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Politics League Table 2020

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Rank		University Name	Entry Standards Entry Standards The average UCAS tariff score of new students entering the university. Read more	Student Satisfaction Student Satisfaction A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive. Maximum score: 5.00 Read more	Research Quality Research Quality A measure of the quality of the research undertaken in the university. Maximum score: 4.00 Read more	Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the success of graduates on completion of their courses at the university. Maximum score: 100 Read more	Overall Score Overall Score The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology. Maximum score: 100.0 Read more	Next Steps
1st	0	Oxford	217	3.98	3.31	84	100.0	Profile Courses
2nd	3	Cambridge	211	4.05	3.00	84	98.8	Profile Courses
3rd	1	London School of Economics	185	3.62	3.45	90	98.1	Profile Courses
4th	1	University College London	185	3.90	3.28	84	98.0	Profile Courses
5th	1	Warwick	170	4.19	3.19	84	97.7	Profile Courses
6th	4	St Andrews	205	4.32	2.95	72	97.3	Profile Courses
7th	3	Sheffield	159	4.08	3.40	86	97.1	Profile Courses
8th	0	Exeter	170	4.01	3.13	86	96.5	Profile Courses
9th	2	Durham	191	3.78	2.87	84	96.3	Profile Courses
10th	1	Bath	169	3.88	2.81	90	96.1	Profile Courses
11th	1	Lancaster	149	4.03	3.15	82	95.7	Profile Courses
12th	11	Edinburgh	184	3.72	3.07	76	95.3	Profile Courses
13th	2	York	151	4.03	3.16	82	95.2	Profile Courses
14th	3	Loughborough	146	4.26	2.51	86	95.2	Profile Courses
15th	12	Strathclyde	191	4.05	3.04	66	95.0	Profile Courses
16th	3	Bristol	175	3.98	2.69	76	94.8	Profile Courses
17th	2	Glasgow	188	3.95	2.84	70	94.7	Profile Courses
18th	3	Birmingham	151	4.05	2.78	82	94.6	Profile Courses
19th	1	Manchester	164	3.99	2.92	78	94.6	Profile Courses
20th	1	Nottingham	157	3.85	2.79	82	94.6	Profile Courses
21st	7	King's College London	183	3.87	2.99	74	94.5	Profile Courses
22nd	4	Newcastle	154	4.07	2.62	82	94.3	Profile Courses
23rd	5	Sussex	144	3.90	3.03	82	94.3	Profile Courses
24th	2	Leeds	161	3.93	2.86	80	94.2	Profile Courses
25th	17	Stirling	182	4.04	3.01	66	94.1	Profile Courses
26th	10	Essex	111	4.11	3.54	78	94.0	Profile Courses
27th	4	Southampton	145	3.93	2.99	76	93.4	Profile Courses
28th	0	Aberystwyth	115	4.31	3.18	76	93.2	Profile Courses
29th	3	Aberdeen	183	4.01	2.44	66	92.8	Profile Courses
30th	4	Royal Holloway, University of London	135	3.83	2.81	78	92.7	Profile Courses
31st	7	Kent	134	4.13	2.75	74	92.6	Profile Courses
32nd	3	Queen Mary, University of London	140	3.87	2.85	74	92.3	Profile Courses
33rd	7	Portsmouth	103	4.20	2.89	80	92.3	Profile Courses
34th	13	Dundee	143	4.12	2.15	78	92.2	Profile Courses
35th	4	Cardiff	146	3.75	3.02	72	92.0	Profile Courses
36th	3	Aston	116	3.96	3.08	74	91.9	Profile Courses
37th	12	SOAS University of London	165	4.06	2.86	60	91.8	Profile Courses
38th	3	East Anglia (UEA)	135	4.05	2.85	70	91.8	Profile Courses
39th	7	Keele	114	4.26	2.75	76	91.8	Profile Courses
40th	10	Reading	128	3.67	2.91	76	91.7	Profile Courses
41st	0	Swansea	122	4.01	2.87	76	91.3	Profile Courses
42nd	2	Queen's, Belfast	143	3.90	2.80	64	91.1	Profile Courses
