University Subject Tables 2011
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Business Studies
| 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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| 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 3.05 |
|
79 |
|
100.0 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Imperial College London | 442 |
|
3.20 |
|
70 |
|
99.7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Bath | 448 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.95 |
|
89 |
|
98.0 |
| 4 | 3 | London School of Economics | 465 |
|
3.76 |
|
2.95 |
|
86 |
|
97.6 |
| 5 | 5 | Warwick | 455 |
|
3.89 |
|
2.95 |
|
83 |
|
97.4 |
| 6 | 7 | Loughborough | 401 |
|
4.29 |
|
2.70 |
|
80 |
|
95.6 |
| 7 | 6 | St Andrews | 426 |
|
4.14 |
|
2.65 |
|
80 |
|
95.4 |
| 8 | 13 | Lancaster | 411 |
|
3.97 |
|
2.95 |
|
77 |
|
95.2 |
| 9 | 12 | City | 422 |
|
3.91 |
|
2.60 |
|
83 |
|
94.3 |
| 9 | 11 | Nottingham | 407 |
|
3.81 |
|
2.85 |
|
80 |
|
94.3 |
| 11 | 9 | King's College London | 434 |
|
3.69 |
|
2.95 |
|
75 |
|
94.1 |
| 12 | 18 | Leeds | 413 |
|
3.78 |
|
2.85 |
|
73 |
|
92.9 |
| 13 | 16 | Durham | 393 |
|
3.86 |
|
2.65 |
|
77 |
|
92.3 |
| 13 | 8 | Exeter | 394 |
|
4.14 |
|
2.65 |
|
69 |
|
92.3 |
| 15 | 10 | Aston | 390 |
|
3.83 |
|
2.70 |
|
76 |
|
92.2 |
| 16 | 15 | Strathclyde | 397 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.85 |
|
67 |
|
92.0 |
| 17 | 17 | Southampton | 407 |
|
3.76 |
|
2.60 |
|
74 |
|
91.4 |
| 18 | 14 | Manchester | 412 |
|
3.59 |
|
2.85 |
|
69 |
|
91.2 |
| 19 | 22 | Sheffield | 377 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.70 |
|
70 |
|
90.7 |
| 20 | 20 | Birmingham | 395 |
|
3.74 |
|
2.65 |
|
71 |
|
90.6 |
| 20 | 19 | Newcastle | 368 |
|
3.74 |
|
2.50 |
|
80 |
|
90.6 |
| 22 | 26 | Cardiff | 386 |
|
3.59 |
|
3.00 |
|
65 |
|
90.5 |
| 23 | 23 | Sussex | 335 |
|
3.85 |
|
2.45 |
|
81 |
|
90.0 |
| 24 | 23 | Leicester | 318 |
|
4.08 |
|
2.55 |
|
74 |
|
89.9 |
| 25 | 28 | Surrey | 363 |
|
3.69 |
|
2.50 |
|
78 |
|
89.8 |
| 26 | 21 | Royal Holloway | 348 |
|
3.67 |
|
2.65 |
|
75 |
|
89.5 |
| 27 | 32 | Reading | 374 |
|
3.88 |
|
2.50 |
|
68 |
|
89.2 |
| 28 | 27 | Kent | 310 |
|
3.87 |
|
2.50 |
|
78 |
|
89.0 |
| 29 | 31 | Glasgow | 388 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.50 |
|
65 |
|
88.9 |
| 30 | 25 | Edinburgh | 409 |
|
3.72 |
|
2.45 |
|
66 |
|
88.8 |
| 31 | 29 | York | 346 |
|
3.82 |
|
2.45 |
|
73 |
|
88.7 |
| 32 | 40 | Liverpool | 379 |
|
3.79 |
|
2.45 |
|
66 |
|
88.2 |
| 33 | 37 | Aberdeen | 341 |
|
3.94 |
|
2.25 |
|
72 |
|
87.8 |
| 34 | 35 | Queen's, Belfast | 361 |
|
3.64 |
|
2.65 |
|
64 |
|
87.7 |
| 35 | 34 | East Anglia | 323 |
|
3.90 |
|
2.45 |
|
68 |
|
87.4 |
| 36 | - | SOAS | 326 |
|
2.35 |
|
