Social Work
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Social Work studies people of all ages with a view to make their lives better. Our university rankings for Social Work include Child Care and Community Work.
Social Work studies people of all ages with a view to make their lives better. Our university rankings for Social Work include Child Care and Community Work.
Social Work studies people of all ages with a view to make their lives better. Our university rankings for Social Work include Child Care and Community Work.
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University name
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Overall score/ Max 100
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Entry standards/ Max 181
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Student satisfaction/ Max 4
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Research quality/ Max 4
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Contin - uation/ Max 100
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Graduate prospects – outcomes/ Max 100
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Graduate prospects – on track/ Max 100
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1 12 33 44 25 16 57 18 39 610 811 1012 313 1314 2215 1316 3417 518 119 72021 422 623 424 625 1626 1327 328 1929 1530 131 2132 1833 434 135 836 1037 1438 339 2440 1141 2642 1043 1144 545 1546 247 448 1449 1150 1151 652 1053 1254 955 156 2957 558 359 760 461 162 2263 564 665 466 1167 468 1169 1070 271 172 New73
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100.0 100%96.3 96%95.8 96%95.6 96%95.2 95%95.0 95%94.3 94%94.1 94%93.9 94%93.7 94%93.7 94%93.7 94%93.2 93%92.9 93%92.4 92%91.5 92%91.3 91%91.3 91%91.1 91%91.1 91%91.0 91%90.8 91%90.7 91%90.5 91%90.4 90%90.3 90%90.0 90%89.9 90%89.8 90%89.8 90%89.7 90%89.4 89%89.3 89%88.8 89%88.5 89%88.2 88%88.0 88%87.7 88%87.4 87%87.3 87%86.5 87%86.5 87%86.5 87%86.2 86%86.2 86%86.0 86%85.7 86%85.7 86%85.6 86%85.3 85%85.1 85%85.0 85%84.9 85%84.8 85%84.8 85%84.7 85%84.4 84%84.2 84%84.0 84%84.0 84%83.8 84%83.6 84%83.0 83%82.5 83%81.8 82%81.6 82%81.0 81%80.9 81%79.7 80%79.4 79%75.9 76%74.2 74%68.7 69%
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158 88%157 87%139 77%125 69%171 95%146 81%148 82%134 74%130 72%145 80%138 76%136 75%145 80%147 81%130 72%130 72%128 71%130 72%181 100%136 75%122 67%135 74%133 73%142 78%132 73%119 66%131 72%134 74%127 70%122 68%114 63%129 71%124 68%118 65%145 80%114 63%120 67%124 69%91 50%118 65%111 61%144 80%126 69%120 66%138 76%111 61%115 64%111 61%135 75%110 61%123 68%101 56%117 65%141 78%113 62%106 59%104 57%105 58%118 65%127 70%98 54%107 59%112 62%125 69%107 59%119 66%105 58%121 67%112 62%72 40%81 45%118 65%94 52%
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3.16 79%3.32 83%3.17 79%3.28 82%2.86 72%3.24 81%3.07 77%3.27 82%2.85 71%3.31 83%3.12 78%3.33 83%3.11 78%3.19 80%3.43 86%3.44 86%3.42 85%3.00 75%3.07 77%3.40 85%3.24 81%3.19 80%3.24 81%2.60 65%3.38 85%3.21 80%3.11 78%3.41 85%3.53 88%3.20 80%3.20 80%3.26 81%2.97 74%3.16 79%3.19 80%3.03 76%3.11 78%n/a3.01 75%3.28 82%3.51 88%2.92 73%2.96 74%3.09 77%3.32 83%3.37 84%2.84 71%3.04 76%2.87 72%3.12 78%3.15 79%3.18 79%3.11 78%3.27 82%2.78 69%3.02 75%3.12 78%2.84 71%3.03 76%3.18 80%3.23 81%2.88 72%2.61 65%3.21 80%2.82 71%3.25 81%3.14 79%2.85 71%3.05 76%3.44 86%3.33 83%3.14 78%3.31 83%
