University Subject Tables 2008

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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. This table uses the old UCAS tariff. Read more	Research Assessment Research Assessment Maximum score: 5* Read more	Graduate Prospects Graduate Prospects A guide to the employability 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	Durham	484	5*	77	100.0	Profile Courses
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2nd	University College London	476	5*	73	98.6	Profile Courses
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3rd	Cambridge	490	5*	73	97.8	Profile Courses
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4th	Oxford	488	5*	68	97.6	Profile Courses
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5th	Warwick	465	5*	71	96.5	Profile Courses
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6th	Leeds	436	5*	68	96.0	Profile Courses
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7th	York	483	5*	62	95.8	Profile Courses
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8th	St Andrews	470	5*	64	94.7	Profile Courses
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9th	Edinburgh	456	5*	60	94.4	Profile Courses
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10th	Nottingham	451	5	65	94.0	Profile Courses
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11th	Bristol	457	5	70	92.7	Profile Courses
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11th	Southampton	421	5	64	92.7	Profile Courses
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13th	Royal Holloway	391	5	65	92.1	Profile Courses
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14th	Newcastle	426	5	61	92.0	Profile Courses
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15th	Liverpool	414	5*	60	91.8	Profile Courses
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16th	Sheffield	433	5	62	91.5	Profile Courses
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17th	Leicester	388	5	61	90.9	Profile Courses
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18th	Hull	401	5	63	90.8	Profile Courses
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19th	Cardiff	408	5*	56	90.5	Profile Courses
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19th	Glasgow	408	5*	56	90.5	Profile Courses
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21st	Exeter	431	5	57	90.0	Profile Courses
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22nd	Queen's, Belfast	347	5	62	89.9	Profile Courses
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23rd	King's College London	423	4	62	89.7	Profile Courses
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24th	Aberdeen	399	4	63	89.2	Profile Courses
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25th	Queen Mary	341	5	60	89.1	Profile Courses
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26th	Birmingham	439	5	59	89.0	Profile Courses
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26th	Kent	345	5	63	89.0	Profile Courses
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28th	Manchester	424	5	54	88.9	Profile Courses
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29th	Lancaster	386	5	54	88.8	Profile Courses
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30th	Sussex	403	5	55	88.6	Profile Courses
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31st	Oxford Brookes	323	5	67	87.6	Profile Courses
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32nd	Reading	376	5*	49	87.5	Profile Courses
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33rd	Loughborough	369	5	61	87.4	Profile Courses
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34th	Goldsmiths College	329	5	55	87.3	Profile Courses
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34th	Stirling	355	5	56	87.3	Profile Courses
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36th	Dundee	330	4	60	87.1	Profile Courses
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37th	Keele	325	5	58	87.0	Profile Courses
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38th	East Anglia	401	5	48	86.6	Profile Courses
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39th	Strathclyde	379	5	50	86.4	Profile Courses
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40th	Chichester	263	3a	69	85.8	Profile Courses
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41st	De Montfort	262	5	56	85.5	Profile Courses
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41st	Nottingham Trent	274	5	65	85.5	Profile Courses
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43rd	Essex	317	4	58	85.2	Profile Courses
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44th	Brighton	266	n/a	89	85.0	Profile Courses
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45th	Bishop Grosseteste	376	n/a	75	84.6	Profile Courses
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46th	Lampeter	249	5	57	84.3	Profile Courses
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47th	Hertfordshire	260	3a	66	84.2	Profile Courses
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48th	Anglia Ruskin	254	5	62	84.1	Profile Courses
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49th	Swansea	292	4	52	83.7	Profile Courses
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50th	Manchester Metropolitan	324	4	56	83.4	Profile Courses
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51st	Salford	298	5	44	83.3	Profile Courses
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51st	West of England, Bristol	289	4	54	83.3	Profile Courses
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53rd	Middlesex	220	4	73	83.2	Profile Courses
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54th	Bolton	184	3a	73	82.6	Profile Courses
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54th	Central England	236	3a	72	82.6	Profile Courses
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56th	Cumbria	275	3a	72	82.4	Profile Courses
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57th	Aberystwyth	320	4	47	82.3	Profile Courses
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58th	Roehampton	253	4	53	81.8	Profile Courses
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59th	Bath Spa	319	4	45	81.7	Profile Courses
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60th	Brunel	294	3a	53	81.6	Profile Courses
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61st	Bangor	289	4	46	81.0	Profile Courses
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61st	Gloucestershire	234	4	49	81.0	Profile Courses
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61st	Sunderland	221	4	59	81.0	Profile Courses
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64th	Worcester	252	3b	63	80.7	Profile Courses
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65th	Sheffield Hallam	309	4	42	80.5	Profile Courses
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66th	Glamorgan	287	4	44	80.4	Profile Courses
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67th	Central Lancashire	253	3a	57	80.3	Profile Courses
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68th	Winchester	284	3a	58	80.2	Profile Courses
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69th	Portsmouth	288	4	48	80.0	Profile Courses
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70th	Falmouth	328	3b	48	79.8	Profile Courses
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70th	Kingston	246	3a	52	79.8	Profile Courses
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72nd	York St John	279	3b	60	79.7	Profile Courses
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73rd	Northumbria	319	3a	45	79.0	Profile Courses
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74th	Edge Hill	253	3b	59	78.6	Profile Courses
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74th	Ulster	249	4	47	78.6	Profile Courses
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76th	Plymouth	230	3a	49	78.5	Profile Courses
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76th	St Mary's College	239	4	54	78.5
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78th	Bedfordshire	225	n/a	69	78.2	Profile Courses
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79th	Liverpool John Moores	270	4	43	78.1	Profile Courses
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79th	Northampton	226	4	48	78.1	Profile Courses
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81st	London South Bank	211	4	43	77.7	Profile Courses
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82nd	Leeds Metropolitan	270	n/a	60	77.1	Profile Courses
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83rd	Liverpool Hope	247	3b	57	76.9	Profile Courses
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84th	Chester	272	2	49	76.2	Profile Courses
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85th	Westminster	222	3b	53	76.0	Profile Courses
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86th	Staffordshire	221	3a	47	75.1	Profile Courses
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87th	Teesside	242	n/a	53	74.2	Profile Courses
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88th	Lincoln	288	n/a	44	73.1	Profile Courses
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89th	Greenwich	228	n/a	50	72.9	Profile Courses
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90th	University of Wales, Newport	175	n/a	55	72.7	Profile Courses
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91st	Wolverhampton	221	n/a	47	71.9	Profile Courses
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92nd	Canterbury Christ Church	275	n/a	40	71.6	Profile Courses
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93rd	Derby	232	n/a	41	70.6	Profile Courses
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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

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