University Subject Tables 2012

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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
2012	2011	University Name
3	1	London School of Economics	3.8	497	2.90	91.0	98.9
1	3	Durham	4.5	536	2.70	81.0	100.0
5	6	University College London	4.1	462	2.95	77.0	96.7
2	4	Cambridge	4.3	541	2.95	75.0	99.6
4	2	Oxford	4.2	518	3.00	75.0	98.7
11	17	Nottingham	4.1	432	2.60	74.0	93.1
12	15	Sussex	4.2	381	2.80	71.0	93.0
13	11	Bristol	4.0	451	2.60	71.0	92.9
15	11	Queen Mary	4.2	392	2.80	70.0	92.8
7	8	St Andrews	4.3	478	2.75	68.0	95.3
50	75	Coventry	3.9	306		68.0	82.5
8	7	King's College London	4.3	472	2.75	67.0	94.6
9	9	York	4.2	480	2.75	67.0	94.5
28	39	Huddersfield	4.3	340	2.40	67.0	88.9
6	5	Warwick	4.1	478	3.00	66.0	95.5
10	11	Exeter	4.3	450	2.75	66.0	94.0
18	21	Lancaster	4.2	419	2.65	65.0	91.9
52	51	Leeds Trinity	4.1	242	2.00	64.0	82.1
61	83	Staffordshire	4.2	231		64.0	81.1
64	68	Newman	4.2	224	1.75	64.0	80.6
17	14	Leeds	4.1	446	2.75	63.0	92.3
19	19	Royal Holloway	4.2	409	2.70	63.0	91.4
35	37	Strathclyde	4.1	369	2.30	63.0	87.6
16	16	Southampton	4.1	420	2.95	62.0	92.3
20	23	Kent	4.2	346	3.00	62.0	91.2
14	10	Sheffield	4.1	445	2.90	61.0	92.8
22	19	Manchester	3.8	416	2.81	61.0	90.2
37	35	Keele	4.1	311	2.60	60.0	86.9
23	28	SOAS	4.0	397	2.80	59.0	89.8
32	31	Newcastle	4.0	412	2.40	59.0	88.0
26	21	Edinburgh	3.8	438	2.65	57.0	89.2
27	24	Birmingham	4.0	408	2.70	57.0	89.1
29	31	Hull	4.3	342	2.70	57.0	88.7
33	25	Aberdeen	4.0	324	2.85	57.0	87.8
40	40	Stirling	4.2	313	2.50	57.0	86.1
42	34	Teesside	4.4	272	2.40	57.0	85.2
43	41	Chester	4.2	290	2.35	57.0	84.7
58	65	Northumbria	3.8	329	1.85	57.0	81.2
78	84	University of Wales, Newport	4.2	216	1.75	57.0	79.0
44	45	Aberystwyth	4.2	297	2.35	56.0	84.7
65	77	Edge Hill	4.4	226	1.85	56.0	80.6
67	66	Kingston	3.8	249	2.10	56.0	80.2
21	25	East Anglia	4.4	400	2.70	55.0	90.4
30	30	Leicester	4.2	379	2.60	55.0	88.5
34	36	Cardiff	4.1	406	2.40	55.0	87.8
51	49	Lincoln	4.0	263	2.25	55.0	82.2
36	29	Oxford Brookes	4.1	324	2.80	54.0	87.1
41	47	Winchester	4.2	284	2.55	54.0	85.4
54	52	Goldsmiths College	3.9	334	2.05	53.0	82.0
24	18	Liverpool	4.1	384	3.00	52.0	89.7
39	42	Reading	4.1	358	2.50	52.0	86.2
59	71	Roehampton	3.8	276	2.30	52.0	81.2
70	73	Derby	4.5	219		52.0	79.7
47	58	Brunel	4.4	304	2.05	51.0	83.4
57	66	Central Lancashire	4.1	258	2.20	51.0	81.3
63	62	Sunderland	3.9	234	2.35	51.0	80.7
31	33	Essex	4.2	332	3.00	50.0	88.4
25	27	Glasgow	4.3	410	2.75	49.0	89.2
38	43	Dundee	4.3	335	2.70	49.0	86.8
79	54	St Mary's	4.3	243		49.0	78.9
46	44	Hertfordshire	3.9	257	2.95	48.0	84.3
56	53	Chichester	4.4	293	2.00	48.0	81.7
72	71	Gloucestershire	4.0	287	1.90	48.0	79.4
48	48	Portsmouth	4.2	304	2.40	46.0	83.4
49	46	Swansea	4.0	310	2.55	46.0	83.3
69	-	Trinity Saint David	4.0	260	2.18	46.0	79.7
55	58	West of England, Bristol	4.2	285	2.35	44.0	81.9
60	54	De Montfort	4.2	265	2.30	44.0	81.2
80	81	Salford	3.9	291	2.00	44.0	78.8
45	38	Queen's, Belfast	4.0	341	2.70	43.0	84.5
53	62	Bangor	4.2	279	2.45	43.0	82.1
68	60	Nottingham Trent	4.1	287	2.10	43.0	79.9
74	70	Greenwich	4.1	239	2.25	42.0	79.3
89	88	Worcester	3.8	271	1.40	42.0	73.7
76	76	Plymouth	4.0	281	2.10	41.0	79.2
81	85	Sheffield Hallam	3.9	299	2.05	40.0	78.4
88	90	Leeds Metropolitan	3.8	247		40.0	74.6
62	57	Anglia Ruskin	4.1	239	2.65	39.0	81.0
77	68	Ulster		244	2.55	39.0	79.2
83	80	Canterbury Christ Church	4.1	253	2.00	36.0	77.0
84	91	Liverpool John Moores	4.1	243	1.90	36.0	76.1
71	54	Bath Spa	4.1	289	2.30	35.0	79.5
73	78	Northampton	4.4	233	2.30	34.0	79.3
85	89	Westminster	3.9	266	2.00	34.0	76.0
86	86	Manchester Metropolitan	3.8	285	1.80	34.0	75.2
66	74	Brighton	4.0	239	2.85	33.0	80.3
82	79	Bradford	4.3	253	2.10	32.0	77.8
75	60	Glamorgan	4.0	273	2.55	29.0	79.2
87	87	York St John	4.2	283		26.0	75.1
90	81	London Metropolitan	3.6	224			73.2

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