English League Table 2008
From Shakespearean sonnets to Scots literature, there are many areas of English to study. These rankings include Comparative Literary Studies and English Language.
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| Rank | University Name |
Entry Standards
Entry Standards
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Research Assessment |
Graduate Prospects
Graduate Prospects
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Overall Score
Overall Score
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| 1st | Durham | 484 | 5* | 77 | 100.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 2nd | University College London | 476 | 5* | 73 | 98.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 3rd | Cambridge | 490 | 5* | 73 | 97.8 | Profile Courses | |
| 4th | Oxford | 488 | 5* | 68 | 97.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 5th | Warwick | 465 | 5* | 71 | 96.5 | Profile Courses | |
| 6th | Leeds | 436 | 5* | 68 | 96.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 7th | York | 483 | 5* | 62 | 95.8 | Profile Courses | |
| 8th | St Andrews | 470 | 5* | 64 | 94.7 | Profile Courses | |
| 9th | Edinburgh | 456 | 5* | 60 | 94.4 | Profile Courses | |
| 10th | Nottingham | 451 | 5 | 65 | 94.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 11th | Bristol | 457 | 5 | 70 | 92.7 | Profile Courses | |
| 11th | Southampton | 421 | 5 | 64 | 92.7 | Profile Courses | |
| 13th | Royal Holloway, University of London | 391 | 5 | 65 | 92.1 | Profile Courses | |
| 14th | Newcastle | 426 | 5 | 61 | 92.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 15th | Liverpool | 414 | 5* | 60 | 91.8 | Profile Courses | |
| 16th | Sheffield | 433 | 5 | 62 | 91.5 | Profile Courses | |
| 17th | Leicester | 388 | 5 | 61 | 90.9 | Profile Courses | |
| 18th | Hull | 401 | 5 | 63 | 90.8 | Profile Courses | |
| 19th | Cardiff | 408 | 5* | 56 | 90.5 | Profile Courses | |
| 19th | Glasgow | 408 | 5* | 56 | 90.5 | Profile Courses | |
| 21st | Exeter | 431 | 5 | 57 | 90.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 22nd | Queen's, Belfast | 347 | 5 | 62 | 89.9 | Profile Courses | |
| 23rd | King's College London | 423 | 4 | 62 | 89.7 | Profile Courses | |
| 24th | Aberdeen | 399 | 4 | 63 | 89.2 | Profile Courses | |
| 25th | Queen Mary, University of London | 341 | 5 | 60 | 89.1 | Profile Courses | |
| 26th | Birmingham | 439 | 5 | 59 | 89.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 26th | Kent | 345 | 5 | 63 | 89.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 28th | Manchester | 424 | 5 | 54 | 88.9 | Profile Courses | |
| 29th | Lancaster | 386 | 5 | 54 | 88.8 | Profile Courses | |
| 30th | Sussex | 403 | 5 | 55 | 88.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 31st | Oxford Brookes | 323 | 5 | 67 | 87.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 32nd | Reading | 376 | 5* | 49 | 87.5 | Profile Courses | |
| 33rd | Loughborough | 369 | 5 | 61 | 87.4 | Profile Courses | |
| 34th | Goldsmiths College | 329 | 5 | 55 | 87.3 | Profile Courses | |
| 34th | Stirling | 355 | 5 | 56 | 87.3 | Profile Courses | |
| 36th | Dundee | 330 | 4 | 60 | 87.1 | Profile Courses | |
| 37th | Keele | 325 | 5 | 58 | 87.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 38th | East Anglia (UEA) | 401 | 5 | 48 | 86.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 39th | Strathclyde | 379 | 5 | 50 | 86.4 | Profile Courses | |
| 40th | Chichester | 263 | 3a | 69 | 85.8 | Profile Courses | |
| 41st | De Montfort | 262 | 5 | 56 | 85.5 | Profile Courses | |
| 41st | Nottingham Trent | 274 | 5 | 65 | 85.5 | Profile Courses | |
| 43rd | Essex | 317 | 4 | 58 | 85.2 | Profile Courses | |
