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English League Table 2019

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From Shakespearean sonnets to the laws of grammar, there are countless variations of English that you can study, and although it may not be the most vocational subject it certainly is an esteemed one. This table includes Comparative Literary Studies and English Studies.

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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	Durham	210	4.26	3.42	82	100.0	Profile Courses
2nd	0	St Andrews	199	4.40	3.40	78	99.3	Profile Courses
3rd	1	Cambridge	206	4.07	3.14	79	98.1	Profile Courses
4th	1	Oxford	203	4.21	3.26	75	97.9	Profile Courses
5th	2	University College London	194	4.27	3.36	72	97.5	Profile Courses
6th	0	Exeter	180	4.29	3.07	81	97.3	Profile Courses

7th	0	Nottingham	167	4.11	3.27	80	96.3	Profile Courses
8th	2	York	174	4.10	3.49	75	96.2	Profile Courses
9th	4	Lancaster	160	4.11	3.14	83	95.8	Profile Courses
10th	6	Newcastle	160	4.24	3.46	75	95.6	Profile Courses
11th	3	Birmingham	164	4.17	3.19	80	95.4	Profile Courses
12th	7	Manchester	166	4.02	3.19	79	95.4	Profile Courses
13th	1	Bristol	191	4.02	2.72	76	95.4	Profile Courses
14th	5	Warwick	178	4.00	3.53	69	95.2	Profile Courses
15th	4	King's College London	172	3.98	3.23	76	95.0	Profile Courses
16th	4	Sussex	151	4.15	3.28	79	94.8	Profile Courses

