University League Table 2011

Rank within Selection	CUG Rank		University Name	Entry Standards Entry Standards The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University. Click here to read more	Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. 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	Student-Staff Ratio Student-Staff Ratio The average staffing levels at the University. Click here to read more	Academic Services Spend Academic Services Spend A guide to how much the University spends on supporting services such as libraries and IT. Click here to read more	Facilities Spend Facilities Spend A guide to how much the University spends on supporting facilities such as the careers service, health and counselling services and sport facilities. Click here to read more	Good Honours Good Honours The percentage of graduates achieving a first or upper second class honours degree – the class of degree achieved can impact a graduate’s employment prospects. Click here to read more	Degree Completion Degree Completion The proportion of students expected to successfully complete their studies and gain a degree from the University. Click here to read more	Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology, comprising the four measures listed in the University League Table together with Teaching Standards, Employment Prospects, Good Honours, Staff–Student Ratio, Academic and Facilities Spend, Degree Completion and Green (listed in the University Profiles). Click here to read more
Rank within Selection	2011	2010	University Name
1	20	-	Buckingham	287	4.3		85.2	9.1	575	545	48.1	88%	727
2	6	7	St Andrews	455	4.2	2.72	74.4	13.1	1,269	388	85.6	95%	820
3	21	18	Loughborough	370	4.1	2.62	71.3	18.3	739	502	69.9	94%	725
4	22	20	Leicester	374	4.1	2.45	74.2	16.3	1,113	491	71.6	93%	724
5	1	1	Oxford	532	4.1	2.96	82.8	10.8	2,909	469	91.8	98%	1000
6	2	2	Cambridge	547	4.1	2.98	82.3	11.7	1,859	693	87.3	99%	940
7	24	21	Exeter	408	4.1	2.62	66.8	18.3	1,025	431	79.6	96%	718
8	28	32	East Anglia	366	4.1	2.58	69.1	15.5	1,076	459	71.2	90%	703
9	53	68	Chichester	270	4.1	1.96	59.9	15.9	670	419	50.2	87%	567
10	10	10	York	423	4.1	2.78	71.5	14.0	1,286	469	75.3	95%	786
11	47	55	Aberystwyth	292	4.0	2.48	61.5	16.0	855	389	60.1	86%	611
12	26	26	Glasgow	399	4.0	2.59	72.1	14.2	1,119	577	70.3	84%	708
13	56	52	Hull	290	4.0	2.37	70.0	19.8	844	310	58.0	82%	561
14	99	77	Lampeter	262	4.0	2.11	57.2	18.6	714	213	53.6	73%	448
15	52	48	Stirling	314	4.0	2.41	67.6	17.0	933	182	65.5	83%	592
16	8	12	Lancaster	393	4.0	2.71	77.6	13.5	1,134	534	68.3	94%	810
17	45	49	Dundee	344	4.0	2.54	68.6	14.6	1,039	296	68.4	80%	625
18	4	5	Durham	468	4.0	2.72	77.8	15.9	1,141	776	79.0	98%	847
19	38	38	Kent	319	4.0	2.60	68.6	14.8	815	370	63.9	87%	654
20	44	47	Aberdeen	357	4.0	2.57	76.8	14.9	1,023	254	67.6	80%	632
21	25	22	Sheffield	411	4.0	2.72	72.3	14.3	1,066	369	72.8	92%	709
22	105	92	Teesside	258	4.0	1.99	60.0	20.1	716	226	53.5	71%	420
23	19	25	Sussex	371	4.0	2.61	72.6	15.4	961	372	80.0	91%	730
24	83	82	Bath Spa	283	3.9	1.89	55.1	26.5	425	158	65.9	90%	484
25	29	24	Newcastle	399	3.9	2.63	72.4	15.1	1,143	413	72.0	93%	700
