University Subject Tables 2008
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Sociology
| CUG Rank | University Name | Entry Standards Entry Standards The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the University. |
Research Assessment | Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University. |
Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. |
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| 2008 | 2007 | ||||||||
| 1 | - | Cambridge | 507 |
|
5 |
|
86.0 |
|
100.0 |
| 2 | - | Warwick | 400 |
|
5 |
|
66.0 |
|
91.2 |
| 3 | - | Aberdeen | 435 |
|
5 |
|
60.0 |
|
90.9 |
| 4 | - | Bristol | 396 |
|
5 |
|
66.0 |
|
90.1 |
| 5 | - | Loughborough | 349 |
|
5* |
|
62.0 |
|
89.9 |
| 6 | - | Bath | 345 |
|
5 |
|
72.0 |
|
89.8 |
| 7 | - | London School of Economics | 414 |
|
5 |
|
58.0 |
|
89.7 |
| 8 | - | Leeds | 370 |
|
5 |
|
62.0 |
|
89.1 |
| 9 | - | Edinburgh | 452 |
|
5 |
|
50.0 |
|
89.0 |
| 10 | - | Essex | 333 |
|
5* |
|
60.0 |
|
88.8 |
| 11 | - | Surrey | 307 |
|
5* |
|
60.0 |
|
87.9 |
| 12 | - | Durham | 383 |
|
4 |
|
60.0 |
|
87.6 |
| 12 | - | York | 382 |
|
5 |
|
54.0 |
|
87.6 |
| 14 | - | Manchester | 397 |
|
5* |
|
44.0 |
|
87.1 |
| 15 | - | Sussex | 385 |
|
4 |
|
56.0 |
|
86.6 |
| 16 | - | Kent | 276 |
|
5* |
|
56.0 |
|
85.8 |
| 17 | - | Nottingham | 377 |
|
4 |
|
52.0 |
|
85.4 |
| 18 | - | Brunel | 287 |
|
5 |
|
58.0 |
|
85.2 |
| 19 | - | Sheffield | 355 |
|
5 |
|
52.0 |
|
85.1 |
| 19 | - | Southampton | 326 |
|
5 |
|
52.0 |
|
85.1 |
| 21 | - | Glasgow | 406 |
|
4 |
|
46.0 |
|
84.9 |
| 22 | - | Leicester | 328 |
|
4 |
|
60.0 |
|
84.8 |
| 23 | - | Cardiff | 343 |
|
5 |
|
48.0 |
|
84.7 |
| 24 | - | Keele | 327 |
|
5 |
|
54.0 |
|
84.6 |
| 24 | - | Newcastle | 350 |
|
4 |
|
56.0 |
|
84.6 |
| 26 | - | Aston | 314 |
|
5 |
|
54.0 |
|
84.2 |
| 27 | - | Goldsmiths College | 248 |
|
5* |
|
52.0 |
|
83.9 |
| 28 | - | Exeter | 374 |
|
5 |
|
44.0 |
|
83.8 |
| 29 | - | Lancaster | 316 |
|
5* |
|
46.0 |
|
83.6 |
| 30 | - | Portsmouth | 281 |
|
3a |
|
66.0 |
|
83.3 |
| 31 | - | City | 281 |
|
4 |
|
56.0 |
|
83.0 |
| 31 | - | Strathclyde | 400 |
|
3a |
|
48.0 |
|
83.0 |
| 33 | - | Liverpool | 302 |
|
4 |
|
56.0 |
|
82.9 |
| 34 | - | Queen's, Belfast | 311 |
|
5 |
|
44.0 |
|
82.6 |
| 35 | - | Reading | 355 |
|
3a |
|
52.0 |
|
82.4 |
| 36 | - | Hull | 348 |
|
3a |
|
52.0 |
|
82.1 |
| 37 | - | Stirling | 321 |
|
5 |
|
44.0 |
|
81.9 |
| 38 | - | Oxford Brookes | 318 |
|
4 |
|
46.0 |
|
81.8 |
| 39 | - | Birmingham | 361 |
|
3a |
|
52.0 |
|
81.5 |
| 40 | - | Nottingham Trent | 271 |
|
3a |
|
56.0 |
|
80.4 |
| 41 | - | Northumbria | 271 |
|
3a |
|
52.0 |
|
79.4 |
