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
50	74	Lincoln	4.2	292	2.00	46.0	84.0
1	1	Cambridge	4.2	501	3.20	84.0	100.0
6	3	St Andrews	4.2	470	2.85	60.0	93.6
15	34	Royal Holloway	4.2	390	2.85	56.0	90.7
42	52	East Anglia	4.2	349	1.75	55.0	86.2
31	49	Northumbria	4.2	315	2.15	63.0	88.0
79	94	St Mary's	4.2	240		48.0	80.0
33	37	Brunel	4.1	323	2.25	60.0	87.8
82	67	Sunderland	4.1	240	1.40	41.0	79.5
55	81	West of England, Bristol	4.1	293	2.25	39.0	83.0
85	63	De Montfort	4.1	236		44.0	78.9
19	27	Hull	4.1	313	2.20	75.0	90.1
24	22	Aberdeen	4.1	344	2.45	63.0	89.3
58	60	Bath Spa	4.1	284	1.65	47.0	82.4
10	10	Exeter	4.1	421	2.60	65.0	92.1
12	22	Durham	4.0	428	2.70	59.0	91.4
26	22	Loughborough	4.0	400	1.75	65.0	89.0
8	8	Glasgow	4.0	393	2.80	72.0	93.2
20	38	Aston	4.0	376	2.50	62.0	90.0
73	69	Canterbury Christ Church	4.0	246		53.0	80.6
62	-	Heriot-Watt	4.0	332	1.40	42.0	81.8
46	100	Bournemouth	4.0	266	2.25	54.0	84.8
3	5	University College London	4.0	471	3.00	77.0	96.6
88	86	Northampton	4.0	243		43.0	78.6
25	18	Essex	4.0	326	2.60	64.0	89.2
74	70	Winchester	4.0	277		49.0	80.5
5	4	York	3.9	461	2.80	68.0	93.9
11	21	Birmingham	3.9	411	3.05	60.0	91.9
30	32	Leicester	3.9	360	1.85	67.0	88.3
2	2	Oxford	3.9	501	3.10	77.0	97.5
38	43	Portsmouth	3.9	313	2.05	65.0	87.3
98	96	Huddersfield	3.9	274		34.0	77.5
50	71	Staffordshire	3.9	253	1.88	59.0	84.0
64	63	York St John	3.9	284	1.05	54.0	81.4
83	88	Ulster	3.9	258	2.00	30.0	79.1
48	43	Nottingham Trent	3.9	292	1.65	59.0	84.3
69	62	Teesside	3.9	271		54.0	81.1
7	6	Bristol	3.9	453	2.60	70.0	93.3
48	47	Oxford Brookes	3.9	333	2.00	48.0	84.3
27	11	Lancaster	3.9	395	2.35	58.0	88.8
62	78	Glasgow Caledonian	3.9	327	1.60	42.0	81.8
41	40	Swansea	3.8	361	2.20	54.0	86.7
45	48	Central Lancashire	3.8	268	1.95	62.0	85.0
47	35	Stirling	3.8	320	1.90	53.0	84.5
57	55	Plymouth	3.8	301	2.20	41.0	82.7
84	51	Thames Valley	3.8	197	1.10	53.0	79.0
102	-	Newman	3.8	247		37.0	77.1
9	15	Sheffield	3.8	415	2.70	69.0	92.3
27	16	Strathclyde	3.8	385	2.05	65.0	88.8
59	58	Coventry	3.8	295	1.32	54.0	82.3
70	81	Chester	3.8	283		53.0	81.0
17	26	Kent	3.8	362	2.30	73.0	90.4
16	27	Leeds	3.8	430	2.55	60.0	90.5
17	14	Sussex	3.8	388	2.70	63.0	90.4
59	56	Westminster	3.8	297	1.75	47.0	82.3
40	42	Liverpool	3.8	387	2.15	53.0	86.8
4	7	Bath	3.8	493	3.10	67.0	95.0
21	30	Newcastle	3.8	421	2.35	62.0	89.9
33	27	Reading	3.8	388	2.65	50.0	87.8
43	35	Keele	3.8	316	1.90	63.0	86.1
80	89	Glamorgan	3.8	255	1.35	47.0	79.9
98	74	Bradford	3.8	228		43.0	77.5
44	32	Dundee	3.8	374	2.25	48.0	85.8
67	68	Sheffield Hallam	3.8	308	1.55	44.0	81.2
67	74	Worcester	3.8	251	1.40	54.0	81.2
91	97	Edge Hill	3.8	285		40.0	78.4
93	97	Buckinghamshire New	3.8	208		50.0	78.3
74	85	Kingston	3.8	262	1.65	45.0	80.5
12	12	Warwick	3.7	418	2.65	66.0	91.4
14	9	Cardiff	3.7	433	2.90	57.0	90.9
39	40	Goldsmiths College	3.7	319	2.50	58.0	86.9
91	93	UWIC, Cardiff	3.7	268		43.0	78.4
54	45	Hertfordshire	3.7	257	2.20	54.0	83.6
61	63	Greenwich	3.7	234	1.70	56.0	81.9
22	17	Nottingham	3.7	433	2.65	56.0	89.8
35	25	Bangor	3.7	310	2.75	59.0	87.5
96	-	University of Wales, Newport	3.7	233			77.9
85	79	Brighton	3.7	328		38.0	78.9
53	56	East London	3.7	191	2.05	67.0	83.8
94	95	Bolton	3.7	241	1.30	42.0	78.1
23	18	Southampton	3.7	417	2.70	57.0	89.6
70	86	Liverpool John Moores	3.7	273	2.00	42.0	81.0
50	46	Queen's, Belfast	3.6	352	2.15	45.0	84.0
66	83	Manchester Metropolitan	3.6	309	2.01	39.0	81.3
85	84	Southampton Solent	3.6	253		49.0	78.9
81	53	Derby	3.6	258	1.65	44.0	79.7
88	77	Gloucestershire	3.6	257	1.35	43.0	78.6
100	71	Bedfordshire	3.6	182		52.0	77.4
29	30	Edinburgh	3.5	424	2.70	52.0	88.4
64	50	Middlesex	3.5	193	1.50	66.0	81.4
72	89	Roehampton	3.5	229	1.90	51.0	80.7
77	80	Leeds Metropolitan	3.5	308		52.0	80.4
32	20	City	3.5	368	2.45	62.0	87.9
35	38	Manchester	3.5	417	2.45	53.0	87.5
74	73	Wolverhampton	3.4	243	1.60	54.0	80.5
97	92	Salford	3.4	292		41.0	77.7
90	54	London South Bank	3.4	207	1.80	45.0	78.5
37	13	Surrey	3.4	394	2.35	59.0	87.4
100	-	Cumbria	3.1	296			77.4
56	63	Edinburgh Napier		309	1.30	58.0	82.9
77	59	Abertay Dundee		263	1.70	48.0	80.4
95	99	Queen Margaret		334		39.0	78.0

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