87.3 | ||||
| 37 | 33 | Heriot-Watt | 331 |
|
3.70 |
|
2.40 |
|
71 |
|
86.9 |
| 38 | 44 | University College London | 411 |
|
3.75 |
|
86.0 | ||||
| 39 | 29 | Robert Gordon | 281 |
|
3.82 |
|
2.10 |
|
79 |
|
85.7 |
| 40 | 40 | Bournemouth | 310 |
|
3.85 |
|
1.95 |
|
77 |
|
85.5 |
| 40 | 38 | Queen Mary | 333 |
|
3.60 |
|
2.60 |
|
60 |
|
85.5 |
| 42 | 47 | Hull | 256 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.35 |
|
69 |
|
84.9 |
| 42 | 36 | Keele | 273 |
|
3.83 |
|
2.30 |
|
70 |
|
84.9 |
| 42 | 42 | Nottingham Trent | 262 |
|
3.71 |
|
2.15 |
|
80 |
|
84.9 |
| 45 | 43 | Bangor | 241 |
|
3.94 |
|
2.75 |
|
58 |
|
84.8 |
| 45 | 39 | Stirling | 318 |
|
2.30 |
|
60 |
|
84.8 | ||
| 47 | 49 | Oxford Brookes | 319 |
|
3.87 |
|
1.95 |
|
69 |
|
84.4 |
| 48 | 45 | Dundee | 295 |
|
3.89 |
|
2.25 |
|
84.3 | ||
| 49 | 52 | Brunel | 312 |
|
3.49 |
|
2.35 |
|
64 |
|
83.6 |
| 49 | 68 | Harper Adams | 259 |
|
76 |
|
83.6 | ||||
| 49 | 47 | Swansea | 300 |
|
3.72 |
|
2.35 |
|
60 |
|
83.6 |
| 52 | 55 | Essex | 291 |
|
3.69 |
|
2.60 |
|
54 |
|
83.5 |
| 53 | 50 | Brighton | 269 |
|
3.71 |
|
2.30 |
|
66 |
|
83.4 |
| 54 | 45 | Northumbria | 312 |
|
3.61 |
|
1.80 |
|
76 |
|
83.2 |
| 55 | 56 | De Montfort | 227 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.25 |
|
62 |
|
83.1 |
| 56 | 58 | Central Lancashire | 269 |
|
3.92 |
|
1.95 |
|
68 |
|
82.8 |
| 57 | 75 | Bath Spa | 286 |
|
4.19 |
|
57 |
|
82.7 | ||
| 57 | 53 | West of England, Bristol | 262 |
|
3.79 |
|
2.15 |
|
66 |
|
82.7 |
| 59 | 60 | Bradford | 258 |
|
3.73 |
|
2.50 |
|
55 |
|
82.2 |
| 60 | 57 | Sheffield Hallam | 274 |
|
3.80 |
|
1.90 |
|
68 |
|
82.1 |
| 60 | 71 | York St John | 319 |
|
3.80 |
|
59 |
|
82.1 | ||
| 62 | 59 | Plymouth | 252 |
|
3.91 |
|
2.05 |
|
62 |
|
81.6 |
| 63 | 61 | Lincoln | 271 |
|
4.01 |
|
1.70 |
|
66 |
|
81.5 |
| 63 | 53 | Portsmouth | 265 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.10 |
|
59 |
|
81.5 |
| 65 | 84 | Worcester | 261 |
|
3.87 |
|
63 |
|
81.4 | ||
| 66 | 86 | Royal Agricultural College | 253 |
|
3.98 |
|
61 |
|
81.3 | ||
| 67 | 62 | Manchester Metropolitan | 255 |
|
3.60 |
|
2.20 |
|
63 |
|
81.2 |
| 68 | 50 | Edinburgh Napier | 254 |
|
3.76 |
|
1.70 |
|
74 |
|
81.1 |
| 69 | 80 | Chester | 263 |
|
3.73 |
|
64 |
|
80.9 | ||
| 69 | 71 | Ulster | 262 |
|
3.85 |
|
2.25 |
|
52 |
|
80.9 |
| 71 | 65 | Salford | 263 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.00 |
|
55 |
|
80.1 |
| 72 | 70 | Hertfordshire | 217 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.15 |
|
58 |
|
80.0 |
| 73 | 66 | Aberystwyth | 264 |
|
3.91 |
|
1.95 |
|
54 |
|
79.9 |
| 73 | 83 | Winchester | 259 |
|
3.80 |
|
58 |
|
79.9 | ||
| 75 | 73 | Staffordshire | 220 |
|
3.67 |
|
1.95 |
|
67 |
|
79.7 |
