University Subject Tables 2009
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| 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 | 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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| 2009 | 2008 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 551 |
|
5* |
|
96 |
|
100.0 | ||
| 2 | - | Oxford | 4.00 |
|
5* |
|
92.4 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | Bath | 461 |
|
3.80 |
|
5* |
|
84 |
|
91.0 |
| 4 | 7 | Bristol | 470 |
|
3.81 |
|
5 |
|
84 |
|
89.9 |
| 5 | 3 | Liverpool | 357 |
|
5* |
|
84 |
|
89.8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Imperial College | 496 |
|
3.63 |
|
5* |
|
82 |
|
89.7 |
| 7 | 8 | Strathclyde | 549 |
|
3.61 |
|
5 |
|
80 |
|
89.3 |
| 8 | 5 | Southampton | 420 |
|
3.71 |
|
5* |
|
78 |
|
88.2 |
| 9 | 12 | Loughborough | 377 |
|
4.02 |
|
5 |
|
84 |
|
87.6 |
| 10 | 6 | Sheffield | 388 |
|
3.63 |
|
5 |
|
82 |
|
86.5 |
| 11 | 10 | Queen's, Belfast | 367 |
|
3.59 |
|
5* |
|
82 |
|
86.1 |
| 12 | 9 | Aberdeen | 420 |
|
3.43 |
|
4 |
|
92 |
|
85.4 |
| 13 | 11 | Nottingham | 373 |
|
3.58 |
|
5 |
|
82 |
|
85.0 |
| 14 | 16 | Cardiff | 371 |
|
3.77 |
|
4 |
|
80 |
|
84.9 |
| 14 | 21 | Edinburgh | 457 |
|
3.58 |
|
4 |
|
82 |
|
84.9 |
| 16 | 18 | Manchester | 410 |
|
3.43 |
|
5 |
|
74 |
|
84.5 |
| 17 | 24 | Heriot-Watt | 409 |
|
3.52 |
|
4 |
|
78 |
|
84.4 |
| 18 | 15 | Glasgow | 428 |
|
3.47 |
|
5 |
|
72 |
|
83.8 |
| 19 | 16 | Newcastle | 367 |
|
3.60 |
|
4 |
|
80 |
|
83.4 |
| 20 | 30 | Robert Gordon | 317 |
|
3b |
|
100 |
|
83.3 | ||
| 20 | 27 | Sussex | 340 |
|
5 |
|
74 |
|
83.3 | ||
| 22 | 24 | Hull | 279 |
|
4 |
|
90 |
|
82.7 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Birmingham | 386 |
|
4 |
|
76 |
|
82.3 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Leeds | 337 |
|
3.35 |
|
5* |
|
72 |
|
82.1 |
| 25 | 20 | Surrey | 300 |
|
3.58 |
|
4 |
|
82 |
|
81.9 |
| 26 | 14 | Aston | 287 |
|
3.44 |
|
5 |
|
84 |
|
81.2 |
| 26 | 29 | Brunel | 329 |
|
3.79 |
|
5 |
|
72 |
|
81.2 |
| 28 | 26 | Swansea | 250 |
|
3.46 |
|
4 |
|
82 |
|
80.9 |
| 29 | 39 | Ulster | 240 |
|
3.60 |
|
4 |
|
80 |
|
80.8 |
| 30 | 23 | University College London | 376 |
|
3.47 |
|
5 |
|
64 |
|
80.7 |
| 31 | 35 | King's College London | 340 |
|
5 |
|
68 |
|
79.7 | ||
| 32 | 42 | Harper Adams | 288 |
|
3.75 |
|
94 |
|
79.2 | ||
| 33 | - | Salford | 3.30 |
|
3a |
|
78.2 | ||||
| 34 | 40 | Coventry | 252 |
|
3.78 |
|
3a |
|
76 |
|
78.1 |
| 35 | 31 | Portsmouth | 226 |
|
3.59 |
|
4 |
|
82 |
|
77.5 |
| 36 | - | Lancaster | 333 |
|
86 |
|
77.2 | ||||
| 37 | 34 | Queen Mary | 328 |
|
3.54 |
|
5 |
|
50 |
|
76.7 |
| 37 | 47 | West of England, Bristol | 260 |
|
3.71 |
|
3b |
|
78 |
|
76.7 |
| 39 | 54 | Liverpool John Moores | 262 |
|
3.74 |
|
3a |
|
78 |
|
76.5 |
| 40 | 52 | Manchester Metropolitan | 232 |
|
3.98 |
|
3a |
|
54 |
|
75.2 |
| 41 | 55 | Bolton | 3.96 |
|
72 |
|
75.0 | ||||
| 41 | 32 | Greenwich | 209 |
|
3.60 |
|
3a |
|
66 |
|
75.0 |
| 43 | 37 | Staffordshire | 232 |
|
3b |
|
70 |
|
74.2 | ||
| 44 | 45 | City | 235 |
|
3.42 |
|
4 |
|
68 |
|
73.9 |
| 44 | 45 | Northumbria | 248 |
|
3b |
|
76 |
|
73.9 | ||
| 46 | 43 | Kingston | 187 |
|
3.56 |
|
3a |
|
66 |
|
73.3 |
| 47 | 47 | Hertfordshire | 242 |
|
3.38 |
|
3a |
|
68 |
|
73.2 |
| 48 | 36 | Bradford | 271 |
|
5 |
|
46 |
|
72.8 | ||
| 49 | 38 | Oxford Brookes | 260 |
|
78 |
|
72.4 | ||||
| 50 | 50 | Huddersfield | 228 |
|
3.75 |
|
4 |
|
60 |
|
72.1 |
| 51 | 53 | Sheffield Hallam | 187 |
|
3.57 |
|
3a |
|
74 |
|
71.8 |
| 52 | 51 | Brighton | 3b |
|
60 |
|
69.4 | ||||
| 53 | 49 | Plymouth | 4 |
|
58 |
|
66.9 | ||||
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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