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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 | ||||||||||
| 34 | 39 | Aberdeen | 339 |
|
3.87 |
|
5 |
|
62 |
|
84.7 |
| 59 | - | Abertay Dundee | 363 |
|
60 |
|
77.8 | ||||
| 51 | 60 | Aberystwyth | 277 |
|
3.83 |
|
3a |
|
50 |
|
80.1 |
| 78 | 85 | Anglia Ruskin | 244 |
|
3.98 |
|
43 |
|
73.5 | ||
| 39 | 42 | Aston | 291 |
|
3.82 |
|
3a |
|
73 |
|
83.8 |
| 46 | 47 | Bangor | 302 |
|
3.52 |
|
4 |
|
52 |
|
80.9 |
| 8 | 7 | Bath | 432 |
|
3.71 |
|
5 |
|
78 |
|
91.1 |
| 81 | 84 | Bath Spa | 251 |
|
3b |
|
49 |
|
72.3 | ||
| 86 | 86 | Bedfordshire | 2 |
|
47 |
|
68.8 | ||||
| 22 | 17 | Birmingham | 379 |
|
3.82 |
|
5 |
|
65 |
|
87.5 |
| 74 | 67 | Bolton | 175 |
|
4.00 |
|
64 |
|
76.3 | ||
| 80 | - | Bournemouth | 211 |
|
59 |
|
72.4 | ||||
| 71 | 70 | Bradford | 265 |
|
3.77 |
|
60 |
|
76.7 | ||
| 47 | 50 | Brighton | 232 |
|
3.64 |
|
5 |
|
61 |
|
80.7 |
| 5 | 4 | Bristol | 431 |
|
3.78 |
|
5* |
|
76 |
|
93.1 |
| 43 | 40 | Brunel | 305 |
|
3.61 |
|
4 |
|
69 |
|
83.2 |
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 552 |
|
4.20 |
|
5* |
|
85 |
|
100.0 |
| 23 | 22 | Cardiff | 378 |
|
3.81 |
|
5 |
|
61 |
|
87.4 |
| 65 | 62 | Chester | 265 |
|
69 |
|
77.1 | ||||
| 83 | 82 | Derby | 289 |
|
48 |
|
71.9 | ||||
| 15 | 12 | Dundee | 474 |
|
4.02 |
|
5* |
|
52 |
|
89.2 |
| 12 | 11 | Durham | 471 |
|
3.70 |
|
5 |
|
68 |
|
89.9 |
| 28 | 26 | East Anglia | 345 |
|
3.95 |
|
5 |
|
59 |
|
86.0 |
| 78 | 54 | East London | 163 |
|
3.54 |
|
2 |
|
57 |
|
73.5 |
| 16 | 16 | Edinburgh | 449 |
|
3.63 |
|
5 |
|
62 |
|
88.6 |
| 42 | 38 | Essex | 265 |
|
3.96 |
|
4 |
|
62 |
|
83.5 |
| 31 | 34 | Exeter | 335 |
|
3.79 |
|
4 |
|
67 |
|
85.5 |
| 84 | - | Glamorgan | 225 |
|
55 |
|
71.7 | ||||
| 25 | 27 | Glasgow | 401 |
|
4.03 |
|
5 |
|
53 |
|
86.5 |
| 56 | 53 | Glasgow Caledonian | 284 |
|
3.78 |
|
70 |
|
79.3 | ||
| 53 | 57 | Greenwich | 178 |
|
3.93 |
|
3a |
|
59 |
|
79.9 |
| 37 | 45 | Heriot-Watt | 343 |
|
3.76 |
|
4 |
|
57 |
|
84.2 |
| 50 | 62 | Hertfordshire | 248 |
|
3.69 |
|
3a |
|
64 |
|
80.2 |
| 76 | 64 | Huddersfield | 238 |
|
65 |
|
75.0 | ||||
| 47 | 42 | Hull | 249 |
|
3.97 |
|
4 |
|
62 |
|
80.7 |
| 3 | 3 | Imperial College | 440 |
|
3.68 |
|
5* |
|
83 |
|
93.4 |
| 33 | 37 | Keele | 291 |
|
3.87 |
|
4 |
|
73 |
|
84.9 |
| 21 | 23 | Kent | 271 |
|
3.97 |
|
4 |
|
78 |
|
87.8 |
| 36 | 32 | King's College London | 362 |
|
3.71 |
|
3a |
|
69 |
|
84.3 |
| 65 | 54 | Kingston | 205 |
|
3.62 |
|
3a |
|
56 |
|
77.1 |
| 29 | 31 | Lancaster | 348 |
|
3.84 |
|
4 |
|
65 |
|
85.7 |
| 30 | 24 | Leeds | 351 |
|
3.74 |
|
5 |
|
61 |
|
85.6 |
| 54 | 69 | Leeds Metropolitan | 253 |
|
3.63 |
|
78 |
|
79.6 | ||
| 10 | 18 | Leicester | 372 |
|
4.09 |
|
5* |
|
69 |
|
90.6 |
| 24 | 25 | Liverpool | 352 |
|
3.81 |
|
5 |
|
66 |
|