| 76 | 103 | Huddersfield | 253 |
|
3.85 |
|
56 |
|
79.6 | ||
| 76 | 63 | Kingston | 219 |
|
3.74 |
|
2.45 |
|
49 |
|
79.6 |
| 78 | 93 | University of Wales, Newport | 4.19 |
|
44 |
|
79.5 | ||||
| 79 | 66 | Glasgow Caledonian | 309 |
|
3.77 |
|
1.95 |
|
47 |
|
79.4 |
| 80 | 77 | University College Birmingham | 241 |
|
3.98 |
|
51 |
|
79.0 | ||
| 81 | 96 | Southampton Solent | 228 |
|
3.83 |
|
57 |
|
78.9 | ||
| 82 | - | Trinity University College | 225 |
|
3.85 |
|
78.7 | ||||
| 83 | 91 | Sunderland | 205 |
|
3.93 |
|
55 |
|
78.3 | ||
| 84 | 105 | Canterbury Christ Church | 214 |
|
3.92 |
|
52 |
|
78.0 | ||
| 85 | 64 | Glamorgan | 254 |
|
3.72 |
|
1.85 |
|
53 |
|
77.8 |
| 86 | 87 | St Mary's | 198 |
|
3.94 |
|
52 |
|
77.6 | ||
| 86 | 79 | Teesside | 234 |
|
3.96 |
|
1.90 |
|
47 |
|
77.6 |
| 88 | 95 | Cumbria | 262 |
|
3.78 |
|
45 |
|
77.5 | ||
| 89 | 81 | Westminster | 256 |
|
3.64 |
|
2.00 |
|
48 |
|
77.4 |
| 90 | - | Anglia Ruskin | 247 |
|
3.58 |
|
52 |
|
77.3 | ||
| 90 | 77 | Leeds Metropolitan | 263 |
|
3.33 |
|
1.80 |
|
61 |
|
77.3 |
| 92 | 75 | Gloucestershire | 233 |
|
3.75 |
|
1.40 |
|
65 |
|
77.0 |
| 93 | 90 | Greenwich | 227 |
|
3.97 |
|
1.75 |
|
49 |
|
76.9 |
| 94 | 93 | Glyndwr | 189 |
|
3.86 |
|
52 |
|
76.8 | ||
| 95 | 91 | Birmingham City | 223 |
|
3.81 |
|
1.65 |
|
54 |
|
76.3 |
| 96 | 74 | Coventry | 265 |
|
3.63 |
|
1.70 |
|
50 |
|
76.2 |
| 97 | 104 | Derby | 240 |
|
3.77 |
|
41 |
|
75.9 | ||
| 97 | 102 | Roehampton | 195 |
|
3.86 |
|
46 |
|
75.9 | ||
| 99 | - | Leeds Trinity | 220 |
|
3.64 |
|
47 |
|
75.8 | ||
| 100 | 81 | Northampton | 217 |
|
3.97 |
|
1.55 |
|
50 |
|
75.6 |
| 101 | 106 | Edge Hill | 230 |
|
3.64 |
|
44 |
|
75.5 | ||
| 102 | 88 | UWIC, Cardiff | 234 |
|
3.72 |
|
1.35 |
|
59 |
|
75.4 |
| 103 | 88 | Chichester | 227 |
|
3.97 |
|
33 |
|
75.1 | ||
| 104 | - | Arts University College at Bournemouth | 4.07 |
|
1.20 |
|
74.3 | ||||
| 104 | 85 | Liverpool John Moores | 231 |
|
3.67 |
|
1.45 |
|
52 |
|
74.3 |
| 106 | 106 | Thames Valley | 151 |
|
3.86 |
|
41 |
|
73.6 | ||
| 107 | 97 | Middlesex | 158 |
|
3.69 |
|
2.15 |
|
38 |
|
73.5 |
| 108 | 111 | East London | 168 |
|
3.52 |
|
46 |
|
73.3 | ||
| 109 | 99 | Bedfordshire | 148 |
|
3.77 |
|
1.70 |
|
50 |
|
73.2 |
| 110 | 98 | Buckinghamshire New | 197 |
|
3.71 |
|
1.70 |
|
42 |
|
73.0 |
| 111 | 109 | London South Bank | 151 |
|
3.98 |
|
1.65 |
|
42 |
|
72.6 |
| 112 | 110 | Bolton | 218 |
|
3.75 |
|
1.35 |
|
41 |
|
71.6 |
| 113 | 99 | Abertay Dundee | 263 |
|
1.55 |
|
39 |
|
71.3 | ||
| 114 | - | London Metropolitan | 205 |
|
3.49 |
|
1.55 |
|
40 |
|
70.9 |
| 115 | 108 | Queen Margaret | 245 |
|
1.25 |
|
36 |
|
67.4 | ||
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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