University Subject Tables 2012
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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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| 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||
| 36 | 37 | Chester | 280 |
|
4.49 |
|
1.60 |
|
65 |
|
87.0 |
| 61 | 71 | Glamorgan | 242 |
|
4.39 |
|
50 |
|
81.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 530 |
|
4.39 |
|
2.95 |
|
79 |
|
100.0 |
| 10 | 24 | Royal Holloway | 400 |
|
4.34 |
|
2.80 |
|
67 |
|
93.7 |
| 56 | 58 | Edge Hill | 239 |
|
4.34 |
|
1.20 |
|
58 |
|
82.8 |
| 67 | 72 | Canterbury Christ Church | 274 |
|
4.32 |
|
39 |
|
80.1 | ||
| 20 | 16 | Loughborough | 385 |
|
4.29 |
|
2.50 |
|
63 |
|
91.4 |
| 27 | 22 | Leicester | 378 |
|
4.29 |
|
2.40 |
|
60 |
|
90.3 |
| 66 | 64 | Northampton | 231 |
|
4.24 |
|
46 |
|
80.1 | ||
| 30 | 24 | Aberystwyth | 325 |
|
4.22 |
|
2.80 |
|
58 |
|
89.6 |
| 17 | 26 | Queen Mary | 379 |
|
4.22 |
|
2.95 |
|
60 |
|
91.8 |
| 44 | 48 | Sheffield Hallam | 301 |
|
4.22 |
|
57 |
|
84.0 | ||
| 23 | 28 | Dundee | 339 |
|
4.18 |
|
2.70 |
|
67 |
|
91.3 |
| 43 | 39 | Keele | 282 |
|
4.16 |
|
64 |
|
84.6 | ||
| 39 | 40 | Northumbria | 281 |
|
4.16 |
|
2.20 |
|
58 |
|
86.4 |
| 64 | 62 | Central Lancashire | 251 |
|
4.16 |
|
47 |
|
80.5 | ||
| 16 | 20 | Sussex | 372 |
|
4.16 |
|
2.75 |
|
66 |
|
92.0 |
| 18 | 23 | Glasgow | 385 |
|
4.14 |
|
2.55 |
|
67 |
|
91.8 |
| 31 | 35 | East Anglia | 407 |
|
4.14 |
|
65 |
|
88.0 | ||
| 13 | 14 | Exeter | 419 |
|
4.13 |
|
2.75 |
|
62 |
|
92.3 |
| 11 | 18 | Sheffield | 435 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.85 |
|
63 |
|
93.2 |
| 2 | 4 | Oxford | 500 |
|
4.11 |
|
2.95 |
|
80 |
|
98.5 |
| 4 | 6 | Durham | 476 |
|
4.11 |
|
2.95 |
|
77 |
|
97.2 |
| 8 | 10 | Lancaster | 394 |
|
4.10 |
|
2.80 |
|
75 |
|
94.2 |
| 53 | 47 | Gloucestershire | 282 |
|
4.10 |
|
1.70 |
|
50 |
|
83.1 |
| 42 | 42 | Staffordshire | 236 |
|
4.10 |
|
76 |
|
85.5 | ||
| 50 | 60 | West of England, Bristol | 281 |
|
4.09 |
|
1.85 |
|
49 |
|
83.3 |
| 41 | 36 | Coventry | 317 |
|
4.09 |
|
1.60 |
|
62 |
|
86.0 |
| 5 | 2 | Bristol | 473 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.95 |
|
70 |
|
95.7 |
| 26 | 19 | Newcastle | 378 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.55 |
|
62 |
|
90.4 |
| 32 | 29 | Hull | 304 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.60 |
|
58 |
|
87.9 |
| 58 | 51 | Portsmouth | 286 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.20 |
|
38 |
|
82.2 |
| 34 | 38 | Swansea | 321 |
|
4.04 |
|
2.70 |
|
53 |
|
87.6 |
| 55 | 44 | Brighton | 272 |
|
4.04 |
|
2.30 |
|
42 |
|
82.9 |
| 9 | 14 | Nottingham | 425 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.75 |
