University Subject Tables 2012
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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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| 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 595 |
|
4.14 |
|
3.20 |
|
82 |
|
100.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Oxford | 548 |
|
4.16 |
|
3.05 |
|
86 |
|
99.2 |
| 3 | 3 | Durham | 536 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.80 |
|
86 |
|
97.5 |
| 4 | 6 | St Andrews | 469 |
|
4.10 |
|
3.00 |
|
82 |
|
96.3 |
| 5 | 13 | Nottingham | 435 |
|
3.96 |
|
3.15 |
|
78 |
|
95.1 |
| 6 | 4 | Imperial College London | 501 |
|
3.63 |
|
2.95 |
|
80 |
|
94.9 |
| 7 | 5 | York | 466 |
|
4.20 |
|
2.90 |
|
76 |
|
94.8 |
| 8 | 8 | Warwick | 452 |
|
3.87 |
|
2.90 |
|
80 |
|
94.4 |
| 9 | 7 | Southampton | 461 |
|
4.08 |
|
2.65 |
|
82 |
|
94.4 |
| 10 | 12 | Sheffield | 432 |
|
4.05 |
|
2.85 |
|
80 |
|
94.3 |
| 11 | 10 | Bristol | 474 |
|
3.91 |
|
3.00 |
|
74 |
|
94.2 |
| 12 | 11 | Strathclyde | 400 |
|
4.15 |
|
2.75 |
|
82 |
|
93.8 |
| 13 | 18 | Sussex | 432 |
|
3.95 |
|
2.55 |
|
86 |
|
93.8 |
| 14 | 8 | Edinburgh | 450 |
|
4.02 |
|
3.00 |
|
72 |
|
93.6 |
| 15 | 16 | Bath | 425 |
|
4.01 |
|
2.65 |
|
80 |
|
93.0 |
| 16 | 26 | Heriot-Watt | 349 |
|
4.33 |
|
2.60 |
|
84 |
|
93.0 |
| 17 | 15 | Leeds | 397 |
|
3.97 |
|
2.90 |
|
74 |
|
92.3 |
| 18 | 25 | Queen's, Belfast | 351 |
|
4.31 |
|
2.45 |
|
84 |
|
92.2 |
| 19 | 24 | Surrey | 369 |
|
3.66 |
|
2.75 |
|
84 |
|
92.2 |
| 20 | 22 | University College London | 455 |
|
3.82 |
|
2.80 |
|
72 |
|
92.1 |
| 21 | 29 | Loughborough | 366 |
|
4.57 |
|
2.20 |
|
84 |
|
92.1 |
| 22 | 17 | Liverpool | 405 |
|
3.89 |
|
2.85 |
|
74 |
|
92.0 |
| 23 | 19 | Manchester | 429 |
|
3.86 |
|
2.85 |
|
72 |
|
91.9 |
| 24 | 20 | Hull | 298 |
|
4.34 |
|
2.50 |
|
86 |
|
91.9 |
| 25 | 33 | Birmingham | 376 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.65 |
|
76 |
|
91.3 |
| 26 | 14 | Glasgow | 371 |
|
3.82 |
|
2.75 |
|
76 |
|
91.0 |
| 27 | 28 | Cardiff | 384 |
|
3.85 |
|
2.70 |
|
74 |
|
90.7 |
| 28 | 29 | Leicester | 336 |
|
4.21 |
|
2.40 |
|
80 |
|
90.6 |
| 29 | 33 | Newcastle | 375 |
|
3.71 |
|
2.45 |
|
80 |
|
90.2 |
| 30 | 26 | Plymouth | 306 |
|
3.93 |
|
2.50 |
|
80 |
|
89.6 |
| 31 | 32 | East Anglia | 369 |
|
3.82 |
|
2.60 |
|
72 |
|
89.4 |
| 32 | 36 | Queen Mary | 348 |
|
3.82 |
|
84 |
|
89.0 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Aberdeen | 330 |
|
3.98 |
|
2.40 |
|
76 |
|
88.9 |
| 34 | 40 | Bangor | 270 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.45 |
|
76 |
|
88.3 |
| 35 | 23 | Nottingham Trent | 239 |
|
3.91 |
|
2.59 |
|
76 |
|
87.8 |
| 36 | 31 | Keele | 301 |
|
4.18 |
|
2.50 |
|
68 |
|
87.7 |
| 37 | 35 | Reading | 337 |
|
3.88 |
|
2.15 |
|
74 |
|
87.1 |
| 38 | 38 | Central Lancashire | 263 |
|
4.07 |
|
85.1 | ||||
| 39 | 37 | Sheffield Hallam | 289 |
|
3.80 |
|
1.80 |
|
74 |
|
84.2 |
| 40 | 43 | Bradford | 267 |
|
3.67 |
|
83.6 | ||||
| 41 | 48 | Huddersfield | 241 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.00 |
|
68 |
|
83.6 |
| 42 | 45 | Greenwich | 4.07 |
|
1.75 |
|
83.5 | ||||
| 43 | 39 | Liverpool John Moores | 263 |
|
3.79 |
|
2.00 |
|
83.3 | ||
| 44 | 50 | Robert Gordon | 3.76 |
|
1.90 |
|
83.2 | ||||
| 45 | 43 | Manchester Metropolitan | 236 |
|
3.63 |
|
2.00 |
|
70 |
|
82.7 |
| 46 | 48 | Kingston | 241 |
|
3.90 |
|
60 |
|
82.0 | ||
| 47 | 51 | Brighton | 240 |
|
3.67 |
|
2.08 |
|
62 |
|
81.6 |
| 48 | 47 | Northumbria | 272 |
|
3.77 |
|
1.95 |
|
60 |
|
81.5 |
| 49 | 42 | Glamorgan | 264 |
|
3.87 |
|
52 |
|
80.7 | ||
| 50 | 45 | Abertay Dundee | 328 |
|
44 |
|
77.4 | ||||
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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