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    University of Aberdeen
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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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    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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    University of Exeter
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    Falmouth University
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    Goldsmiths, University of London
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    University of Greenwich
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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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English

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
Research Assessment
The average quality of the research undertaken in the University.

Maximum score: 4.00

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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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2010 2009
77 - Buckingham 251 4.64 84.5
48 63 Sunderland 232 4.48 2.40 57 88.6
43 62 Brunel 306 4.45 2.50 54 90.2
1 1 Cambridge 514 4.39 2.95 70 100.0
24 33 Loughborough 367 4.39 2.50 66 94.0
9 13 Exeter 427 4.35 3.00 65 96.8
61 83 Chester 293 4.35 1.90 54 87.7
8 5 St Andrews 458 4.34 2.95 66 97.6
1 2 University College London 480 4.32 2.85 77 100.0
11 17 Queen Mary 366 4.31 3.05 67 95.6
36 22 Dundee 354 4.27 2.45 59 91.7
79 74 St Mary's 264 4.23 1.70 46 84.3
3 4 Oxford 504 4.21 3.00 70 99.3
30 16 Aberdeen 325 4.19 2.90 63 92.8
58 66 Northumbria 302 4.19 2.10 54 88.0
18 12 Leicester 383 4.18 2.70 68 94.7
24 30 Kent 336 4.18 2.85 68 94.0
66 69 Worcester 251 4.18 1.85 54 85.9
48 72 Kingston 263 4.17 2.40 58 88.6
65 47 Salford 283 4.17 2.35 43 86.0
22 19 Liverpool 422 4.16 2.90 58 94.3
41 41 De Montfort 251 4.14 2.95 61 90.5
30 24 Hull 318 4.13 2.55 70 92.8
68 67 Bedfordshire 210 4.12 2.10 85.3
22 20 Southampton 419 4.10 2.80 61 94.3
85 75 Winchester 281 4.10 49 82.8
50 50 Aberystwyth 332 4.09 2.45 49 88.5
80 71 Edge Hill 249 4.09 1.65 50 84.1
5 3 Durham 489 4.08 2.80 73 98.5
93 84 Teesside 262 4.08 45 81.5
58 58 Portsmouth 304 4.07 2.40 51 88.0
73 78 Ulster 250 4.07 2.25 45 84.9
10 8 Leeds 444 4.06 2.95 65 96.1
44 43 Nottingham Trent 285 4.06 2.50 61 89.7
14 11 Glasgow 425 4.05 2.95 63 95.1
20 31 East Anglia 405 4.05 2.80 64 94.4
50 56 Birmingham City 266 4.05 2.05 64 88.5
73 61 Gloucestershire 264 4.05 2.15 45 84.9
29 32 Keele 327 4.04 2.55 71 92.9
7 7 Warwick 474 4.03 2.95 71 98.0
87 87 Plymouth St Mark and St John 4.03 1.00 51 82.6
14 26 Sheffield 438 4.02 2.80 64 95.1
41 36 Reading 359 4.02 2.80 51 90.5
50 48 West of England, Bristol 294 4.02 2.20 59 88.5
33 28 Lancaster 409 4.01 2.70 57 92.6
4 6 York 496 4.00 3.15 71 99.1
50 52 Bath Spa 316 4.00 2.15 57 88.5
60 49 Swansea 310 3.99 2.60 48 87.9
13 9 Edinburgh 446 3.98 3.05 60 95.2
20 21 Cardiff 432 3.98 2.85 61 94.4
37 36 Oxford Brookes 330 3.98 2.40 67 91.6
86 78 Liverpool John Moores 250 3.98 2.10 38 82.7
35 28 Queen's, Belfast 346 3.97 2.90 61 92.3
40 42 Essex 319 3.96 2.60 63 91.0
56 60 Brighton 301 3.96 2.20 57 88.1
75 86 Staffordshire 257 3.96 1.85 51 84.7
6 15 Bristol 464 3.95 2.85 76 98.2
34 22 Goldsmiths College 359 3.95 2.65 64 92.4
54 - Central Lancashire 292 3.95 1.90 64 88.4
67 - Coventry 289 3.95 1.70 85.6
89 78 Northampton 227 3.93 1.85 44 82.4
56 52 Bangor 326 3.92 2.55 49 88.1
68 81 Huddersfield 305 3.92 1.95 47 85.3
83 92 Wolverhampton 232 3.91 1.75 48 83.0
39 27 Strathclyde 378 3.90 2.50 59 91.3
82 93 Greenwich 256 3.89 1.70 47 83.2
17 10 Royal Holloway 413 3.88 2.85 68 95.0
26 39 Birmingham 417 3.88 2.80 62 93.7
55 45 Hertfordshire 256 3.88 2.40 62 88.3
44 55 Middlesex 205 3.87 2.25 78 89.7
84 67 Glamorgan 266 3.87 2.40 34 82.9
75 40 Lampeter 238 3.86 1.60 59 84.7
88 88 Lincoln 286 3.85 51 82.5
70 82 Westminster 266 3.84 1.80 55 85.2
72 70 Sheffield Hallam 296 3.84 2.20 44 85.0
12 13 Nottingham 460 3.82 3.00 63 95.4
64 56 Manchester Metropolitan 309 3.82 2.35 46 86.1
81 73 York St John 281 3.82 1.30 53 83.6
91 90 Canterbury Christ Church 255 3.79 1.60 43 81.7
78 87 Plymouth 305 3.78 2.05 43 84.4
47 51 Roehampton 291 3.74 2.30 64 88.9
14 18 Newcastle 445 3.73 2.90 66 95.1
26 34 Sussex 418 3.72 2.70 66 93.7
96 91 Derby 250 3.70 44 79.7
94 85 Leeds Metropolitan 281 3.69 49 81.4
18 34 King's College London 452 3.67 2.80 66 94.7
32 38 Manchester 430 3.60 3.05 56 92.7
63 44 Newman 238 3.59 83 86.8
28 25 Stirling 327 2.55 67 93.0
37 45 Bishop Grosseteste 258 1.60 85 91.6
46 58 Cumbria 283 1.45 75 89.2
62 - Edinburgh Napier 322 1.95 87.5
70 75 Bolton 1.40 60 85.2
90 64 Falmouth 299 53 82.0
91 89 University of Wales, Newport 251 58 81.7
94 64 Chichester 272 1.95 40 81.4

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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