    Lancaster University
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    University of Lincoln
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    London Metropolitan University
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    London School of Economics and Political Science
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    Royal Agricultural University
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Physics & Astronomy

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
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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2009 2008
1 1 Cambridge 554 4.20 5* 84 100.0
2 2 Oxford 555 4.02 5* 82 98.9
3 3 Imperial College 509 3.81 5* 80 96.8
4 4 Durham 511 3.98 5 76 95.0
5 5 St Andrews 525 3.79 5 80 94.6
6 13 Glasgow 439 4.10 5 80 94.0
7 8 Warwick 491 4.05 5 72 93.9
8 11 Heriot-Watt 388 3.73 4 90 93.6
9 21 King's College London 373 4 88 93.2
9 9 Leeds 404 3.79 5 80 93.2
11 22 Lancaster 390 4.08 5* 68 92.6
12 23 Liverpool 352 3.99 5 78 92.4
12 26 Strathclyde 493 4.04 4 72 92.4
14 6 Bristol 435 3.68 5 74 92.0
15 10 Nottingham 429 3.62 5 74 91.7
16 16 Exeter 365 4.17 5 70 91.4
17 19 Manchester 449 3.78 5 68 91.2
18 26 Birmingham 431 4.14 5 68 91.1
18 16 University College London 427 3.76 5 74 91.1
20 18 Sheffield 388 4.06 5 72 91.0
20 35 Swansea 298 4.04 5 76 91.0
22 13 Edinburgh 492 3.68 5 68 90.7
23 15 Leicester 350 3.76 5 74 90.6
24 12 Surrey 355 3.81 5 72 90.4
25 7 Royal Holloway 340 3.99 5 74 90.3
25 33 Sussex 385 3.89 5 68 90.3
27 24 Southampton 428 3.89 5* 62 90.1
28 36 Keele 302 3.99 3a 86 89.7
29 31 Bath 428 3.91 4 66 89.3
30 - Liverpool John Moores 3.74 4 89.1
31 20 Queen's, Belfast 375 3.70 5 66 89.0
32 29 Hull 266 4.05 4 84 88.8
32 25 Queen Mary 300 4.07 5 70 88.8
34 - Central Lancashire 3.91 4 88.7
35 34 Kent 303 3.67 3a 86 87.6
36 32 York 395 3.88 4 64 87.2
37 37 Aberystwyth 266 4 74 87.0
38 28 Cardiff 353 3.75 5 58 86.8
38 39 Loughborough 335 4.07 4 70 86.8
40 30 Hertfordshire 232 4.00 4 70 85.9
41 37 Salford 228 4 68 84.1
42 40 Nottingham Trent 219 3.58 3a 76 82.0
43 - Aberdeen 359 4.01 80.4
44 - Northumbria 3.61 3a 79.4
45 - Glamorgan 225 3.76 75.8

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.

Click here for details of the league table methodology; read about how to interpret the league table measures.

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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