University Subject Tables 2014
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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 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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| 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| 18 | 22 | Aberdeen | 417 |
|
3.88 |
|
2.60 |
|
90 |
|
90.5 |
| 62 | 65 | Anglia Ruskin | 218 |
|
4.04 |
|
77.0 | ||||
| 43 | 32 | Aston | 359 |
|
3.61 |
|
2.30 |
|
74 |
|
83.7 |
| 4 | 7 | Bath | 507 |
|
4.37 |
|
2.60 |
|
88 |
|
94.0 |
| 20 | 18 | Birmingham | 464 |
|
3.93 |
|
2.80 |
|
78 |
|
90.2 |
| 60 | 61 | Birmingham City | 308 |
|
3.84 |
|
64 |
|
77.8 | ||
| 64 | 63 | Bolton | 237 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.10 |
|
46 |
|
75.7 |
| 52 | 46 | Bradford | 299 |
|
3.96 |
|
2.40 |
|
56 |
|
80.2 |
| 42 | 27 | Brighton | 288 |
|
3.81 |
|
2.70 |
|
72 |
|
83.9 |
| 3 | 3 | Bristol | 533 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.95 |
|
92 |
|
95.7 |
| 35 | 25 | Brunel | 381 |
|
3.99 |
|
2.50 |
|
68 |
|
85.2 |
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 630 |
|
4.12 |
|
3.35 |
|
92 |
|
100.0 |
| 12 | 14 | Cardiff | 437 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.80 |
|
86 |
|
91.8 |
| 63 | 55 | Central Lancashire | 266 |
|
3.69 |
|
66 |
|
76.7 | ||
| 49 | 53 | City | 352 |
|
3.91 |
|
2.45 |
|
58 |
|
82.0 |
| 38 | 38 | Coventry | 299 |
|
4.25 |
|
1.90 |
|
82 |
|
84.5 |
| 45 | 51 | De Montfort | 293 |
|
3.77 |
|
2.45 |
|
74 |
|
83.2 |
| 58 | 64 | Derby | 251 |
|
4.10 |
|
70 |
|
78.5 | ||
| 25 | 33 | Dundee | 358 |
|
3.97 |
|
2.30 |
|
88 |
|
87.7 |
| 16 | 13 | Edinburgh | 499 |
|
3.64 |
|
2.70 |
|
84 |
|
90.9 |
| 34 | 42 | Glamorgan | 297 |
|
3.96 |
|
2.60 |
|
85.4 | ||
| 22 | 24 | Glasgow | 451 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.40 |
|
82 |
|
89.6 |
| 26 | 30 | Greenwich | 279 |
|
4.16 |
|
2.95 |
|
87.6 | ||
| 50 | 43 | Harper Adams | 306 |
|
4.01 |
|
80 |
|
81.6 | ||
| 14 | 15 | Heriot-Watt | 424 |
|
4.46 |
|
2.60 |
|
84 |
|
91.5 |
| 48 | 47 | Hertfordshire | 298 |
|
3.89 |
|
2.40 |
|
68 |
|
82.3 |
| 32 | 37 | Huddersfield | 296 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.30 |
|
86 |
|
86.1 |
| 40 | 50 | Hull | 324 |
|
3.94 |
|
92 |
|
84.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Imperial College London | 577 |
|
4.13 |
|
3.05 |
|
88 |
|
96.7 |
| 56 | 59 | Kingston | 276 |
|
3.66 |
|
1.95 |
|
66 |
|
78.8 |
| 21 | 20 | Lancaster | 413 |
|
4.01 |
|
2.55 |
|
86 |
|
89.8 |
| 13 | 10 | Leeds | 416 |
|
4.25 |
|
2.90 |
|
84 |
|
91.8 |
| 29 | 17 | Liverpool | 415 |
|
3.76 |
|
2.70 |
|
72 |
|
86.8 |
| 39 | 40 | Liverpool John Moores | 296 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.70 |
|
70 |
|
84.4 |
| 47 | 60 | London South Bank | 258 |
|
3.59 |
|
2.60 |
|
82.4 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Loughborough | 444 |
|
4.20 |
|
2.85 |
|
88 |
|
92.9 |
| 17 | 19 | Manchester | 442 |
|
3.81 |
|
2.90 |
|
84 |
|
90.9 |
| 53 | 49 | Manchester Metropolitan | 305 |
|
3.80 |
|
2.15 |
|
62 |
|
80.0 |
| 10 | 9 | Newcastle | 444 |
|
4.01 |
|
2.75 |
|
90 |
|
92.2 |
| 51 | 45 | Northumbria | 311 |
|
3.83 |
|
2.40 |
|
62 |
|
81.2 |
| 19 | 11 | Nottingham | 431 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.95 |
|
78 |
|
90.5 |
| 11 | - | Oxford | 3.92 |
|
3.10 |
|
92.2 | ||||
| 37 | 44 | Oxford Brookes | 360 |
|
3.95 |
|
2.20 |
|
74 |
|
84.5 |
| 33 | 29 | Plymouth | 319 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.05 |
|
84 |
|
85.5 |
| 36 | 39 | Portsmouth | 299 |
|
4.13 |
|
2.35 |
|
78 |
|
85.0 |
| 44 | 34 | Queen Mary | 371 |
|
3.98 |
|
2.30 |
|
66 |
|
83.6 |
| 15 | 16 | Queen's, Belfast | 399 |
|
4.27 |
|
2.75 |
|
86 |
|
91.2 |
| 30 | 26 | Robert Gordon | 370 |
|
3.80 |
|
2.10 |
|
88 |
|
86.6 |
| 41 | 35 | Salford | 324 |
|
3.66 |
|
2.45 |
|
84.0 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Sheffield | 472 |
|
4.09 |
|
3.00 |
|
84 |
|
93.0 |
| 54 | 52 | Sheffield Hallam | 264 |
|
3.61 |
|
2.15 |
|
70 |
|
80.0 |
| 5 | 5 | Southampton | 499 |
|
4.04 |
|
2.70 |
|
92 |
|
93.9 |
| 61 | 58 | Southampton Solent | 254 |
|
3.88 |
|
77.4 | ||||
| 59 | 56 | Staffordshire | 246 |
|
3.65 |
|
2.45 |
|
58 |
|
78.4 |
| 9 | 12 | Strathclyde | 520 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.52 |
|
86 |
|
92.4 |
| 57 | 48 | Sunderland | 265 |
|
3.83 |
|
1.45 |
|
74 |
|
78.7 |
| 6 | 8 | Surrey | 403 |
|
4.48 |
|
2.90 |
|
90 |
|
93.5 |
| 27 | 28 | Sussex | 353 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.65 |
|
80 |
|
87.3 |
| 23 | 21 | Swansea | 359 |
|
3.66 |
|
2.50 |
|
92 |
|
88.3 |
| 46 | 54 | Teesside | 362 |
|
4.19 |
|
82.4 | ||||
| 28 | 41 | Ulster | 269 |
|
4.16 |
|
2.50 |
|
88 |
|
87.0 |
| 24 | 23 | University College London | 477 |
|
3.60 |
|
2.65 |
|
74 |
|
88.0 |
| 31 | 31 | West of England, Bristol | 318 |
|
3.57 |
|
2.55 |
|
88 |
|
86.4 |
| 55 | 57 | West of Scotland | 309 |
|
3.86 |
|
79.1 | ||||
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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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