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	501	2.65	80.0	100.0
2	13	Bath	3.8	346	3.10	72.0	94.5
3	4	Warwick	4.0	411	2.70	62.0	94.1
4	7	Durham	3.9	411	2.65	64.0	93.6
5	2	Bristol	3.7	391	2.40	74.0	93.3
6	6	Loughborough	4.4	359	2.40	60.0	92.5
6	3	Surrey	3.8	326	2.75	70.0	92.5
8	7	London School of Economics	3.4	400	2.40	72.0	92.3
9	7	Leeds	3.9	354	2.95	58.0	92.2
10	-	SOAS	3.9		2.95		92.1
11	25	Sussex	4.0	373	2.55	60.0	91.9
12	23	Sheffield	3.7	361	2.80	60.0	91.4
13	10	Edinburgh	3.6	435	2.75	50.0	91.2
13	17	Glasgow	3.8	423	2.25	58.0	91.2
15	15	Lancaster	3.9	356	2.80	52.0	90.7
15	23	Stirling	3.8	319	2.60	64.0	90.7
17	-	Bolton	4.3		2.25		90.6
17	16	Essex	4.0	300	2.85	58.0	90.6
19	5	Aberdeen	4.3	335	2.60	50.0	90.4
20	22	Leicester	4.0		2.10	66.0	90.3
21	12	Exeter	3.7	357	2.70	56.0	90.2
22	18	Newcastle	3.8	353	2.50	58.0	90.1
23	26	Cardiff	3.7	356	2.70	54.0	89.7
23	13	Strathclyde	3.6	378	1.95	66.0	89.7
25	29	Southampton	3.9	345	2.83	48.0	89.5
26	32	Birmingham	3.9	357	1.95	60.0	89.3
26	29	Nottingham	3.7	323	2.50	60.0	89.3
28	11	Manchester	3.6	372	2.85	46.0	89.1
29	35	Goldsmiths College	3.7	273	2.85	60.0	89.0
30	19	Kent	3.9	280	2.95	52.0	88.9
30	21	York	3.9	335	2.85	46.0	88.9
32	31	Brunel	4.0	283	2.45	54.0	88.1
32	34	Queen's, Belfast	3.7	327	2.60	50.0	88.1
34	26	Aston	4.0	330	1.85	56.0	87.7
35	37	Portsmouth	4.0	283	2.40	52.0	87.5
36	42	Glasgow Caledonian	4.1	305	2.15	50.0	87.4
37	65	Bedfordshire	3.9	219	2.50	60.0	87.2
38	44	Northumbria	4.0	264	2.20	56.0	87.1
39	36	Liverpool	3.9	337	1.95	50.0	87.0
40	28	Keele	3.9	310		64.0	86.7
41	19	Royal Holloway	3.6			70.0	86.3
42	38	City	3.7	272	2.30	54.0	86.2
42	33	Oxford Brookes	3.9	309	2.01	50.0	86.2
44	53	Robert Gordon		297	1.40	62.0	85.9
45	51	Worcester	4.0	267		62.0	85.5
46	48	East London	3.8		2.20	48.0	85.3
47	62	Ulster	3.9	258	2.65	38.0	84.9
48	45	Teesside	3.9	236	1.95	56.0	84.8
49	42	Bangor	3.6	268	2.20	50.0	84.7
50	64	Edinburgh Napier		296	1.55	54.0	84.6
51	39	Nottingham Trent	3.8	251		62.0	84.4
52	73	East Anglia	4.1	301		48.0	84.1
53	45	Brighton	3.7	293	2.21	40.0	83.7
53	79	Chester	3.9	250		58.0	83.7
55	65	Bath Spa	4.0	282		48.0	83.6
55	78	Lincoln	4.0	260		52.0	83.6
57	80	Birmingham City	3.9	251	2.15	42.0	83.5
58	67	Staffordshire	3.9	213	1.85	52.0	83.3
59	58	St Mary's	4.0	215		56.0	83.0
60	-	Edge Hill	4.0	267			82.9
61	59	Central Lancashire	3.9	244		52.0	82.8
61	52	Salford	4.0	247		50.0	82.8
63	41	Hull	4.0	244		50.0	82.6
63	82	Wolverhampton	3.8	193	1.85	54.0	82.6
65	59	Plymouth	3.6	257	2.15	40.0	82.4
66	71	Manchester Metropolitan		248	2.15	40.0	82.1
67	-	Huddersfield	3.9	225	1.70		81.9
68	72	Canterbury Christ Church	4.0	240		46.0	81.8
69	62	Greenwich	4.0	202	1.85	44.0	81.7
70	68	Roehampton	3.6	233	2.05	42.0	81.5
71	47	Kingston	3.8	221		50.0	81.0
72	53	London South Bank	3.8	177		56.0	80.9
72	-	Swansea	3.9			42.0	80.9
74	57	Abertay Dundee		287		42.0	80.7
74	40	Reading	3.9			40.0	80.7
74	84	Sheffield Hallam	3.8	248		42.0	80.7
77	-	Coventry	3.8	249		42.0	80.6
78	53	West of England, Bristol	3.9	246	1.65	34.0	80.4
79	76	Gloucestershire	4.1	241		34.0	80.2
80	81	Buckinghamshire New	3.7	211		48.0	80.1
81	86	Glamorgan	3.9	224		40.0	80.0
81	69	Westminster	3.9	229		40.0	80.0
83	74	Northampton	3.7	238		40.0	79.5
84	50	Bradford	3.8	189		44.0	79.2
84	74	Sunderland	3.8	218	1.45	38.0	79.2
86	76	Leeds Metropolitan	3.6	238		38.0	78.8
87	87	UWIC, Cardiff	3.9	239		30.0	78.7
88	85	Liverpool John Moores	3.8	220		36.0	78.6
89	-	Cumbria	3.8			32.0	78.1
89	53	Middlesex	3.7	169		44.0	78.1
91	83	Derby	4.1	238		22.0	77.8

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