University Subject Tables 2010

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CUG Rank		University Name	Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. Click here to read more	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	Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. Click here to read more
2010	2009	University Name
1	6	Sheffield	3.9	371	2.80		100.0
2	1	York	3.8	365	2.85		99.5
3	11	Queen's, Belfast	3.8	369	2.65	94.0	97.5
4	-	Bath	3.7		3.10	94.0	95.4
5	22	Kent	4.2	268	2.95	90.0	94.5
6	17	Southampton	3.5	329	2.83	88.0	94.3
7	8	Lancaster	4.0		2.75	92.0	93.9
7	13	Sussex	4.1		2.70	92.0	93.9
9	10	Dundee	3.8	323	2.25	96.0	93.8
9	2	Edinburgh	3.6		2.85	96.0	93.8
11	9	Durham	3.9		2.65	94.0	93.5
12	4	Manchester	3.5	321	2.55		93.1
13	7	Stirling	3.9		2.60	94.0	92.9
14	36	Reading	3.8	289	2.50	94.0	92.8
15	-	Warwick	3.9		2.65		92.4
16	18	Birmingham	3.4	324	2.70	82.0	91.8
17	51	Leeds	4.0	325	2.95	62.0	91.2
18	-	Bolton	4.3		2.25		91.1
19	5	Keele	3.8	223	2.75	94.0	90.6
20	-	Glamorgan	3.8	269	2.45		90.5
21	3	East Anglia	4.1	241	2.55		90.4
21	31	Northumbria	3.7	248	2.45	96.0	90.4
23	26	Bradford	3.4	278	2.55	90.0	90.2
24	15	Middlesex	3.9		2.45	86.0	90.0
25	-	Nottingham	3.7		2.50		89.7
26	20	Hull	3.5	253	2.35	94.0	89.3
26	24	Strathclyde	3.4	334	2.30	76.0	89.3
28	59	Goldsmiths College	4.1		2.25	84.0	89.1
29	-	Glasgow	3.9		2.30		88.9
30	16	Robert Gordon		316	1.40	90.0	88.7
31	21	London South Bank	3.7		2.70	78.0	88.6
31	19	Nottingham Trent	3.5	214	2.70	92.0	88.6
33	67	Plymouth	3.7	245	2.55	82.0	88.1
34	37	West of England, Bristol	3.6	234	2.05	98.0	88.0
35	48	Ulster	3.4	277	2.65	74.0	87.8
36	-	Brighton	3.7		2.25		87.4
37	24	Oxford Brookes	4.1	267		94.0	87.1
38	32	Salford	3.4	271	2.45	76.0	86.9
39	37	Coventry	3.8	245	2.15	84.0	86.8
39	22	Huddersfield	3.8	247	2.40	76.0	86.8
41	28	De Montfort	3.6	205	2.15	96.0	86.4
42	49	Lincoln	3.7	219	2.30	84.0	86.1
43	33	Teesside	4.1	247		94.0	86.0
44	27	Bangor	3.6	229	2.20		85.1
45	63	Chester	3.9		1.65	86.0	85.0
45	12	Swansea	2.9		2.60		85.0
47	39	Birmingham City	2.9	237	2.15	90.0	84.8
48	14	Royal Holloway	3.1		2.40		84.6
49	44	Bedfordshire	3.9	159	2.50	82.0	84.4
50	54	Bournemouth	3.7	247		92.0	84.3
51	42	Southampton Solent	3.8	261		86.0	84.2
52	-	Buckinghamshire New	3.6			96.0	84.1
52	-	Central Lancashire	3.6	151	2.30	94.0	84.1
54	45	Sheffield Hallam	3.4	226	1.90	86.0	83.8
55	43	Hertfordshire	3.3	194	1.85	94.0	83.1
55	61	UWIC, Cardiff	4.0	201		92.0	83.1
57	67	Plymouth St Mark and St John	4.1			82.0	82.7
58	40	Portsmouth	3.6	244		86.0	82.6
59	-	Glyndwr	3.7		1.75		82.4
60	41	Gloucestershire	3.7	202	1.50	86.0	81.8
61	57	Greenwich	4.0	234		78.0	81.7
62	47	Manchester Metropolitan		193	1.90	80.0	81.0
63	50	East London	3.7	136	2.10	82.0	80.5
64	58	Wolverhampton	3.6	243		74.0	80.4
65	34	Staffordshire	3.7	195		84.0	79.9
66	52	Kingston	3.8	200		76.0	79.3
66	68	University of Wales, Newport	3.9	188	2.20	56.0	79.3
68	29	Brunel	2.9		2.15	66.0	78.7
69	60	Northampton	3.4	209		78.0	78.6
70	53	Chichester	3.9	211		58.0	76.5
71	65	Leeds Metropolitan	3.6	236		52.0	75.8
72	55	Cumbria	3.8	197		58.0	75.5
73	45	Sunderland	3.8	176		62.0	75.3
74	55	Liverpool John Moores	3.6	204		56.0	74.9
75	-	Worcester	3.9	155		60.0	74.2
76	62	Canterbury Christ Church	3.7	207		50.0	74.0
77	66	Roehampton	3.8	196		50.0	73.9
78	64	Derby	3.5	151		60.0	72.5
79	69	Edge Hill	4.0	193	1.55	32.0	72.1

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