University Subject Tables 2011

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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
2011	2010	University Name
20	17	Bolton	4.3		2.25		90.9
40	52	East Anglia	4.2	319		56.0	87.3
31	19	Aberdeen	4.2	327	2.60	42.0	89.1
1	1	Cambridge	4.2	502	2.65	74.0	100.0
40	50	Edinburgh Napier	4.1	260	1.55	62.0	87.3
7	6	Surrey	4.1	350	2.75	60.0	93.3
44	36	Glasgow Caledonian	4.1	305	2.15	42.0	86.7
52	55	Lincoln	4.1	255		56.0	85.1
65	55	Bath Spa	4.1	244		46.0	83.0
79	79	Gloucestershire	4.1	254		30.0	80.4
13	21	Exeter	4.1	359	2.70	54.0	92.1
27	13	Glasgow	4.1	372	2.25	48.0	90.0
23	23	Strathclyde	4.1	352	1.95	60.0	90.6
2	3	Warwick	4.1	389	2.70	72.0	96.2
55	47	Ulster	4.1	243	2.65	34.0	84.9
10	20	Leicester	4.1		2.10	70.0	92.3
63	63	Hull	4.1	260		48.0	83.6
37	35	Portsmouth	4.0	285	2.40	48.0	87.8
46	44	Robert Gordon	4.0	245	1.40	62.0	86.0
64	67	Huddersfield	4.0	207	1.70		83.1
13	30	York	4.0	334	2.85	56.0	92.1
57	61	Central Lancashire	4.0	235		58.0	84.6
69	59	St Mary's	4.0	204		48.0	81.9
13	15	Lancaster	4.0	355	2.80	54.0	92.1
16	25	Southampton	4.0	373	2.83	50.0	92.0
12	17	Essex	4.0	317	2.85	60.0	92.2
24	26	Birmingham	4.0	358	1.95	60.0	90.5
66	68	Canterbury Christ Church	4.0	212		50.0	82.5
71	83	Northampton	4.0	252		40.0	81.8
6	13	Edinburgh	4.0	406	2.75	56.0	93.7
19	15	Stirling	4.0	305	2.60	60.0	91.0
33	38	Northumbria	4.0	280	2.20	58.0	88.7
38	42	Oxford Brookes	4.0	324	2.01	48.0	87.5
28	22	Newcastle	4.0	348	2.50	48.0	89.7
59	46	East London	4.0	171	2.20	50.0	84.0
26	29	Goldsmiths College	4.0	265	2.85	58.0	90.2
10	11	Sussex	4.0	348	2.55	62.0	92.3
38	39	Liverpool	4.0	346	1.95	46.0	87.5
48	57	Birmingham City	4.0	228	2.15	50.0	85.4
45	49	Bangor	4.0	263	2.20	48.0	86.2
50	37	Bedfordshire	4.0	182	2.50	50.0	85.2
52	48	Teesside	4.0	241	1.95	50.0	85.1
82	91	Derby	3.9	242		32.0	79.9
87	88	Liverpool John Moores	3.9	207		34.0	79.1
50	58	Staffordshire	3.9	222	1.85	56.0	85.2
3	2	Bath	3.9	375	3.10	70.0	96.1
5	4	Durham	3.9	406	2.65	64.0	94.5
79	86	Leeds Metropolitan	3.9	243		36.0	80.4
9	9	Leeds	3.9	363	2.95	56.0	92.7
16	6	Loughborough	3.9	338	2.40	66.0	92.0
82	84	Bradford	3.9	213		38.0	79.9
28	30	Kent	3.9	277	2.95	54.0	89.7
59	66	Manchester Metropolitan	3.9	244	2.15	42.0	84.0
76	81	Westminster	3.8	226		42.0	80.8
49	51	Nottingham Trent	3.8	246		64.0	85.3
68	77	Coventry	3.8	267		42.0	82.0
77	80	Buckinghamshire New	3.8	216		42.0	80.5
3	8	London School of Economics	3.8	426	2.40	76.0	96.1
22	12	Sheffield	3.8	344	2.80	52.0	90.7
31	32	Queen's, Belfast	3.8	340	2.60	48.0	89.1
62	69	Greenwich	3.8	222	1.85	50.0	83.8
55	53	Chester	3.8	249		62.0	84.9
81	89	Middlesex	3.8	176		48.0	80.3
21	26	Nottingham	3.8	337	2.50	60.0	90.8
52	65	Plymouth	3.8	265	2.15	46.0	85.1
73	60	Edge Hill	3.8	236			81.2
43	61	Salford	3.8	244	2.45	54.0	86.9
57	45	Worcester	3.8	229		64.0	84.6
75	78	West of England, Bristol	3.8	264	1.65	32.0	80.9
84	-	London Metropolitan	3.8	190		42.0	79.5
25	23	Cardiff	3.8	350	2.70	52.0	90.3
74	72	London South Bank	3.8	194		50.0	81.0
34	32	Brunel	3.7	295	2.45	56.0	88.6
61	81	Glamorgan	3.7	233		60.0	83.9
88	89	Cumbria	3.7	228		32.0	78.7
67	71	Kingston	3.7	218	1.70	46.0	82.1
8	5	Bristol	3.7	372	2.40	70.0	93.0
18	10	SOAS	3.7		2.95		91.2
30	40	Keele	3.7	305	2.75	56.0	89.6
47	53	Brighton	3.7	290	2.21	46.0	85.7
69	74	Sheffield Hallam	3.7	245		48.0	81.9
42	42	City	3.7	284	2.30	54.0	87.2
84	84	Sunderland	3.7	199	1.45	40.0	79.5
72	70	Roehampton	3.7	218	2.05	38.0	81.6
36	34	Aston	3.7	338	1.85	58.0	88.0
77	-	Anglia Ruskin	3.6	246		42.0	80.5
34	28	Manchester	3.5	377	2.85	42.0	88.6
89	87	UWIC, Cardiff	3.2	241		24.0	75.6
86	74	Abertay Dundee		225		42.0	79.2

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