University Subject Tables 2010

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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 Research Assessment The average quality of the research undertaken in the University. Click here to read more	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
2010	2009	University Name
1	1	Cambridge	4.1	591	3.35	93.0	100.0
2	2	Oxford		510	3.15	88.0	98.9
3	3	Imperial College	3.9	467	3.20	97.0	96.0
4	4	St Andrews		443	2.70	89.0	94.3
5	11	University College London		404	3.15	81.0	93.3
6	5	Edinburgh	3.7	441	3.20	86.0	92.1
6	14	Sheffield		367	2.75	90.0	92.1
8	6	York	3.8	430	2.95	89.0	91.8
9	8	Southampton	4.0	405	3.20	82.0	91.7
10	9	Glasgow	4.0	369	3.10	85.0	90.9
11	12	Warwick	4.0	464	2.75	78.0	90.8
12	10	Bristol	3.6	448	2.95	84.0	90.5
13	15	Bath	3.9	412	2.95	79.0	89.9
14	21	Durham	3.5	409	2.80	90.0	89.6
15	13	Aberdeen	3.8	341	2.90	86.0	88.8
15	24	Cardiff		325	2.85	81.0	88.8
17	34	Leeds	3.9	345	3.05	80.0	88.6
17	18	Royal Holloway	4.0	292	2.80	89.0	88.6
19	7	Surrey	3.9	350	2.35	91.0	88.2
20	30	Loughborough	4.1	316	2.60	85.0	88.0
21	24	Birmingham	3.9	372	3.00	73.0	87.9
21	19	Manchester	3.6	356	3.15	80.0	87.9
21	24	Newcastle	4.0	325	2.90	81.0	87.9
24	20	Strathclyde	3.8	381	2.55	83.0	87.6
25	31	Leicester	4.2	278	2.80	78.0	86.8
26	28	King's College London	3.7	350	2.70	81.0	86.5
27	16	Nottingham	3.6	310	3.10	78.0	86.3
28	17	Dundee	4.1	360	2.75	67.0	86.2
28	28	Exeter	4.0	318	2.65	78.0	86.2
28	33	Kent	3.8	305	2.75	82.0	86.2
31	27	Lancaster	3.8	319	3.05	72.0	85.9
32	36	Queen's, Belfast	3.7	325	2.65	82.0	85.8
33	23	Sussex	3.7	340	2.85	74.0	85.6
34	34	Swansea	3.7	309	2.90	76.0	85.4
35	41	East Anglia	4.0	299	2.75	73.0	85.3
36	46	Robert Gordon		298	2.35	81.0	85.0
37	41	Essex	3.9	308	2.75	72.0	84.9
38	40	Heriot-Watt	3.8	347	2.65	69.0	84.5
39	58	Stirling		298	2.75	70.0	84.4
40	36	Liverpool	3.8	321	3.05	62.0	83.9
41	32	Reading	3.8	332	2.15	79.0	83.8
42	51	Brighton		246	2.60	75.0	83.0
43	47	City	3.8	223	2.60	80.0	82.9
44	39	Aberystwyth	3.9	241	2.95	67.0	82.8
44	38	Aston	3.8	320	2.30	72.0	82.8
46	22	Bangor		267	2.50		82.3
47	64	Bournemouth	3.7	241	2.25	83.0	82.2
47	48	Queen Mary	3.4	276	3.00	69.0	82.2
49	52	West of England, Bristol	3.7	252	2.40	77.0	81.9
50	43	Brunel	3.7	302	2.55	64.0	81.1
51	53	Plymouth	3.7	207	3.00	65.0	81.0
52	58	Oxford Brookes	3.6	206	2.50	76.0	80.7
53	61	Northumbria	3.9	238	2.40	68.0	80.6
54	50	Nottingham Trent	3.6	217	2.15	82.0	80.3
55	43	Hull	4.0	249		80.0	80.1
56	57	Liverpool John Moores	3.7	195	2.50	72.0	80.0
57	55	De Montfort	4.1	187	2.40	65.0	79.7
58	66	Portsmouth	3.9	242	1.90	71.0	79.4
58	54	Ulster	3.7	230	2.55	64.0	79.4
60	68	Edinburgh Napier		265	2.09	69.0	79.2
61	85	Teesside	3.8	281	2.50	54.0	78.9
62	61	Glamorgan	3.9	256	2.25	58.0	78.6
63	71	Goldsmiths College	3.6	219	2.70	59.0	78.5
63	48	Keele	3.9	262		73.0	78.5
65	72	Staffordshire	3.7	207	2.05	73.0	78.4
66	63	Hertfordshire	3.7	191	2.60	63.0	78.3
67	-	Central Lancashire	3.9	213		78.0	78.2
68	73	Huddersfield	3.8	246	2.05	63.0	78.0
68	92	Lincoln	3.9	243	2.50	51.0	78.0
70	-	Coventry		280	2.05	60.0	77.2
71	65	Manchester Metropolitan	3.6	222	2.15	64.0	77.1
72	76	Greenwich	4.2	169	1.90	61.0	76.9
73	75	Chester	3.7	244		70.0	76.7
74	88	Glasgow Caledonian	3.7	300	1.80	55.0	76.6
74	73	Kingston	3.7	198	2.20	62.0	76.6
76	-	Newman		156		86.0	76.5
77	81	Bradford	3.3	229	2.35	61.0	76.3
77	79	Sheffield Hallam	3.6	223	1.90	66.0	76.3
79	69	Derby	3.6	234		70.0	75.9
80	95	Bedfordshire	3.9	148	2.10	60.0	75.2
81	98	Middlesex	3.9	144	2.25	57.0	75.1
82	56	Gloucestershire	3.7	179		69.0	74.8
83	91	Northampton	3.9	202		61.0	74.6
84	82	Edge Hill	3.7	228		63.0	74.5
85	80	Abertay Dundee		314		56.0	74.3
86	76	Worcester	3.6	178		67.0	73.8
87	66	Sunderland	3.5	191	1.90	55.0	73.0
88	96	University of Wales, Newport	3.6	210		58.0	72.8
89	101	Wolverhampton	3.9	172		56.0	72.6
90	45	Salford	3.5	179		63.0	72.5
91	83	Southampton Solent	3.6	173		61.0	72.4
92	97	Westminster	3.6	161	2.05	50.0	72.2
93	84	Leeds Metropolitan	3.5	207		56.0	71.9
94	90	Canterbury Christ Church	3.8	150		57.0	71.7
95	93	Roehampton	3.7	155		55.0	71.1
96	99	UWIC, Cardiff		184		61.0	70.9
97	89	East London		171		62.0	70.7
98	87	London South Bank	3.9	125	2.15	38.0	70.6
99	94	Birmingham City		211		47.0	68.2
100	-	Thames Valley			1.65	51.0	68.1

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