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CUG Rank University Name Entry Standards
Entry Standards
The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University.

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 Research Assessment
 Graduate Prospects
Graduate Prospects
A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University.

Maximum score: 100

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 Overall Score
Overall Score
The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology.

Maximum score: 1000.0

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2008 2007
24 - Aberdeen 434 4 54 87.5
19 - Aberystwyth 326 5* 56 89.2
60 - Aston 306 58 70.4
7 - Bath 432 5 70 94.5
16 - Birmingham 388 5 64 89.4
35 - Bradford 255 5 60 83.1
5 - Bristol 430 5 76 96.1
39 - Brunel 284 4 60 81.9
3 - Cambridge 507 4 86 99.2
21 - Cardiff 393 5 56 89.1
56 - Central England 235 3a 52 73.4
53 - Coventry 243 4 48 74.6
48 - De Montfort 195 5 56 79.7
36 - Dundee 371 4 52 83.0
12 - Durham 476 4 80 92.4
43 - East Anglia 344 4 48 80.9
14 - Edinburgh 464 4 72 89.7
15 - Essex 347 5* 54 89.5
13 - Exeter 412 5 62 89.8
29 - Glasgow 410 5 48 85.9
62 - Goldsmiths College 275 58 69.2
67 - Greenwich 216 54 65.8
65 - Huddersfield 231 3a 32 67.7
8 - Hull 399 5 74 94.4
25 - Keele 291 5 62 86.9
44 - Kent 285 3a 64 80.6
4 - King's College London 419 5* 68 96.2
45 - Kingston 224 4 58 80.4
41 - Lancaster 329 4 52 81.4
23 - Leeds 392 4 66 87.7
52 - Leeds Metropolitan 221 3a 48 74.9
46 - Leicester 328 3a 56 80.1
68 - Lincoln 246 36 62.0
30 - Liverpool 341 4 58 85.0
63 - Liverpool John Moores 223 3a 46 69.1
2 - London School of Economics 470 5 82 99.3
57 - London South Bank 187 4 42 73.1
42 - Loughborough 304 5 46 81.2
25 - Manchester 422 5 50 86.9
58 - Manchester Metropolitan 260 3a 42 71.6
17 - Newcastle 370 5 66 89.3
69 - Northampton 199 24 56.9
60 - Northumbria 257 3a 46 70.4
19 - Nottingham 422 4 62 89.2
54 - Nottingham Trent 240 3a 54 74.2
1 - Oxford 527 5* 74 100.0
32 - Oxford Brookes 301 3a 70 84.0
59 - Plymouth 207 3a 46 70.7
51 - Portsmouth 248 5 52 77.8
27 - Queen Mary 354 4 62 86.6
28 - Queen's, Belfast 336 5 54 86.4
37 - Reading 333 5 48 82.9
34 - Royal Holloway 327 4 60 83.5
40 - Salford 280 5 44 81.5
10 - Sheffield 426 5* 56 93.1
22 - SOAS 346 4 74 88.1
33 - Southampton 386 4 52 83.6
11 - St Andrews 472 5 58 92.8
47 - Stirling 311 3a 58 80.0
30 - Strathclyde 388 5 48 85.0
17 - Sussex 382 4 68 89.3
49 - Swansea 283 3a 60 79.4
50 - Ulster 285 3a 54 77.9
38 - University College London 361 3a 82.5
9 - Warwick 441 5 70 93.2
55 - West of England, Bristol 256 4 44 74.0
64 - Westminster 217 4 28 68.0
66 - Wolverhampton 225 3a 38 66.9
6 - York 464 5 68 95.2

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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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