University Subject Tables 2011
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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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| 2011 | 2010 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 567 |
|
4.07 |
|
3.35 |
|
90 |
|
100.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Imperial College London | 511 |
|
3.81 |
|
3.05 |
|
86 |
|
95.2 |
| 3 | 9 | Sheffield | 403 |
|
3.98 |
|
3.00 |
|
94 |
|
94.1 |
| 4 | 3 | Bristol | 468 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.95 |
|
86 |
|
93.6 |
| 5 | 5 | Southampton | 437 |
|
4.03 |
|
2.70 |
|
90 |
|
93.4 |
| 6 | 7 | Loughborough | 376 |
|
4.23 |
|
2.85 |
|
88 |
|
92.5 |
| 7 | 10 | Strathclyde | 439 |
|
3.88 |
|
2.52 |
|
90 |
|
92.1 |
| 8 | 14 | Newcastle | 384 |
|
3.89 |
|
2.75 |
|
92 |
|
91.8 |
| 8 | 11 | Surrey | 362 |
|
4.12 |
|
2.90 |
|
88 |
|
91.8 |
| 10 | 8 | Bath | 464 |
|
4.16 |
|
2.60 |
|
76 |
|
91.3 |
| 11 | 22 | Birmingham | 392 |
|
4.13 |
|
2.80 |
|
82 |
|
91.1 |
| 12 | 11 | Cardiff | 385 |
|
3.97 |
|
2.80 |
|
84 |
|
90.6 |
| 13 | 15 | Nottingham | 391 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.95 |
|
78 |
|
90.3 |
| 14 | 18 | Liverpool | 401 |
|
3.74 |
|
2.70 |
|
84 |
|
89.7 |
| 15 | 19 | Edinburgh | 410 |
|
3.74 |
|
2.70 |
|
80 |
|
89.1 |
| 15 | 21 | Leeds | 368 |
|
3.75 |
|
2.90 |
|
82 |
|
89.1 |
| 17 | 49 | Manchester | 418 |
|
3.60 |
|
2.90 |
|
76 |
|
88.7 |
| 18 | 17 | Robert Gordon | 304 |
|
4.09 |
|
2.10 |
|
94 |
|
88.1 |
| 19 | 16 | Queen's, Belfast | 364 |
|
3.68 |
|
2.75 |
|
82 |
|
88.0 |
| 20 | 34 | Glasgow | 355 |
|
4.26 |
|
2.40 |
|
76 |
|
87.7 |
| 21 | 24 | Dundee | 332 |
|
3.80 |
|
2.30 |
|
90 |
|
87.6 |
| 22 | 26 | Lancaster | 363 |
|
3.83 |
|
2.55 |
|
80 |
|
87.5 |
| 23 | 29 | University College London | 410 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.65 |
|
68 |
|
87.1 |
| 24 | 40 | West of England, Bristol | 315 |
|
3.89 |
|
2.55 |
|
82 |
|
86.7 |
| 25 | 13 | Aberdeen | 312 |
|
3.80 |
|
2.60 |
|
82 |
|
86.4 |
| 25 | 20 | Sussex | 311 |
|
3.87 |
|
2.65 |
|
86.4 | ||
| 27 | 28 | Brunel | 343 |
|
3.54 |
|
2.50 |
|
82 |
|
85.9 |
| 28 | 34 | Glamorgan | 3.65 |
|
2.60 |
|
85.8 | ||||
| 29 | 26 | Heriot-Watt | 356 |
|
3.61 |
|
2.60 |
|
76 |
|
85.7 |
| 30 | 6 | Greenwich | 224 |
|
4.07 |
|
2.95 |
|
85.5 | ||
| 31 | 29 | Liverpool John Moores | 288 |
|
3.72 |
|
2.70 |
|
80 |
|
85.3 |
| 32 | 25 | Aston | 329 |
|
3.60 |
|
2.30 |
|
82 |
|
84.9 |
| 33 | 31 | Northumbria | 249 |
|
3.66 |
|
2.40 |
|
86 |
|
84.0 |
| 34 | 39 | Portsmouth | 251 |
|
3.90 |
|
2.35 |
|
80 |
|
83.6 |
| 35 | 33 | Durham | 485 |
|
3.83 |
|
72 |
|
83.5 | ||
| 36 | 37 | Swansea | 279 |
|
3.62 |
|
2.50 |
|
78 |
|
83.4 |
| 37 | 31 | Harper Adams | 294 |
|
4.16 |
|
90 |
|
82.9 | ||
| 38 | 37 | Brighton | 271 |
|
3.91 |
|
2.70 |
|
64 |
|
82.1 |
| 39 | 46 | Oxford Brookes | 283 |
|
3.53 |
|
2.20 |
|
78 |
|
82.0 |
| 40 | 45 | Manchester Metropolitan | 215 |
|
3.61 |
|
2.15 |
|
86 |
|
81.8 |
| 41 | 49 | Huddersfield | 245 |
|
3.33 |
|
2.30 |
|
82 |
|
81.2 |
| 42 | 52 | Bradford | 246 |
|
3.92 |
|
2.40 |
|
68 |
|
81.1 |
| 43 | 48 | City | 245 |
|
3.85 |
|
2.45 |
|
68 |
|
81.0 |
| 43 | 54 | Staffordshire | 222 |
|
3.73 |
|
2.45 |
|
74 |
|
81.0 |
| 45 | 22 | De Montfort | 183 |
|
3.99 |
|
2.45 |
|
80.8 | ||
| 45 | 42 | Ulster | 234 |
|
3.65 |
|
2.50 |
|
72 |
|
80.8 |
| 47 | 43 | Hertfordshire | 251 |
|
3.39 |
|
2.40 |
|
72 |
|
79.8 |
| 48 | - | Exeter | 4.09 |
|
78 |
|
79.7 | ||||
| 49 | 53 | Sheffield Hallam | 204 |
|
3.55 |
|
2.15 |
|
78 |
|
79.4 |
| 50 | 44 | Hull | 217 |
|
3.83 |
|
88 |
|
78.7 | ||
| 50 | 55 | Plymouth | 289 |
|
3.67 |
|
2.05 |
|
62 |
|
78.7 |
| 52 | 46 | Coventry | 258 |
|
3.71 |
|
1.90 |
|
64 |
|
77.8 |
| 52 | 59 | Kingston | 189 |
|
3.85 |
|
1.95 |
|
70 |
|
77.8 |
| 54 | 56 | Queen Mary | 328 |
|
4.15 |
|
60 |
|
77.4 | ||
| 55 | - | Central Lancashire | 245 |
|
4.06 |
|
68 |
|
76.2 | ||
| 56 | - | Teesside | 262 |
|
3.90 |
|
76.0 | ||||
| 57 | 57 | Birmingham City | 245 |
|
3.91 |
|
75.3 | ||||
| 58 | - | Sunderland | 210 |
|
3.66 |
|
1.45 |
|
75.0 | ||
| 59 | 51 | London South Bank | 211 |
|
3.19 |
|
2.60 |
|
44 |
|
72.5 |
| 60 | 57 | Bolton | 159 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.10 |
|
30 |
|
68.7 |
| 61 | - | Glyndwr | 3.90 |
|
36 |
|
66.5 | ||||
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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