17th	5	Glasgow	183	4.08	3.18	67	94.8	Profile Courses
18th	16	Aberdeen	187	4.15	3.24	63	94.7	Profile Courses
19th	4	Leeds	162	4.05	3.19	76	94.2	Profile Courses
20th	3	Loughborough	145	4.21	2.80	81	94.0	Profile Courses
21st	3	Sheffield	154	4.16	3.20	74	94.0	Profile Courses
22nd	4	Surrey	160	4.30	3.01	67	93.4	Profile Courses
23rd	4	Swansea	125	4.15	3.36	76	92.7	Profile Courses
24th	5	Southampton	149	4.14	3.13	69	92.5	Profile Courses
25th	4	Edinburgh	169	3.91	3.11	64	92.5	Profile Courses
26th	3	Kent	129	4.04	3.03	75	92.4	Profile Courses
27th	7	Stirling	158	3.91	3.00	72	92.4	Profile Courses
28th	2	Royal Holloway, University of London	149	4.08	3.19	63	92.0	Profile Courses
29th	4	Queen Mary, University of London	133	4.08	3.41	64	92.0	Profile Courses
30th	2	Leicester	127	4.02	3.06	72	91.7	Profile Courses
31st	0	East Anglia (UEA)	159	4.00	3.27	62	91.6	Profile Courses
32nd	7	Dundee	163	4.12	2.98	59	91.5	Profile Courses
33rd	9	Aberystwyth	116	4.40	2.87	72	91.5	Profile Courses
34th	1	Liverpool	140	4.01	3.18	63	91.2	Profile Courses
35th	0	Edinburgh Napier	167	4.26	2.87	48	90.7	Profile Courses
36th	1	Cardiff	147	4.06	3.27	59	90.6	Profile Courses
37th	11	Strathclyde	192	3.96	2.93	43	90.4	Profile Courses
38th	6	Queen's, Belfast	148	4.08	3.19	52	90.3	Profile Courses
39th	1	Bangor	124	4.32	3.05	57	90.3	Profile Courses
40th	3	Coventry	119	4.35	2.98	69	90.3	Profile Courses
41st	12	Nottingham Trent	133	4.14	2.81	64	90.1	Profile Courses
42nd	17	Liverpool Hope	105	3.79	2.55	86	90.1	Profile Courses
43rd	20	Brunel University London	123	4.33	2.55	65	90.1	Profile Courses
44th	5	Essex	114	3.88	3.01	73	90.0	Profile Courses
45th	1	Aston	120	4.20	2.80	70	89.9	Profile Courses
46th	5	De Montfort	109	4.36	2.84	69	89.8	Profile Courses
47th	0	Oxford Brookes	128	4.02	3.05	65	89.8	Profile Courses
48th	6	Northumbria	135	4.24	2.95	59	89.7	Profile Courses
49th	1	Bedfordshire	86	4.16	3.23	72	89.7	Profile Courses
50th	14	Reading	131	4.10	2.98	59	89.7	Profile Courses
51st	13	Huddersfield	124	4.02	2.89	66	89.6	Profile Courses
52nd	22	Sunderland	105	4.35	2.22	73	89.5	Profile Courses
53rd	3	Birkbeck, University of London	83	4.28	2.93	71	89.3	Profile Courses
54th	2	Lincoln	128	4.20	2.51	65	89.2	Profile Courses
55th	5	Manchester Metropolitan	124	4.26	3.07	58	89.2	Profile Courses
56th	11	Teesside	102	4.47	2.51	70	89.0	Profile Courses
57th	12	Keele	129	4.08	2.83	59	89.0	Profile Courses
58th	8	Edge Hill	123	4.24	2.40	68	88.8	Profile Courses
59th	1	Bolton	75	4.58	2.41	79	88.7	Profile Courses
60th	12	Plymouth	118	4.27	2.69	55	88.2	Profile Courses
61st	4	Portsmouth	105	4.12	2.61	69	88.0	Profile Courses
62nd	8	Derby	114	4.37	2.63	62	88.0	Profile Courses
63rd	2	Roehampton	108	4.10	2.92	64	87.9	Profile Courses
64th	2	Hull	125	4.01	2.80	59	87.9	Profile Courses
65th	9	West of England, Bristol	115	4.38	2.81	49	87.8	Profile Courses
66th	7	Liverpool John Moores	130	4.21	2.88	53	87.7	Profile Courses
67th	21	Goldsmiths, University of London	119	3.84	2.91	54	87.3	Profile Courses
68th	0	Westminster	106	4.11	3.11	56	87.2	Profile Courses
69th	14	Birmingham City	113	4.18	2.99	51	87.2	Profile Courses
70th	19	Newman	101	4.37	2.28	66	87.1	Profile Courses
71st	6	Falmouth	118	3.92	2.14	76	87.1	Profile Courses
72nd	8	Bournemouth	120	3.93	3.10	57	86.8	Profile Courses
73rd	9	Central Lancashire	113	4.01	2.60	63	86.5	Profile Courses
74th	20	Staffordshire	94	4.44	1.86	70	86.5	Profile Courses
75th	4	Buckingham	102	4.50	n/a	70	86.5	Profile Courses
76th	0	Northampton	101	4.28	2.46	51	86.1	Profile Courses
77th	21	St Mary's, Twickenham	106	4.15	2.30	62	86.1	Profile Courses
78th	0	Winchester	112	4.07	2.59	57	86.1	Profile Courses
79th	2	Greenwich	112	4.10	2.48	55	85.9	Profile Courses
80th	0	Ulster	115	4.32	2.88	36	85.9	Profile Courses
81st	2	Brighton	106	3.98	2.90	57	85.8	Profile Courses
82nd	7	Bath Spa	118	4.07	2.72	47	85.8	Profile Courses
83rd	13	Chichester	103	4.19	2.58	54	85.7	Profile Courses
84th	33	Middlesex	110	3.95	2.54	60	85.6	Profile Courses
85th	6	Salford	118	4.14	2.45	56	85.6	Profile Courses
86th	2	Sheffield Hallam	117	3.92	2.58	53	85.3	Profile Courses
87th	1	Hertfordshire	118	3.98	2.46	58	85.3	Profile Courses
88th	3	Kingston	102	4.04	2.84	51	84.7	Profile Courses
89th	11	Canterbury Christ Church	103	4.08	2.41	56	84.7	Profile Courses
90th	3	Gloucestershire	115	4.28	2.07	49	84.6	Profile Courses
91st	22	South Wales	113	4.33	2.56	41	84.4	Profile Courses
92nd	8	Chester	111	4.11	2.30	50	84.2	Profile Courses
93rd	New	Wolverhampton	104	4.19	2.01	53	83.9	Profile Courses
94th	2	Leeds Trinity	91	4.37	1.96	51	83.6	Profile Courses
95th	5	York St John	110	4.16	2.14	46	83.3	Profile Courses
96th	1	Solent	110	4.57	n/a	45	83.3	Profile Courses
97th	4	Anglia Ruskin	96	4.09	2.43	43	83.2	Profile Courses
98th	4	Leeds Beckett	103	4.25	n/a	55	83.2	Profile Courses
99th	7	London Metropolitan	n/a	4.44	n/a	49	83.1	Profile
100th	23	Bishop Grosseteste	80	3.61	2.12	67	82.6	Profile Courses
101st	0	Worcester	104	3.84	2.21	50	82.5	Profile Courses
102nd	1	London South Bank	83	4.32	2.42	39	82.1	Profile Courses
103rd	1	Cardiff Metropolitan	99	4.27	n/a	49	82.1	Profile Courses
104th	New	Wrexham Glyndwr	n/a	4.01	n/a	53	81.8	Profile Courses
105th	6	Suffolk	101	4.37	n/a	41	81.3	Profile Courses
106th	1	East London	106	3.95	n/a	45	80.7	Profile Courses
107th	1	Plymouth Marjon	99	3.86	n/a	41	79.3	Profile Courses
108th	13	Cumbria	101	4.20	n/a	31	79.1	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: Highlands & Islands, SOAS University of London, University of Wales Trinity Saint David and West of Scotland.

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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