| 42 | - | Bangor | 254 |
|
3a |
|
46.0 |
|
78.0 |
| 43 | - | East London | 173 |
|
4 |
|
54.0 |
|
77.8 |
| 44 | - | Middlesex | 189 |
|
4 |
|
56.0 |
|
77.5 |
| 45 | - | Sheffield Hallam | 270 |
|
64.0 |
|
77.1 | ||
| 46 | - | Kingston | 213 |
|
4 |
|
42.0 |
|
77.0 |
| 47 | - | Glasgow Caledonian | 313 |
|
3a |
|
40.0 |
|
76.8 |
| 48 | - | Robert Gordon | 271 |
|
60.0 |
|
76.1 | ||
| 49 | - | Teesside | 205 |
|
3a |
|
52.0 |
|
76.0 |
| 49 | - | West of England, Bristol | 261 |
|
3a |
|
40.0 |
|
76.0 |
| 51 | - | Paisley | 278 |
|
3a |
|
40.0 |
|
75.5 |
| 52 | - | Brighton | 263 |
|
3b |
|
46.0 |
|
75.4 |
| 52 | - | Central Lancashire | 249 |
|
3b |
|
48.0 |
|
75.4 |
| 54 | - | Salford | 256 |
|
4 |
|
28.0 |
|
75.1 |
| 55 | - | Bradford | 217 |
|
4 |
|
48.0 |
|
74.9 |
| 56 | - | Derby | 216 |
|
2 |
|
52.0 |
|
74.7 |
| 57 | - | Manchester Metropolitan | 260 |
|
3a |
|
36.0 |
|
73.9 |
| 58 | - | Sunderland | 203 |
|
3a |
|
38.0 |
|
73.5 |
| 59 | - | Anglia Ruskin | 254 |
|
3a |
|
73.3 | ||
| 59 | - | London South Bank | 188 |
|
4 |
|
34.0 |
|
73.3 |
| 61 | - | Greenwich | 195 |
|
3a |
|
38.0 |
|
73.2 |
| 62 | - | East Anglia | 315 |
|
42.0 |
|
73.1 | ||
| 62 | - | Westminster | 191 |
|
3a |
|
38.0 |
|
73.1 |
| 64 | - | Napier | 283 |
|
46.0 |
|
73.0 | ||
| 65 | - | Worcester | 222 |
|
2 |
|
46.0 |
|
72.9 |
| 66 | - | Plymouth | 208 |
|
4 |
|
34.0 |
|
72.7 |
| 67 | - | Bedfordshire | 208 |
|
54.0 |
|
72.4 | ||
| 68 | - | Liverpool Hope | 206 |
|
2 |
|
48.0 |
|
72.2 |
| 69 | - | Staffordshire | 257 |
|
3a |
|
34.0 |
|
72.0 |
| 70 | - | Ulster | 257 |
|
3b |
|
36.0 |
|
71.8 |
| 71 | - | Leeds Metropolitan | 243 |
|
46.0 |
|
71.6 | ||
| 72 | - | Roehampton | 207 |
|
3a |
|
34.0 |
|
71.5 |
| 73 | - | Northampton | 203 |
|
3b |
|
42.0 |
|
71.3 |
| 74 | - | Southampton Solent | 213 |
|
2 |
|
42.0 |
|
70.9 |
| 75 | - | Bath Spa | 242 |
|
42.0 |
|
70.6 | ||
| 75 | - | Central England | 230 |
|
44.0 |
|
70.6 | ||
| 77 | - | Chester | 280 |
|
36.0 |
|
70.4 | ||
| 78 | - | Wolverhampton | 214 |
|
44.0 |
|
70.1 | ||
| 79 | - | Liverpool John Moores | 240 |
|
40.0 |
|
70.0 | ||
| 80 | - | Gloucestershire | 258 |
|
36.0 |
|
69.6 | ||
| 81 | - | Buckinghamshire Chilterns | 172 |
|
46.0 |
|
69.1 | ||
| 82 | - | Canterbury Christ Church | 222 |
|
38.0 |
|
68.8 | ||
| 83 | - | Huddersfield | 2 |
|
38.0 |
|
68.6 | ||
| 84 | - | Coventry | 216 |
|
36.0 |
|
68.1 | ||
| 84 | - | UWIC, Cardiff | 215 |
|
36.0 |
|
68.1 | ||
| 86 | - | Glamorgan | 235 |
|
30.0 |
|
67.3 | ||
| 87 | - | Winchester | 213 |
|
32.0 |
|
67.0 | ||
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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