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. |
Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. Maximum score: 5.00 |
Research Assessment Research Assessment The average quality of the research undertaken in the University. Maximum score: 4.00 |
Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University. Maximum score: 100 |
Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. Maximum score: 1000.0 |
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| 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Warwick | 573 |
|
4.06 |
|
3.35 |
|
90 |
|
100.0 |
| 2 | 1 | London School of Economics | 586 |
|
3.83 |
|
3.55 |
|
90 |
|
100.0 |
| 4 | 3 | Cambridge | 635 |
|
3.84 |
|
3.05 |
|
90 |
|
99.4 |
| 8 | 8 | St Andrews | 509 |
|
4.01 |
|
2.70 |
|
88 |
|
95.3 |
| 6 | 6 | Bristol | 502 |
|
4.11 |
|
3.15 |
|
87 |
|
97.1 |
| 5 | 5 | University College London | 553 |
|
3.86 |
|
3.50 |
|
86 |
|
98.2 |
| 7 | 10 | Exeter | 497 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.95 |
|
84 |
|
95.3 |
| 3 | 2 | Oxford | 606 |
|
4.15 |
|
3.35 |
|
83 |
|
99.8 |
| 13 | 11 | Edinburgh | 479 |
|
3.70 |
|
2.95 |
|
83 |
|
92.8 |
| 9 | 7 | Durham | 553 |
|
3.99 |
|
2.65 |
|
82 |
|
94.8 |
| 10 | 9 | Nottingham | 487 |
|
3.92 |
|
3.15 |
|
82 |
|
94.7 |
| 11 | 12 | Bath | 511 |
|
4.01 |
|
2.95 |
|
80 |
|
94.6 |
| 14 | 14 | York | 468 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.87 |
|
78 |
|
92.7 |
| 19 | 23 | Leeds | 449 |
|
3.88 |
|
2.85 |
|
77 |
|
91.3 |
| 21 | 18 | Southampton | 443 |
|
3.69 |
|
3.00 |
|
77 |
|
90.8 |
| 15 | 15 | Kent | 411 |
|
4.34 |
|
2.90 |
|
76 |
|
92.6 |
| 26 | 41 | Swansea | 347 |
|
4.25 |
|
2.75 |
|
75 |
|
89.7 |
| 18 | 27 | Birmingham | 464 |
|
4.08 |
|
2.75 |
|
74 |
|
91.6 |
| 31 | 28 | Sussex | 393 |
|
3.97 |
|
2.70 |
|
74 |
|
89.1 |
| 32 | 44 | SOAS | 472 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.30 |
|
74 |
|
88.9 |
| 35 | 31 | Loughborough | 426 |
|
3.90 |
|
2.45 |
|
74 |
|
88.7 |
| 53 | 46 | Reading | 370 |
|
3.75 |
|
73 |
|
82.5 | ||
| 17 | 19 | Lancaster | 455 |
|
4.08 |
|
2.95 |
|
72 |
|
91.7 |
| 20 | 13 | Glasgow | 483 |
|
3.76 |
|
3.00 |
|
72 |
|
91.0 |
| 25 | 26 | Manchester | 448 |
|
3.75 |
|
3.05 |
|
72 |
|
90.3 |
| 23 | 22 | Cardiff | 438 |
|
3.90 |
|
3.00 |
|
71 |
|
90.4 |
| 30 | 20 | Newcastle | 441 |
|
4.09 |
|
2.50 |
|
71 |
|
89.5 |
| 12 | 16 | Surrey | 455 |
|
4.53 |
|
2.80 |
|
70 |
|
93.0 |
| 22 | 29 | East Anglia | 423 |
|
4.28 |
|
2.75 |
|
70 |
|
90.7 |
| 33 | 21 | Royal Holloway | 395 |
|
3.85 |
|
3.00 |
|
70 |
|
88.8 |
| 16 | 24 | Queen Mary | 440 |
|
4.14 |
|
3.15 |
|
69 |
|
91.7 |
| 41 | 57 | Portsmouth | 316 |
|
4.13 |
|
2.10 |
|
69 |
|
84.6 |
| 69 | 76 | East London | 229 |
|
3.83 |
|
69 |
|
78.4 | ||
| 38 | 33 | Heriot-Watt | 364 |
|
3.99 |
|
2.40 |
|
68 |
|
86.0 |
| 29 | 25 | Sheffield | 434 |
|
4.10 |
|
2.80 |
|
67 |
|
89.6 |