|
70 |
|
93.7 |
| 15 | 13 | Birmingham | 405 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.65 |
|
67 |
|
92.3 |
| 60 | 59 | St Mary's | 262 |
|
4.02 |
|
55 |
|
81.9 | ||
| 35 | 33 | Strathclyde | 362 |
|
4.02 |
|
1.95 |
|
57 |
|
87.0 |
| 21 | 21 | Reading | 390 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.81 |
|
62 |
|
91.4 |
| 22 | 34 | York | 391 |
|
4.01 |
|
2.65 |
|
64 |
|
91.3 |
| 69 | 63 | Cumbria | 231 |
|
4.00 |
|
43 |
|
78.7 | ||
| 72 | 66 | Bradford | 241 |
|
3.97 |
|
39 |
|
78.0 | ||
| 63 | 55 | Worcester | 252 |
|
3.97 |
|
1.55 |
|
46 |
|
80.6 |
| 52 | 49 | Manchester Metropolitan | 259 |
|
3.97 |
|
2.24 |
|
47 |
|
83.1 |
| 7 | 5 | St Andrews | 463 |
|
3.95 |
|
2.75 |
|
71 |
|
94.6 |
| 51 | 57 | Bath Spa | 277 |
|
3.94 |
|
1.55 |
|
56 |
|
83.1 |
| 68 | 65 | Liverpool John Moores | 251 |
|
3.94 |
|
45 |
|
79.4 | ||
| 29 | 31 | Liverpool | 375 |
|
3.94 |
|
2.55 |
|
61 |
|
89.7 |
| 14 | 9 | King's College London | 395 |
|
3.93 |
|
2.85 |
|
67 |
|
92.3 |
| 6 | 7 | University College London | 474 |
|
3.93 |
|
2.85 |
|
71 |
|
95.1 |
| 3 | 3 | London School of Economics | 482 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.85 |
|
87 |
|
98.4 |
| 37 | 32 | Queen's, Belfast | 323 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.55 |
|
54 |
|
86.9 |
| 71 | 68 | Leeds Metropolitan | 254 |
|
3.91 |
|
39 |
|
78.2 | ||
| 46 | 49 | Ulster | 244 |
|
3.89 |
|
2.35 |
|
52 |
|
83.8 |
| 24 | 11 | Leeds | 393 |
|
3.88 |
|
2.90 |
|
61 |
|
91.0 |
| 33 | 30 | Aberdeen | 311 |
|
3.87 |
|
2.50 |
|
61 |
|
87.7 |
| 12 | 12 | Edinburgh | 424 |
|
3.86 |
|
2.60 |
|
70 |
|
92.6 |
| 28 | 16 | Cardiff | 346 |
|
3.86 |
|
2.83 |
|
64 |
|
90.1 |
| 70 | 70 | Derby | 246 |
|
3.86 |
|
43 |
|
78.6 | ||
| 40 | 41 | Plymouth | 285 |
|
3.86 |
|
2.55 |
|
56 |
|
86.1 |
| 54 | 45 | Nottingham Trent | 275 |
|
3.84 |
|
1.60 |
|
57 |
|
83.1 |
| 62 | 55 | Oxford Brookes | 311 |
|
3.83 |
|
49 |
|
81.3 | ||
| 25 | 27 | Manchester | 406 |
|
3.83 |
|
2.75 |
|
62 |
|
90.9 |
| 45 | 54 | Hertfordshire | 261 |
|
3.80 |
|
69 |
|
83.8 | ||
| 49 | 52 | Kingston | 233 |
|
3.80 |
|
2.20 |
|
55 |
|
83.3 |
| 57 | 73 | Salford | 272 |
|
3.77 |
|
2.10 |
|
48 |
|
82.6 |
| 19 | 8 | Southampton | 424 |
|
3.76 |
|
2.65 |
|
66 |
|
91.7 |
| 38 | 43 | Stirling | 309 |
|
3.76 |
|
2.35 |
|
61 |
|
86.8 |
| 48 | 45 | Bangor | 273 |
|
3.73 |
|
2.40 |
|
48 |
|
83.4 |
| 65 | 69 | Sunderland | 263 |
|
3.67 |
|
54 |
|
80.5 | ||
| 59 | 61 | Bournemouth | 214 |
|
3.21 |
|
2.35 |
|
59 |
|
82.0 |
| 47 | 52 | Greenwich | 253 |
|
1.85 |
|
60 |
|
83.6 | ||
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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