87.0 |
| 82 | 81 | Liverpool John Moores | 224 |
|
3.81 |
|
42 |
|
72.0 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Manchester | 421 |
|
3.80 |
|
5* |
|
66 |
|
89.8 |
| 65 | 79 | Manchester Metropolitan | 234 |
|
3.82 |
|
2 |
|
59 |
|
77.1 |
| 59 | 59 | Napier | 258 |
|
4 |
|
58 |
|
77.8 | ||
| 19 | 21 | Newcastle | 357 |
|
3.75 |
|
5* |
|
67 |
|
88.2 |
| 64 | 74 | Northumbria | 259 |
|
3.66 |
|
2 |
|
64 |
|
77.5 |
| 16 | 19 | Nottingham | 367 |
|
3.68 |
|
5 |
|
71 |
|
88.6 |
| 40 | 58 | Nottingham Trent | 199 |
|
3.97 |
|
5 |
|
79 |
|
83.7 |
| 2 | 2 | Oxford | 504 |
|
4.02 |
|
5 |
|
80 |
|
95.6 |
| 49 | 48 | Oxford Brookes | 244 |
|
3.61 |
|
3a |
|
60 |
|
80.3 |
| 73 | 78 | Plymouth | 292 |
|
3.74 |
|
3a |
|
50 |
|
76.5 |
| 32 | 44 | Portsmouth | 247 |
|
4.09 |
|
5 |
|
61 |
|
85.4 |
| 70 | - | Queen Margaret | 343 |
|
59 |
|
76.9 | ||||
| 35 | 33 | Queen Mary | 337 |
|
3.76 |
|
4 |
|
63 |
|
84.6 |
| 38 | 29 | Queen's, Belfast | 334 |
|
3.65 |
|
4 |
|
63 |
|
84.0 |
| 41 | 35 | Reading | 327 |
|
3.78 |
|
4 |
|
59 |
|
83.6 |
| 68 | 61 | Robert Gordon | 245 |
|
71 |
|
77.0 | ||||
| 71 | 76 | Roehampton | 208 |
|
3.82 |
|
66 |
|
76.7 | ||
| 27 | 27 | Royal Holloway | 321 |
|
3.74 |
|
5 |
|
74 |
|
86.2 |
| 59 | 54 | Salford | 210 |
|
3a |
|
55 |
|
77.8 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Sheffield | 422 |
|
3.91 |
|
5* |
|
69 |
|
91.9 |
| 59 | 71 | Sheffield Hallam | 243 |
|
3.68 |
|
70 |
|
77.8 | ||
| 26 | 30 | Southampton | 397 |
|
3.78 |
|
5 |
|
58 |
|
86.3 |
| 11 | 14 | St Andrews | 437 |
|
3.96 |
|
5 |
|
68 |
|
90.3 |
| 77 | 68 | Staffordshire | 220 |
|
4.05 |
|
48 |
|
74.3 | ||
| 44 | 41 | Stirling | 310 |
|
4 |
|
53 |
|
82.3 | ||
| 57 | 74 | Strathclyde | 459 |
|
3.60 |
|
52 |
|
79.1 | ||
| 68 | 65 | Sunderland | 210 |
|
3.93 |
|
3a |
|
44 |
|
77.0 |
| 6 | 5 | Surrey | 318 |
|
3.84 |
|
5* |
|
84 |
|
92.2 |
| 20 | 19 | Sussex | 357 |
|
3.86 |
|
5 |
|
69 |
|
88.0 |
| 45 | 45 | Swansea | 297 |
|
3.49 |
|
3a |
|
61 |
|
81.3 |
| 85 | - | Teesside | 247 |
|
49 |
|
70.8 | ||||
| 4 | 9 | Ulster | 282 |
|
5* |
|
83 |
|
93.2 | ||
| 8 | 13 | University College London | 441 |
|
3.80 |
|
5 |
|
75 |
|
91.1 |
| 59 | 48 | UWIC, Cardiff | 253 |
|
73 |
|
77.8 | ||||
| 18 | 15 | Warwick | 411 |
|
3.81 |
|
5 |
|
66 |
|
88.5 |
| 55 | 72 | West of England, Bristol | 231 |
|
3.99 |
|
72 |
|
79.4 | ||
| 52 | 65 | West of Scotland | 275 |
|
3b |
|
66 |
|
80.0 | ||
| 75 | 77 | Westminster | 209 |
|
3.58 |
|
3b |
|
53 |
|
75.5 |
| 58 | 52 | Wolverhampton | 193 |
|
3.64 |
|
3a |
|
66 |
|
79.0 |
| 87 | 87 | Worcester | 2 |
|
33 |
|
62.8 | ||||
| 14 | 8 | York | 396 |
|
4.07 |
|
5 |
|
66 |
|
89.3 |
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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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