43rd	5	Brunel University London	113	4.05	2.79	72	91.1	Profile Courses
44th	4	Leicester	121	3.85	2.55	76	90.8	Profile Courses
45th	12	Greenwich	124	4.38	2.23	72	90.4	Profile Courses
46th	15	Liverpool	136	4.14	2.42	70	90.2	Profile Courses
47th	7	Plymouth	114	4.28	2.75	64	90.1	Profile Courses
48th	11	City, University of London	137	4.06	2.65	60	90.0	Profile Courses
49th	12	Surrey	147	4.05	2.08	66	89.9	Profile Courses
50th	7	Huddersfield	125	3.79	2.83	74	89.8	Profile Courses
51st	6	Bradford	114	3.79	2.71	78	89.7	Profile Courses
52nd	14	Westminster	111	4.24	2.68	68	89.7	Profile Courses
53rd	1	Hull	120	3.87	2.21	74	89.6	Profile Courses
54th	2	Northumbria	133	4.19	2.49	62	89.4	Profile Courses
55th	4	Oxford Brookes	119	3.95	2.37	70	89.4	Profile Courses
56th	4	Nottingham Trent	118	4.14	2.34	74	89.2	Profile Courses
57th	6	Bournemouth	113	3.83	3.10	n/a	89.2	Profile Courses
58th	9	De Montfort	100	4.11	2.74	72	89.0	Profile Courses
59th	New	London South Bank	99	4.06	2.67	n/a	89.0	Profile Courses
60th	2	Lincoln	114	3.89	2.17	76	88.9	Profile Courses
61st	11	West of England, Bristol	117	4.30	2.07	62	88.5	Profile Courses
62nd	9	Coventry	109	4.16	2.01	72	88.3	Profile Courses
63rd	4	Liverpool Hope	98	4.04	1.76	76	88.1	Profile Courses
64th	10	West of Scotland	137	3.86	2.23	58	87.5	Profile Courses
65th	10	Manchester Metropolitan	120	4.18	2.82	50	87.4	Profile Courses
66th	6	East London	100	4.27	2.74	58	87.4	Profile Courses
67th	9	Central Lancashire	117	4.37	2.33	52	87.2	Profile Courses
68th	1	Salford	112	3.70	2.04	72	86.9	Profile Courses
69th	2	Ulster	112	4.09	2.58	50	86.9	Profile Courses
70th	12	Sheffield Hallam	102	4.04	2.72	58	86.6	Profile Courses
71st	1	Leeds Beckett	97	4.13	1.93	68	86.6	Profile Courses
72nd	7	Middlesex	93	3.75	2.58	n/a	86.4	Profile Courses
73rd	0	Buckingham	117	4.34	n/a	n/a	86.3	Profile Courses
74th	6	Brighton	97	3.50	2.95	n/a	86.1	Profile Courses
75th	11	Goldsmiths, University of London	108	3.67	2.50	54	86.0	Profile Courses
76th	1	London Metropolitan	101	4.23	1.85	64	85.5	Profile Courses
77th	0	Wolverhampton	82	4.52	n/a	n/a	84.5	Profile Courses
78th	New	Derby	125	3.51	n/a	n/a	83.5	Profile Courses
79th	2	Kingston	102	3.97	n/a	58	83.3	Profile Courses
80th	3	Chester	106	3.91	n/a	48	81.7	Profile Courses
81st	3	Canterbury Christ Church	91	4.20	1.70	36	81.0	Profile Courses
82nd	2	Winchester	92	4.04	n/a	46	81.0	Profile Courses
83rd	1	Northampton	65	3.93	n/a	n/a	80.8	Profile Courses

Notes

Read University and Subject League Table Methodology to find where the data comes from, how the tables are compiled, and explanations of the measures used.

The following institutions have courses in this subject but insufficient data to be included in the ranking: Anglia Ruskin, Chichester, Hertfordshire, Highlands & Islands, Leeds Trinity, Roehampton, South Wales, St Mary's, Twickenham, Sunderland and Worcester.

Measures

The maximum scores for the measures shown are as follows:

Entry Standards: No maximum
Student Satisfaction: 5.00
Research Quality: 4.00
Graduate Prospects: 100
Overall Score: 100.0

All measures used to compile the tables are available on the full table.

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