| 44th | Brighton | 266 | n/a | 89 | 85.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 45th | Bishop Grosseteste | 376 | n/a | 75 | 84.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 46th | Lampeter | 249 | 5 | 57 | 84.3 | Profile Courses | |
| 47th | Hertfordshire | 260 | 3a | 66 | 84.2 | Profile Courses | |
| 48th | Anglia Ruskin | 254 | 5 | 62 | 84.1 | Profile Courses | |
| 49th | Swansea | 292 | 4 | 52 | 83.7 | Profile Courses | |
| 50th | Manchester Metropolitan | 324 | 4 | 56 | 83.4 | Profile Courses | |
| 51st | Salford | 298 | 5 | 44 | 83.3 | Profile Courses | |
| 51st | West of England, Bristol | 289 | 4 | 54 | 83.3 | Profile Courses | |
| 53rd | Middlesex | 220 | 4 | 73 | 83.2 | Profile Courses | |
| 54th | Bolton | 184 | 3a | 73 | 82.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 54th | Central England | 236 | 3a | 72 | 82.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 56th | Cumbria | 275 | 3a | 72 | 82.4 | Profile Courses | |
| 57th | Aberystwyth | 320 | 4 | 47 | 82.3 | Profile Courses | |
| 58th | Roehampton | 253 | 4 | 53 | 81.8 | Profile Courses | |
| 59th | Bath Spa | 319 | 4 | 45 | 81.7 | Profile Courses | |
| 60th | Brunel University London | 294 | 3a | 53 | 81.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 61st | Bangor | 289 | 4 | 46 | 81.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 61st | Gloucestershire | 234 | 4 | 49 | 81.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 61st | Sunderland | 221 | 4 | 59 | 81.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 64th | Worcester | 252 | 3b | 63 | 80.7 | Profile Courses | |
| 65th | Sheffield Hallam | 309 | 4 | 42 | 80.5 | Profile Courses | |
| 66th | Glamorgan | 287 | 4 | 44 | 80.4 | Profile Courses | |
| 67th | Central Lancashire | 253 | 3a | 57 | 80.3 | Profile Courses | |
| 68th | Winchester | 284 | 3a | 58 | 80.2 | Profile Courses | |
| 69th | Portsmouth | 288 | 4 | 48 | 80.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 70th | Falmouth | 328 | 3b | 48 | 79.8 | Profile Courses | |
| 70th | Kingston | 246 | 3a | 52 | 79.8 | Profile Courses | |
| 72nd | York St John | 279 | 3b | 60 | 79.7 | Profile Courses | |
| 73rd | Northumbria | 319 | 3a | 45 | 79.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 74th | Edge Hill | 253 | 3b | 59 | 78.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 74th | Ulster | 249 | 4 | 47 | 78.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 76th | Plymouth | 230 | 3a | 49 | 78.5 | Profile Courses | |
| 76th | St Mary's College | 239 | 4 | 54 | 78.5 | ||
| 78th | Bedfordshire | 225 | n/a | 69 | 78.2 | Profile Courses | |
| 79th | Liverpool John Moores | 270 | 4 | 43 | 78.1 | Profile Courses | |
| 79th | Northampton | 226 | 4 | 48 | 78.1 | Profile Courses | |
| 81st | London South Bank | 211 | 4 | 43 | 77.7 | Profile | |
| 82nd | Leeds Metropolitan | 270 | n/a | 60 | 77.1 | Profile Courses | |
| 83rd | Liverpool Hope | 247 | 3b | 57 | 76.9 | Profile Courses | |
| 84th | Chester | 272 | 2 | 49 | 76.2 | Profile Courses | |
| 85th | Westminster | 222 | 3b | 53 | 76.0 | Profile Courses | |
| 86th | Staffordshire | 221 | 3a | 47 | 75.1 | Profile Courses | |
| 87th | Teesside | 242 | n/a | 53 | 74.2 | Profile Courses | |
| 88th | Lincoln | 288 | n/a | 44 | 73.1 | Profile Courses | |
| 89th | Greenwich | 228 | n/a | 50 | 72.9 | Profile Courses | |
| 90th | University of Wales, Newport | 175 | n/a | 55 | 72.7 | Profile Courses | |
| 91st | Wolverhampton | 221 | n/a | 47 | 71.9 | Profile Courses | |
| 92nd | Canterbury Christ Church | 275 | n/a | 40 | 71.6 | Profile Courses | |
| 93rd | Derby | 232 | n/a | 41 | 70.6 | 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.
Measures
The maximum scores for the measures shown are as follows:
- Entry Standards: No maximum
- Research Assessment: 5*
- Graduate Prospects: 100
- Overall Score: 100.0