University Subject Tables 2009

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Economics

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	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
2009	2008	University Name			Research Assessment
30	25	Aberdeen	3.7	379	3a	70.0	83.6
60	53	Aberystwyth		281	3b	44.0	68.6
10	7	Bath	3.6	442	5	78.0	88.9
12	17	Birmingham	4.3	408	4	76.0	88.6
55	50	Bradford		203	3b	68.0	71.4
7	8	Bristol	3.6	461	4	84.0	90.2
43	44	Brunel	3.3	307	4	60.0	79.6
1	2	Cambridge		540	5	94.0	100.0
23	20	Cardiff	3.6	400	5	64.0	84.9
40	35	City	3.4	334	3a	70.0	80.7
51	62	Coventry	4.0	235		66.0	73.3
41	43	Dundee	3.7	393	3a	50.0	79.7
8	9	Durham	3.8	463	4	82.0	89.6
21	39	East Anglia	4.2	329	4	72.0	85.5
56	51	East London		186	3a	64.0	70.9
15	13	Edinburgh	3.5	487	4	76.0	87.8
19	22	Essex	3.8	344	5*	64.0	85.8
13	14	Exeter	4.1	400	5	72.0	88.5
17	23	Glasgow	3.9	457	4	70.0	87.2
62	64	Greenwich	3.7	196	3b	46.0	67.9
45	52	Heriot-Watt		341	4	68.0	78.7
51	56	Hertfordshire	3.6	219	3a	54.0	73.3
35	25	Hull	3.8	282	4	76.0	81.8
29	39	Keele		280	3a	82.0	84.1
34	34	Kent		284	4	68.0	82.4
63	59	Kingston	3.5	182		56.0	67.6
15	16	Lancaster	3.6	399	5*	70.0	87.8
23	17	Leeds	3.5	414	5	72.0	84.9
59	55	Leeds Metropolitan	3.6	236		56.0	69.4
27	24	Leicester	4.1	327	5	62.0	84.2
33	37	Liverpool		371	4	64.0	83.1
53	63	Liverpool John Moores	3.7	242		68.0	72.8
2	1	London School of Economics	3.8	513	5*	90.0	97.1
25	27	Loughborough	4.0	377	3a	72.0	84.5
36	30	Manchester	3.5	400	4	58.0	81.7
48	48	Manchester Metropolitan		263	3a	64.0	75.5
60	61	Middlesex	3.3	176		64.0	68.6
27	29	Newcastle	3.5	396	4	78.0	84.2
57	58	Northumbria		272	3b	60.0	70.1
6	6	Nottingham	3.5	457	5	80.0	90.6
50	53	Nottingham Trent		229	3b	72.0	73.6
5	5	Oxford	4.0	519	5	84.0	93.8
54	-	Oxford Brookes	3.7	299			71.5
64	57	Plymouth		232	3b	50.0	65.7
47	47	Portsmouth	3.9	243	4	56.0	76.7
31	31	Queen Mary	3.5	352	5	66.0	83.5
41	32	Queen's, Belfast	3.5	347	4	56.0	79.7
38	32	Reading	3.5	321	5	66.0	81.0
22	15	Royal Holloway	3.7	349	4	78.0	85.3
49	49	Salford		273	3a	52.0	74.0
37	42	Sheffield	3.6	369	3a	66.0	81.5
18	19	SOAS	3.7	368	4	80.0	86.3
14	11	Southampton	3.4	405	5	76.0	88.2
9	12	St Andrews	3.8	474	4	80.0	89.5
38	35	Stirling		293	4	62.0	81.0
31	38	Strathclyde		509	4	56.0	83.5
26	21	Surrey	3.7	287	3a	84.0	84.3
20	28	Sussex	4.0	353	4	74.0	85.7
44	41	Swansea		281	4	58.0	79.4
46	45	Ulster	3.8	287	4	54.0	77.2
3	3	University College London	3.6	465	5*	88.0	94.9
4	4	Warwick	3.6	477	5*	90.0	94.4
58	60	West of England, Bristol	3.9	242		52.0	70.0
11	10	York	3.5	451	5	72.0	88.7

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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