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3.34 84%3.41 85%3.39 85%3.14 79%3.32 83%3.41 85%3.69 92%3.21 80%3.37 84%2.76 69%3.42 86%3.32 83%3.26 82%2.84 71%2.48 62%2.39 60%2.90 73%3.53 88%3.17 79%3.18 80%2.95 74%2.18 55%3.08 77%2.92 73%2.82 71%3.31 83%2.25 56%3.30 83%2.60 65%3.23 81%3.16 79%2.79 70%2.75 69%2.55 64%n/a2.86 72%2.83 71%2.92 73%3.56 89%2.79 70%2.38 60%3.06 77%2.90 73%2.77 69%2.53 63%2.82 70%3.09 77%3.18 80%n/a2.84 71%2.59 65%3.40 85%n/an/a2.26 57%3.18 80%1.81 45%2.69 67%2.59 65%2.61 65%n/a2.32 58%2.93 73%2.27 57%n/a3.01 75%1.95 49%1.71 43%n/a2.38 60%1.34 33%n/an/a
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98.1 98%100 100%93.3 93%n/a92.6 93%91.5 92%98.4 98%100 100%95.7 96%92.9 93%93.6 94%92.3 92%80.5 81%95.7 96%88.4 88%83.3 83%87.2 87%84.8 85%89.2 89%81 81%95.4 95%90.9 91%89.4 89%84.3 84%93.6 94%90.3 90%91.7 92%83.6 84%82.9 83%83.1 83%n/a76 76%90.9 91%87.8 88%84 84%86.8 87%84.4 84%82.9 83%87.8 88%81.8 82%n/a81.3 81%76.2 76%78.1 78%83.2 83%88.5 89%88.6 89%80 80%93.9 94%80.2 80%85.9 86%75 75%96.8 97%71.9 72%82.9 83%77.8 78%87 87%n/a84.9 85%83.3 83%90.7 91%75 75%81.4 81%82.4 82%95 95%68.8 69%87.1 87%90 90%86.7 87%80 80%88.3 88%62.5 63%78.6 79%
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94.0 94%98.0 98%92.0 92%100.0 100%n/a82.0 82%80.0 80%90.0 90%n/a88.0 88%88.0 88%92.0 92%96.0 96%94.0 94%100.0 100%100.0 100%92.0 92%96.0 96%82.0 82%96.0 96%88.0 88%92.0 92%88.0 88%96.0 96%80.0 80%88.0 88%96.0 96%80.0 80%92.0 92%92.0 92%96.0 96%100.0 100%92.0 92%94.0 94%96.0 96%96.0 96%92.0 92%86.0 86%98.0 98%92.0 92%92.0 92%72.0 72%92.0 92%96.0 96%94.0 94%80.0 80%80.0 80%94.0 94%n/a94.0 94%82.0 82%94.0 94%94.0 94%94.0 94%96.0 96%88.0 88%98.0 98%90.0 90%78.0 78%74.0 74%100.0 100%98.0 98%88.0 88%90.0 90%84.0 84%80.0 80%72.0 72%76.0 76%n/a94.0 94%76.0 76%n/a48.0 48%
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92.0 92%98.0 98%92.0 92%100.0 100%n/a92.0 92%70.0 70%82.0 82%n/a94.0 94%82.0 82%74.0 74%88.0 88%94.0 94%86.0 86%94.0 94%88.0 88%78.0 78%86.0 86%78.0 78%88.0 88%90.0 90%78.0 78%94.0 94%82.0 82%88.0 88%80.0 80%80.0 80%92.0 92%92.0 92%88.0 88%94.0 94%92.0 92%88.0 88%96.0 96%94.0 94%86.0 86%86.0 86%84.0 84%84.0 84%84.0 84%80.0 80%92.0 92%80.0 80%94.0 94%86.0 86%92.0 92%80.0 80%n/a82.0 82%78.0 78%80.0 80%78.0 78%94.0 94%94.0 94%86.0 86%92.0 92%88.0 88%86.0 86%78.0 78%92.0 92%92.0 92%76.0 76%88.0 88%94.0 94%76.0 76%88.0 88%72.0 72%n/a82.0 82%72.0 72%n/a68.0 68%
This table was first published on 10 June 2025.
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All measures used to compile the tables are available on the full table view. Maximum scores for the measures:
Overall score: maximum score of 100
Entry standards: no maximum limit, maximum score in current tables shown in header
Student satisfaction: maximum score of 4
Research quality: maximum score of 4
Continuation: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – outcomes: maximum score of 100
Graduate prospects – on track: maximum score of 100
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