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	1	Cambridge	4.2	557	2.65	85.0	100.0
3	3	Imperial College	3.8	466	2.75	84.0	96.5
6	6	Surrey	3.9	343	2.75	84.0	94.2
13	4	Ulster	3.9	265	2.80	84.0	92.7
28	40	Nottingham Trent	3.9	213	2.55	84.0	90.7
52	-	Central Lancashire	3.5	271		81.0	85.7
2	2	Oxford	4.0	518	2.82	79.0	97.8
4	5	Bristol	4.0	442	2.67	78.0	95.3
8	8	Bath	3.8	428	2.50	78.0	93.9
30	68	Robert Gordon		300	1.90	78.0	90.1
16	27	Royal Holloway	3.8	308	2.80	76.0	91.8
5	12	Durham	3.9	475	2.50	75.0	94.5
10	8	University College London	3.8	436	2.50	75.0	93.3
36	33	Keele	4.1	308	1.75	75.0	89.3
17	16	Nottingham	3.7	360	2.63	74.0	91.7
41	43	Brunel	3.9	322	1.75	73.0	88.3
58	85	Teesside	3.9	233		73.0	84.6
14	10	Leicester	4.1	383	2.40	72.0	92.2
19	31	Exeter	4.0	351	2.50	72.0	91.5
22	39	Aston	4.1	312	2.50	72.0	91.1
47	59	Sheffield Hallam	3.9	235	1.80	71.0	86.3
22	20	Sussex	4.0	363	2.37	70.0	91.1
47	50	Hertfordshire	3.6	238	2.15	70.0	86.3
49	64	Northumbria	3.6	264	1.95	70.0	86.2
66	58	Wolverhampton	3.5	207	1.60	70.0	83.7
6	14	York	4.1	449	2.75	69.0	94.2
9	7	Sheffield	4.0	415	2.85	69.0	93.6
12	11	St Andrews	3.9	445	2.55	69.0	93.0
22	19	Newcastle	3.8	368	2.60	69.0	91.1
38	38	Queen's, Belfast	3.9	338	2.15	69.0	89.2
40	42	Essex	4.0	278	2.25	69.0	88.4
52	59	Edinburgh Napier		264	1.68	69.0	85.7
69	54	Leeds Metropolitan	3.6	247		69.0	83.0
15	18	Warwick	4.0	416	2.45	68.0	91.9
18	36	King's College London	3.8	384	2.75	68.0	91.6
43	21	Kent	3.9	294	2.10	68.0	88.0
33	24	Liverpool	3.8	365	2.35	67.0	89.6
39	57	Strathclyde	3.6	345	2.55	67.0	89.1
70	71	Roehampton	3.7	188	1.40	67.0	82.7
11	13	Manchester	4.0	432	2.85	66.0	93.1
20	16	Edinburgh	3.7	429	2.65	66.0	91.4
22	29	Lancaster	3.9	363	2.80	66.0	91.1
29	23	Cardiff	3.6	393	2.60	66.0	90.2
34	34	Aberdeen	3.9	312	2.60	66.0	89.4
51	47	Brighton	3.8	243	2.08	66.0	86.0
72	59	Salford	3.9	207		66.0	82.5
21	22	Birmingham	4.0	400	2.45	65.0	91.2
31	26	Southampton	3.7	382	2.45	65.0	89.8
43	32	Portsmouth	4.1	242	2.47	65.0	88.0
64	53	Greenwich	3.8	201	1.75	65.0	83.9
74	-	Edge Hill	3.7	219		65.0	82.0
36	55	West of England, Bristol	4.3	259	2.61	64.0	89.3
41	41	Reading	3.9	333	2.15	64.0	88.3
75	65	Kingston	3.8	207		64.0	81.8
22	28	East Anglia	4.2	379	2.50	63.0	91.1
46	35	Queen Mary	3.7	326	2.25	63.0	87.5
52	65	Manchester Metropolitan	3.9	252	2.05	63.0	85.7
34	30	Leeds	3.8	355	2.70	62.0	89.4
56	46	Bangor	3.6	278	2.10	62.0	85.3
71	65	Chester	3.9	249		62.0	82.6
79	74	Bolton	3.8	167	1.30	62.0	81.1
64	84	Glamorgan	3.9	272	1.45	61.0	83.9
73	59	UWIC, Cardiff	3.8	255		61.0	82.3
27	25	Glasgow	4.3	381	2.60	60.0	91.0
45	37	Heriot-Watt	4.0	318	2.20	60.0	87.6
55	45	Swansea	3.7	316	1.90	60.0	85.6
67	49	Oxford Brookes	3.6	260	1.85	59.0	83.4
77	80	Bournemouth	3.9	218		59.0	81.3
84	-	London South Bank	3.6			58.0	80.3
58	47	Hull	3.9	277	1.90	57.0	84.6
61	76	Huddersfield	4.0	237	2.00	57.0	84.3
75	78	East London	3.6	173	2.05	57.0	81.8
82	87	Worcester	3.9	201		57.0	80.6
82	77	Staffordshire	4.0	197		56.0	80.6
67	75	Westminster	3.8	212	2.20	55.0	83.4
81	71	Bradford	3.7	256		55.0	80.9
50	56	Glasgow Caledonian	4.0	318	2.10	54.0	86.1
32	15	Dundee	4.1	384	2.80	53.0	89.7
86	68	Sunderland	3.8	231		50.0	79.5
62	73	Plymouth	3.9	302	2.00	49.0	84.0
78	82	Liverpool John Moores	3.7	246	1.70	49.0	81.2
60	44	Stirling	3.8	310	2.35	48.0	84.5
57	51	Aberystwyth	3.9	298	2.50	46.0	84.7
87	81	Bath Spa	4.1	265	1.10	40.0	79.3
88	83	Derby	3.7	235	1.65	39.0	78.7
62	86	Bedfordshire	3.5		1.90		84.0
79	-	Canterbury Christ Church	4.0	206			81.1
85	-	Gloucestershire	3.8	201			80.1

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