26	88	109	Edge Hill	259	3.9	1.50	63.9	18.0	1,106	167	47.6	79%	468
27	63	64	Bangor	284	3.9	2.43	59.6	17.3	854	236	56.9	86%	536
28	12	9	Bath	451	3.9	2.71	80.9	15.9	1,028	441	74.2	95%	765
29	43	42	Keele	302	3.9	2.41	68.3	13.3	739	393	65.6	88%	636
30	89	62	Portsmouth	273	3.9	2.24	54.6	20.6	935	226	51.3	83%	466
31	71	78	Lincoln	273	3.9	1.90	60.6	20.3	771	255	56.2	84%	523
32	110	111	Greenwich	241	3.9	1.90	59.7	25.5	644	255	47.4	76%	392
33	23	27	Birmingham	404	3.9	2.64	69.9	15.6	1,369	445	72.2	93%	719
34	30	23	Royal Holloway	366	3.9	2.67	62.7	14.9	955	410	70.9	93%	693
35	7	6	Warwick	464	3.9	2.80	77.9	13.3	1,555	402	79.9	95%	814
36	93	93	Sunderland	232	3.9	1.86	58.6	16.7	569	338	48.6	76%	462
37	40	35	Reading	350	3.9	2.53	66.0	16.6	750	331	69.8	92%	641
38	9	8	University College London	458	3.9	2.84	80.8	8.9	1,724	225	81.0	95%	800
39	72	79	Central Lancashire	263	3.9	1.96	61.0	17.1	939	483	49.7	74%	522
40	39	43	Queen Mary	354	3.9	2.73	76.0	13.2	924	407	64.6	90%	650
41	60	56	Swansea	299	3.9	2.43	58.4	15.4	846	302	56.0	88%	547
42	50	53	Oxford Brookes	309	3.9	2.20	67.0	17.9	732	440	66.8	86%	600
43	14	13	Southampton	407	3.9	2.72	76.3	13.5	1,310	472	74.4	93%	750
44	18	19	Nottingham	412	3.9	2.67	75.7	13.9	1,051	417	75.0	94%	732
45	51	50	Robert Gordon	314	3.9	2.06	83.4	19.2	919	295	56.9	84%	595
46	17	14	Aston	364	3.9	2.43	75.2	18.1	870	682	70.1	92%	737
47	37	30	Essex	311	3.9	2.77	60.2	13.9	1,127	442	58.3	87%	656
48	67	84	Huddersfield	272	3.9	2.10	61.1	15.9	891	271	57.3	78%	529
49	76	70	Winchester	270	3.9	2.16	51.6	17.8	587	291	57.5	85%	504
50	65	65	De Montfort	247	3.9	2.32	69.4	16.5	799	247	51.5	82%	533
51	92	99	Glyndwr	232	3.9	1.69	62.6	21.1	992	421	52.8	77%	464
52	59	66	UWIC, Cardiff	260	3.9	1.88	61.1	20.1	863	469	54.5	82%	549
53	78	91	York St John	280	3.9	1.40	57.1	20.2	927	323	56.2	86%	502
54	33	31	Surrey	372	3.9	2.58	79.6	18.0	971	378	68.1	83%	668
55	35	40	Strathclyde	388	3.9	2.45	75.5	17.8	1,224	286	71.7	85%	663
56	89	100	University of Wales, Newport	249	3.9	2.42	58.7	23.0	597	380	52.5	79%	466
57	81	90	Chester	268	3.9	1.74	65.6	18.4	586	234	56.7	79%	496
58	77	86	Queen Margaret	299	3.9	1.37	66.3	20.3	892	124	63.4	80%	503
59	98	95	Abertay Dundee	256	3.9	1.83	56.6	21.4	1,099	307	54.0	70%	453
60	106	107	Canterbury Christ Church	247	3.9	1.79	64.7	21.0	615	181	49.2	81%	415
61	27	29	Leeds	397	3.9	2.72	70.5	14.7	907	485	74.2	93%	706
62	100	105	Northampton	240	3.9	1.69	54.9	21.3	821	214	57.6	81%	446
63	62	72	Gloucestershire	255	3.9	1.72	60.3	19.7	946	339	60.9	82%	537
64	16	16	Bristol	448	3.9	2.72	78.3	13.8	1,555	332	78.6	95%	740
65	68	61	West of England, Bristol	273	3.9	2.20	60.0	19.6	746	383	62.9	81%	528
66	79	75	Glasgow Caledonian	328	3.8	2.01	62.6	23.9	931	166	66.0	80%	498
67	102	96	Worcester	260	3.8	1.54	62.4	21.0	752	128	52.1	80%	432
68	57	37	Goldsmiths College	318	3.8	2.58	56.7	16.8	674	184	66.0	82%	559
69	61	57	Bradford	275	3.8	2.34	71.1	16.0	866	278	62.2	80%	540
70	73	63	Brighton	281	3.8	2.37	61.6	19.7	591	279	58.9	83%	512
71	54	51	Ulster	269	3.8	2.48	58.9	16.3	1,104	394	61.2	78%	564
72	101	74	Bedfordshire	200	3.8	2.09	60.2	19.3	413	471	44.5	83%	442
