Register / Log In
HomeLeague TablesRankingsEconomics

University Subject Tables 2017

  • Table

    Economics

  • Year

    2017

  • Region

    All

  • Group

    All

  • Order by

    CUG Score

Go to our Guide to Economics – studying, courses, careers.

Print table    New search    See full table

Economics

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

Click here to read more

 Student Satisfaction
Student Satisfaction
A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive.

Maximum score: 5.00

Click here to read more

 Research Quality
Research Quality
A measure of the quality of the research undertaken in the University.

Maximum score: 4.00

Click here to read more

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

Maximum score: 100

Click here to read more

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

Maximum score: 100.0

Click here to read more
2017 2016
1 1 Cambridge 635 3.88 3.42 93 100.0
2 3 Oxford 601 4.07 3.44 87 99.0
3 2 Warwick 544 4.15 3.41 88 97.6
4 5 University College London 543 3.95 3.78 86 97.5
5 4 London School of Economics 555 3.85 3.55 84 96.5
6 13 St Andrews 555 3.88 2.92 92 95.5
7 7 Durham 538 4.03 3.05 90 95.2
8 6 Bath 488 3.57 3.20 94 93.8
9 9 Nottingham 469 4.10 3.05 88 93.8
10 10 Exeter 498 4.10 2.78 85 93.1
11 14 Leeds 443 4.22 3.18 84 93.0
12 8 Bristol 485 3.85 3.32 79 92.0
13 11 Edinburgh 477 3.91 3.14 83 91.9
14 16 Lancaster 399 4.15 3.16 84 91.4
15 12 Surrey 430 4.31 3.01 78 91.3
16 23 Loughborough 409 4.26 2.97 82 91.1
17 18 York 424 4.10 2.93 84 90.6
18 20 Birmingham 409 4.05 2.78 85 90.5
19 35 Glasgow 415 3.75 2.86 85 89.3
20 26 Kent 377 4.21 2.32 88 89.2
21 21 East Anglia (UEA) 397 4.22 3.04 77 89.2
22 39 Sussex 367 4.00 2.84 87 89.1
23 19 Heriot-Watt 361 4.32 2.75 83 88.9
24 17 Queen Mary, University of London 416 4.26 2.98 71 88.8
25 47 Stirling 366 3.77 2.97 88 88.4
26 27 Sheffield 401 4.07 2.58 82 88.0
27 28 Newcastle 432 4.10 2.72 73 87.8
28 42 Queen's, Belfast 377 4.25 2.88 72 87.8
29 24 Cardiff 387 3.78 3.28 78 87.7
30 25 Reading 353 4.05 3.11 79 87.7
31 15 Strathclyde 471 4.08 3.17 57 87.3
32 32 Manchester 423 3.85 2.89 73 87.3
33 34 Liverpool 383 3.94 2.92 79 87.2
34 30 Southampton 406 3.95 2.70 73 86.7
35 29 Aberdeen 377 3.86 2.48 80 86.3
36 22 Aston 348 4.00 3.07 77 86.2
37 55 SOAS University of London 391 3.83 2.70 76 86.2
38 40 Essex 272 4.43 3.25 69 85.9
39 31 Royal Holloway, University of London 371 4.26 3.11 63 85.6
40 38 Ulster 314 4.05 2.94 71 85.3
41 36 Swansea 298 3.98 2.93 79 85.0
42 41 Bournemouth 4.16 2.65 84.9
43 33 Goldsmiths, University of London 353 3.89 2.50 84.6
44 48 Bangor 317 4.03 2.81 84.4
45 51 Hull 358 3.95 2.54 76 84.3
46 45 City, University of London 359 4.16 2.44 72 84.2
47 37 Leicester 370 3.73 2.59 73 84.2
48 65 De Montfort 255 4.44 2.74 78 84.1
49 50 Coventry 296 4.67 2.50 71 83.1
50 46 Portsmouth 303 4.08 2.74 74 83.0
51 44 Salford 285 4.43 2.66 82.8
52 66 Buckingham 316 4.42 81 81.9
53 58 Manchester Metropolitan 327 4.23 2.60 67 81.9
54 49 Westminster 4.21 2.27 81.7
55 43 Dundee 367 4.17 2.30 59 81.5
56 - King's College London 455 3.88 81.1
57 56 Brunel University London 329 3.93 2.20 64 80.9
58 - Huddersfield 299 4.13 2.44 80.3
59 52 West of England, Bristol 288 4.03 2.59 64 79.3
60 64 Central Lancashire 289 4.58 2.40 56 79.3
61 67 Hertfordshire 272 4.33 2.05 69 79.0
62 54 Bradford 246 4.11 2.83 61 78.9
63 63 Plymouth 258 4.18 2.48 58 78.5
64 53 Keele 333 3.46 2.40 64 78.5
65 60 Greenwich 328 4.39 2.21 53 78.2
66 61 Nottingham Trent 298 4.15 69 77.5
67 59 Oxford Brookes 322 3.94 2.65 53 77.5
68 - Edinburgh Napier 345 3.90 76.8
69 - Chester 282 4.17 75.8
70 57 Aberystwyth 221 3.70 2.52 59 75.7
71 69 Sheffield Hallam 287 3.98 63 75.1
72 68 Worcester 3.78 1.65 74.5
73 75 Leeds Beckett 261 4.02 1.92 58 74.4
74 62 Birmingham City 252 3.86 2.42 55 74.3
75 71 Kingston 234 4.09 2.78 43 74.0
76 - London South Bank 252 3.96 73.3
77 72 Middlesex 225 3.84 2.72 45 73.0
78 - Gloucestershire 3.31 69 73.0
79 74 East London 206 3.70 2.26 58 72.3
80 70 Cardiff Metropolitan 236 3.99 48 70.2
81 77 Anglia Ruskin 238 4.00 47 70.1
82 73 Northampton 232 3.99 45 69.4
83 76 London Metropolitan 184 3.91 52 69.2

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.

This table was revised on 26th May and includes corrections and omissions reported to us by universities after publication in April. The rankings of some institutions have changed as a result.

Maximum scores for each measure

Entry standards N/A Facilities spend N/A
Student satisfaction 5.00 Good honours 100.0
Research quality 4.00 Graduate prospects 100.0
Research intensity 1.00 Completion 100.0
Student–staff ratio N/A Overall score 1000.0
Academic services spend N/A    

Next Steps

Preparing To Go

English Language Courses

Come and learn English in the UK — find out about English language courses and where you can study.

Find Courses

Facebook

Tweets by @CompUniGuide

CompUniGuide on Instagram

About the Site

Our independent UK University League Tables & Rankings 2017 give you a good guide to which university is best for you, overall and by subject. We work closely with all main UK Universities, HESA and UCAS.

We help students around the world research degree courses, universities and colleges, accommodation, careers, and to make the right choice in changing times.

Useful Links

Use of the Site

The Complete University Guide © 2016
The most comprehensive, definitive and complete university guide
@compuniguide
on.fb.me/compuniguide