| 34 | 32 | Leicester | 402 |
|
4.00 |
|
2.90 |
|
67 |
|
88.7 |
| 62 | 74 | Leeds Metropolitan | 277 |
|
4.05 |
|
67 |
|
80.3 | ||
| 27 | 36 | Aberdeen | 450 |
|
4.04 |
|
2.85 |
|
66 |
|
89.7 |
| 49 | 59 | Aberystwyth | 330 |
|
3.95 |
|
1.95 |
|
66 |
|
82.9 |
| 54 | 55 | Ulster | 269 |
|
3.94 |
|
2.25 |
|
66 |
|
82.4 |
| 58 | 54 | Hull | 332 |
|
4.02 |
|
66 |
|
81.3 | ||
| 43 | 47 | Oxford Brookes | 4.08 |
|
1.95 |
|
65 |
|
84.2 | ||
| 37 | 45 | City | 433 |
|
3.71 |
|
2.65 |
|
64 |
|
86.5 |
| 55 | 38 | Salford | 3.81 |
|
2.00 |
|
63 |
|
82.1 | ||
| 57 | 53 | Plymouth | 289 |
|
4.01 |
|
2.05 |
|
63 |
|
81.8 |
| 24 | 17 | Strathclyde | 459 |
|
4.28 |
|
2.85 |
|
62 |
|
90.3 |
| 59 | 48 | Queen's, Belfast | 380 |
|
3.90 |
|
62 |
|
81.1 | ||
| 61 | 60 | Coventry | 305 |
|
4.17 |
|
62 |
|
80.6 | ||
| 51 | 58 | West of England, Bristol | 329 |
|
4.01 |
|
2.15 |
|
61 |
|
82.8 |
| 66 | 62 | Nottingham Trent | 335 |
|
3.83 |
|
60 |
|
79.2 | ||
| 36 | 30 | Essex | 381 |
|
3.96 |
|
3.35 |
|
59 |
|
88.0 |
| 56 | 56 | Greenwich | 279 |
|
4.46 |
|
1.75 |
|
59 |
|
81.8 |
| 44 | 40 | Liverpool | 391 |
|
3.85 |
|
2.45 |
|
58 |
|
84.1 |
| 64 | 70 | Manchester Metropolitan | 323 |
|
3.95 |
|
1.70 |
|
58 |
|
80.0 |
| 48 | 37 | Dundee | 335 |
|
4.01 |
|
2.45 |
|
56 |
|
83.0 |
| 73 | 65 | London Metropolitan | 207 |
|
3.87 |
|
2.25 |
|
55 |
|
78.1 |
| 46 | 51 | Brunel | 344 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.65 |
|
54 |
|
83.6 |
| 47 | 35 | Stirling | 400 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.75 |
|
48 |
|
83.2 |
| 75 | 72 | Kingston | 291 |
|
3.66 |
|
2.00 |
|
48 |
|
76.7 |
| 74 | 61 | Hertfordshire | 294 |
|
3.75 |
|
2.15 |
|
44 |
|
76.9 |
| 76 | 68 | Sheffield Hallam | 332 |
|
3.88 |
|
44 |
|
75.9 | ||
| 78 | 75 | Bradford | 274 |
|
4.02 |
|
40 |
|
74.3 | ||
| 28 | - | Birkbeck | 3.89 |
|
2.85 |
|
89.7 | ||||
| 39 | 34 | Robert Gordon | 4.20 |
|
1.90 |
|
85.7 | ||||
| 40 | 43 | Bournemouth | 4.13 |
|
1.95 |
|
85.4 | ||||
| 42 | 42 | Keele | 313 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.30 |
|
84.4 | ||
| 45 | 39 | Bangor | 279 |
|
3.82 |
|
2.75 |
|
83.9 | ||
| 50 | 50 | Northumbria | 3.99 |
|
1.80 |
|
82.8 | ||||
| 52 | 49 | Brighton | 301 |
|
3.87 |
|
2.30 |
|
82.7 | ||
| 60 | 52 | Buckingham | 327 |
|
4.07 |
|
80.7 | ||||
| 63 | 64 | De Montfort | 287 |
|
4.20 |
|
80.2 | ||||
| 65 | 67 | Birmingham City | 298 |
|
3.93 |
|
1.65 |
|
79.8 | ||
| 67 | 69 | Northampton | 289 |
|
3.97 |
|
78.7 | ||||
| 68 | 63 | Central Lancashire | 297 |
|
3.90 |
|
78.6 | ||||
| 70 | 71 | Cardiff Metropolitan | 295 |
|
3.88 |
|
78.3 | ||||
| 71 | - | Edinburgh Napier | 304 |
|
3.83 |
|
78.3 | ||||
| 72 | 78 | Middlesex | 251 |
|
4.07 |
|
78.1 | ||||
| 77 | 73 | Anglia Ruskin | 223 |
|
3.85 |
|
75.7 | ||||
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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