73	49	46	Nottingham Trent	274	3.8	2.16	71.0	18.8	827	491	55.1	86%	603
74	104	101	Derby	237	3.8	1.96	56.8	19.8	1,075	245	46.2	74%	422
75	80	80	Staffordshire	241	3.8	1.62	67.4	19.6	833	340	50.8	80%	497
76	15	15	SOAS	387	3.8	2.60	73.1	11.1	1,623	247	73.1	88%	749
77	64	58	Northumbria	299	3.8	2.15	70.5	21.4	779	264	56.2	86%	535
78	65	67	Plymouth	279	3.8	2.18	57.7	15.6	821	299	61.8	84%	533
79	41	45	Hertfordshire	241	3.8	2.40	62.9	16.2	789	968	59.5	81%	639
80	13	17	King's College London	421	3.8	2.69	80.5	11.3	1,588	329	75.6	94%	755
81	32	34	Liverpool	403	3.8	2.54	70.6	12.7	1,496	329	71.1	90%	680
82	102	104	Liverpool John Moores	246	3.8	2.15	54.2	20.0	852	235	53.6	77%	432
83	3	3	Imperial College London	504	3.8	2.94	88.9	10.5	3,182	648	72.7	95%	938
84	86	94	Glamorgan	271	3.8	2.04	56.1	17.9	835	334	56.0	70%	472
85	55	54	Bournemouth	297	3.8	2.18	70.8	24.2	945	227	61.5	85%	563
86	41	36	Cardiff	392	3.8	2.69	72.8	15.1	1,020	261	69.0	93%	639
87	74	73	Edinburgh Napier	264	3.8	1.83	72.0	19.2	838	180	63.9	76%	511
88	35	33	Queen's, Belfast	368	3.8	2.56	74.7	15.3	1,085	578	68.5	85%	663
89	84	81	Kingston	235	3.8	2.04	57.7	20.2	708	347	60.7	82%	477
90	58	59	Birmingham City	254	3.8	2.31	69.1	19.0	844	583	56.2	77%	552
91	75	85	Coventry	274	3.8	1.85	64.2	18.7	811	295	64.9	76%	507
92	114	113	London South Bank	192	3.8	2.24	58.5	24.4	793	165	45.8	66%	293
93	112	112	Bolton	209	3.8	1.75	56.5	18.5	459	304	48.5	63%	363
94	87	87	Roehampton	245	3.8	2.20	57.7	19.2	1,087	199	52.2	82%	469
95	5	4	London School of Economics	494	3.8	2.96	81.9	14.0	1,563	304	76.5	95%	831
96	96	76	Salford	266	3.8	2.36	59.8	18.7	762	299	52.3	75%	459
97	46	41	Brunel	315	3.8	2.32	66.1	20.0	977	485	66.8	86%	618
98	81	108	Cumbria	274	3.8	1.23	67.2	15.4	936	221	50.6	83%	496
99	34	39	Heriot-Watt	338	3.8	2.48	74.7	17.0	984	559	68.6	83%	665
100	47	44	City	340	3.7	2.48	79.4	18.8	917	330	68.2	83%	611
101	89	83	Manchester Metropolitan	268	3.7	2.16	57.5	20.0	822	265	57.2	79%	466
102	95	98	Thames Valley	201	3.7	1.67	59.6	14.7	1,027	396	49.2	67%	460
103	111	110	Southampton Solent	241	3.7	1.49	49.2	22.2	687	325	42.3	75%	376
104	108	103	Buckinghamshire New	207	3.7	1.67	45.7	20.6	590	662	43.8	78%	404
105	11	11	Edinburgh	439	3.7	2.75	76.2	13.4	1,795	399	80.2	92%	775
106	68	69	Sheffield Hallam	274	3.7	2.05	63.0	19.0	726	235	63.0	85%	528
107	31	28	Manchester	416	3.7	2.82	71.1	14.9	1,227	421	70.3	92%	685
108	113	106	East London	187	3.7	2.24	52.9	23.3	743	320	46.4	79%	362
109	106	-	Anglia Ruskin	254	3.6	2.07	58.5	19.8	784	205	55.4	76%	415
110	97	88	Middlesex	184	3.6	2.18	56.5	23.6	1,597	449	50.3	76%	455
111	94	89	Westminster	267	3.6	2.23	53.2	16.4	711	254	52.7	79%	461
112	85	97	Leeds Metropolitan	263	3.6	2.05	67.2	23.0	738	257	53.4	81%	475
113	109	71	University for the Creative Arts	264	3.6	1.90	45.3	36.7	1,277	317	50.0	84%	401
114	70	60	University of the Arts, London	280	3.6	2.49	56.2	20.0	806	146	60.5	86%	525
115	115	-	London Metropolitan	212	3.6	1.84	46.0	19.8	729	156	48.9	66%	292

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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