University Subject Tables 2014
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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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| 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Cambridge | 651 |
|
4.28 |
|
2.85 |
|
84 |
|
100.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Oxford | 627 |
|
4.20 |
|
2.65 |
|
84 |
|
98.2 |
| 3 | 4 | Durham | 583 |
|
4.20 |
|
2.75 |
|
84 |
|
98.0 |
| 4 | 5 | Imperial College London | 606 |
|
4.00 |
|
2.75 |
|
84 |
|
97.7 |
| 5 | 10 | Glasgow | 481 |
|
4.33 |
|
2.75 |
|
84 |
|
96.6 |
| 6 | 3 | St Andrews | 530 |
|
4.44 |
|
2.85 |
|
76 |
|
96.5 |
| 7 | 20 | Lancaster | 495 |
|
4.48 |
|
2.90 |
|
76 |
|
96.3 |
| 8 | 6 | Birmingham | 535 |
|
4.29 |
|
2.70 |
|
80 |
|
96.2 |
| 9 | 11 | Warwick | 539 |
|
3.89 |
|
2.60 |
|
84 |
|
95.4 |
| 10 | 19 | Surrey | 432 |
|
4.25 |
|
2.55 |
|
88 |
|
95.3 |
| 11 | 8 | Bath | 485 |
|
4.17 |
|
2.85 |
|
78 |
|
95.2 |
| 12 | 13 | University College London | 509 |
|
3.91 |
|
2.75 |
|
82 |
|
95.2 |
| 13 | 16 | Manchester | 566 |
|
4.20 |
|
2.60 |
|
74 |
|
94.6 |
| 14 | 12 | Bristol | 530 |
|
4.10 |
|
2.65 |
|
76 |
|
94.3 |
| 15 | 18 | Sheffield | 473 |
|
4.21 |
|
2.75 |
|
74 |
|
93.7 |
| 16 | 17 | Edinburgh | 520 |
|
3.84 |
|
2.80 |
|
74 |
|
93.6 |
| 17 | 7 | Leeds | 428 |
|
3.98 |
|
2.55 |
|
84 |
|
93.4 |
| 18 | 21 | Exeter | 473 |
|
4.16 |
|
2.70 |
|
74 |
|
93.3 |
| 19 | 15 | Southampton | 471 |
|
3.99 |
|
2.65 |
|
76 |
|
92.9 |
| 20 | 14 | Nottingham | 469 |
|
3.94 |
|
2.85 |
|
72 |
|
92.8 |
| 21 | 9 | Sussex | 434 |
|
4.34 |
|
2.70 |
|
70 |
|
92.3 |
| 22 | 25 | Loughborough | 402 |
|
4.22 |
|
2.45 |
|
78 |
|
91.8 |
| 23 | 22 | Liverpool | 448 |
|
4.10 |
|
2.65 |
|
70 |
|
91.4 |
| 24 | 27 | Leicester | 416 |
|
4.15 |
|
2.55 |
|
74 |
|
91.4 |
| 25 | 30 | King's College London | 451 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.55 |
|
72 |
|
91.3 |
| 26 | 32 | Heriot-Watt | 399 |
|
4.31 |
|
2.65 |
|
70 |
|
91.3 |
| 27 | 26 | Swansea | 345 |
|
3.96 |
|
2.55 |
|
80 |
|
90.9 |
| 28 | 28 | Strathclyde | 422 |
|
4.21 |
|
2.35 |
|
74 |
|
90.7 |
| 29 | 24 | Royal Holloway | 402 |
|
4.26 |
|
2.55 |
|
70 |
|
90.7 |
| 30 | 35 | Queen's, Belfast | 412 |
|
4.15 |
|
2.50 |
|
72 |
|
90.6 |
| 31 | 31 | Queen Mary | 369 |
|
4.20 |
|
2.50 |
|
74 |
|
90.5 |
| 32 | 23 | York | 443 |
|
4.17 |
|
2.60 |
|
64 |
|
89.9 |
| 33 | 41 | Cardiff | 443 |
|
4.06 |
|
2.35 |
|
68 |
|
89.2 |
| 34 | 33 | Liverpool John Moores | 3.85 |
|
2.40 |
|
88.9 | ||||
| 35 | 29 | Nottingham Trent | 322 |
|
3.98 |
|
2.65 |
|
70 |
|
88.7 |
| 36 | 37 | Keele | 368 |
|
4.25 |
|
2.25 |
|
70 |
|
88.4 |
| 37 | 40 | Dundee | 373 |
|
4.02 |
|
2.30 |
|
88.3 | ||
| 38 | 43 | Hull | 350 |
|
4.29 |
|
80 |
|
88.2 | ||
| 39 | 34 | Kent | 366 |
|
3.89 |
|
2.53 |
|
68 |
|
88.1 |
| 40 | 39 | Salford | 302 |
|
4.04 |
|
2.45 |
|
70 |
|
87.6 |
| 41 | 42 | Central Lancashire | 326 |
|
3.98 |
|
2.30 |
|
87.0 | ||
| 42 | 44 | Aberdeen | 425 |
|
3.97 |
|
85.9 | ||||
| 43 | 38 | Hertfordshire | 344 |
|
4.42 |
|
2.60 |
|
46 |
|
84.8 |
| 44 | 47 | Aberystwyth | 309 |
|
3.92 |
|
1.95 |
|
70 |
|
84.7 |
| 45 | 46 | Glamorgan | 286 |
|
4.02 |
|
82.8 | ||||
| 46 | 48 | Portsmouth | 261 |
|
3.95 |
|
81.8 | ||||
| 47 | 45 | West of Scotland | 259 |
|
3.82 |
|
1.80 |
|
81.2 | ||
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.
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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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