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
76	74	York St John	4.4	296	1.05	42.0	81.3
67	74	Heriot-Watt	4.3	297	1.40	41.0	82.0
1	1	Cambridge	4.2	524	3.20	81.0	100.0
40	52	East Anglia	4.2	379	1.75	50.0	86.3
73	81	St Mary's	4.2	261		54.0	81.7
70	64	Aberystwyth	4.2	301			81.9
18	8	Royal Holloway	4.1	395	2.85	57.0	91.0
2	2	Oxford	4.1	547	3.10	79.0	99.7
8	11	Sussex	4.1	389	2.70	69.0	92.7
86	82	Sunderland	4.1	264	1.40	42.0	80.7
29	32	Bangor	4.1	324	2.75	55.0	88.5
34	47	Dundee	4.1	344	2.25	53.0	87.2
72	-	Chichester	4.1	304			81.8
3	3	University College London	4.1	490	3.00	66.0	95.4
43	46	Lincoln	4.1	311	2.00	54.0	85.7
38	43	Stirling	4.1	314	1.90	59.0	86.4
11	19	Glasgow	4.1	407	2.80	63.0	92.1
17	14	Exeter	4.1	429	2.60	59.0	91.3
56	69	Edinburgh Napier	4.1	292	1.30	58.0	83.8
36	29	Loughborough	4.1	413	1.75	52.0	87.0
89	91	De Montfort	4.1	249		47.0	79.6
82	84	Ulster	4.0	253	2.00	37.0	80.8
81	97	Huddersfield	4.0	277		50.0	80.8
60	71	West London	4.0	212	1.10	69.0	83.2
35	32	Essex	4.0	326	2.60	52.0	87.1
27	29	Strathclyde	4.0	386	2.05	60.0	88.6
13	19	Kent	4.0	385	2.30	73.0	91.7
83	93	Bradford	4.0	227		57.0	80.8
20	23	Southampton	4.0	432	2.70	57.0	91.0
48	51	Keele	4.0	308	1.90	55.0	85.1
9	7	York	4.0	470	2.80	58.0	92.4
84	78	Teesside	4.0	282		50.0	80.8
55	45	Nottingham Trent	4.0	313	1.65	52.0	83.9
25	21	Aston	4.0	381	2.50	62.0	89.9
39	28	Hull	4.0	349	2.20	52.0	86.3
47	59	Cumbria	3.9	227		82.0	85.3
44	48	Queen's, Belfast	3.9	366	2.15	47.0	85.6
53	48	Staffordshire	3.9	267	1.88	56.0	84.1
41	40	Central Lancashire	3.9	288	1.95	62.0	85.9
78	88	Leeds Trinity	3.9	259	1.40	48.0	80.9
31	31	Northumbria	3.9	332	2.15	66.0	88.3
103	101	Northampton	3.9	246		39.0	77.6
101	104	Edge Hill	3.9	251		40.0	77.9
37	44	Bournemouth	3.9	297	2.25	60.0	86.5
54	40	Portsmouth	3.9	331	2.05	45.0	84.0
105	101	Southampton Solent	3.9	261		33.0	76.8
64	67	Chester	3.9	291		58.0	82.3
59	61	West of England, Bristol	3.9	302	2.25	43.0	83.4
30	35	Reading	3.9	403	2.65	50.0	88.5
33	38	Goldsmiths College	3.9	331	2.50	57.0	87.5
51	61	Anglia Ruskin	3.9	290	2.25	51.0	84.6
5	5	Sheffield	3.9	444	2.70	75.0	94.3
7	8	Durham	3.9	434	2.70	69.0	92.9
102	96	Bedfordshire	3.9	179		50.0	77.8
61	48	Oxford Brookes	3.9	341	2.00	40.0	83.0
6	5	Bristol	3.9	473	2.60	68.0	93.3
46	35	Aberdeen	3.9	306	2.45	51.0	85.4
85	103	Newman	3.9	246		57.0	80.7
21	17	Birmingham	3.9	423	3.05	55.0	90.9
71	56	Bath Spa	3.9	307	1.65	44.0	81.8
98	92	Buckinghamshire New	3.9	246		46.0	78.6
45	54	Plymouth	3.8	320	2.20	54.0	85.6
10	10	Warwick	3.8	439	2.65	66.0	92.2
66	76	Sheffield Hallam	3.8	317	1.55	46.0	82.1
57	63	Salford	3.8	314	2.20	45.0	83.7
23	25	Newcastle	3.8	430	2.35	61.0	90.1
22	14	Cardiff	3.8	434	2.90	56.0	90.8
74	67	Coventry	3.8	302	1.32	48.0	81.4
15	12	Edinburgh	3.8	434	2.70	63.0	91.5
26	27	Leicester	3.8	392	1.85	67.0	88.7
52	52	Hertfordshire	3.8	263	2.20	57.0	84.6
16	25	Surrey	3.8	418	2.35	70.0	91.4
49	40	Swansea	3.8	351	2.20	47.0	84.9
4	4	Bath	3.8	460	3.10	71.0	94.7
91	89	Glamorgan	3.8	275	1.35	42.0	79.5
28	24	City	3.8	359	2.45	62.0	88.5
14	14	Lancaster	3.8	411	2.35	73.0	91.6
42	39	Liverpool	3.8	393	2.15	48.0	85.9
12	22	Nottingham	3.8	431	2.65	68.0	92.0
99	100	Brighton	3.8	297		40.0	78.4
69	80	Derby	3.8	262	1.65	53.0	82.0
93	93	London Metropolitan	3.8	236	1.60	42.0	79.1
75	64	Bolton	3.7	225	1.30	60.0	81.3
62	77	Westminster	3.7	274	1.75	55.0	82.9
58	55	Manchester Metropolitan	3.7	326	2.01	48.0	83.7
94	93	Kingston	3.7	243	1.65	40.0	79.0
104	99	Canterbury Christ Church	3.7	278		38.0	77.5
87	64	East London	3.7	200	2.05	46.0	80.2
88	71	Liverpool John Moores	3.7	264	2.00	36.0	79.7
95	90	Winchester	3.7	296		44.0	79.0
19	17	St Andrews	3.7	487	2.85	53.0	91.0
50	37	Brunel	3.7	337	2.25	49.0	84.7
32	32	Manchester	3.7	420	2.45	50.0	87.5
80	58	Glasgow Caledonian	3.7	307	1.60	43.0	80.8
79	57	Greenwich	3.7	224	1.70	53.0	80.9
77	79	Worcester	3.7	280	1.40	52.0	81.3
97	98	London South Bank	3.6	241	1.80	38.0	78.7
24	12	Leeds	3.6	425	2.55	62.0	90.0
92	82	UWIC, Cardiff	3.6	269		50.0	79.1
63	71	Roehampton	3.6	249	1.90	57.0	82.5
68	69	Middlesex	3.5	224	1.50	65.0	82.0
65	60	Leeds Metropolitan	3.5	326		61.0	82.2
90	86	Gloucestershire	3.5	297	1.35	45.0	79.6
106	105	University of Wales, Newport	3.4	246			76.4
96	84	Abertay Dundee		233	1.70	45.0	79.0
100	86	Queen Margaret		300		45.0	78.3
107	-	West of Scotland		237		41.0	75.2

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