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1 | 2012 Rank | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | Institution | Uni group | Hesa code | 2012 max tuition fee | 2009/10 full-time first degree students | 2008/09 drop-out rate (all first degree entrants) | Average Teaching Score | NSS Teaching (%) | NSS Overall (%) | Expenditure per student / 10 | Student:staff ratio | Career prospects (%) | Value added score/10 | Entry Tariff | NSS Feedback (%) | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Oxford | Russell | 156 | 9,000 | 11,417 | 1.2 | 97.9 | 93 | 94 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 81 | 7.2 | 535 | 70 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Cambridge | Russell | 114 | 9,000 | 11,836 | 0.9 | 100.0 | 90 | 91 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 82 | 6.0 | 556 | 72 | |
4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | London School of Economics | Russell | 137 | 3,903 | 3.9 | 84.7 | 81 | 80 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 81 | 6.0 | 512 | 63 | ||
5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | Warwick | Russell | 163 | 9,000 | 11,849 | 4.3 | 81.8 | 88 | 89 | 8.6 | 14.1 | 69 | 6.6 | 480 | 61 | |
6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | St Andrews | 1994 Group | 173 | 6,067 | 3.3 | 85.3 | 95 | 93 | 7.2 | 13.3 | 73 | 7.2 | 484 | 68 | ||
7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | Imperial College | Russell | 132 | 9,000 | 8,572 | 5.6 | 74.1 | 84 | 85 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 83 | 4.8 | 514 | 51 | |
8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | UCL | Russell | 149 | 9,000 | 11,777 | 3.2 | 82.5 | 87 | 87 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 77 | 7.5 | 474 | 62 | |
9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | SOAS | 1994 Group | 146 | 9,000 | 2,500 | 7.6 | 73.7 | 88 | 84 | 7.0 | 11.1 | 62 | 6.9 | 418 | 65 | |
10 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 9 | Edinburgh | Russell | 167 | 17,297 | 3.9 | 70.6 | 87 | 85 | 8.6 | 14.4 | 70 | 6.6 | 437 | 51 | ||
11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Loughborough | 1994 Group | 152 | 9,000 | 11,279 | 3.8 | 75.5 | 88 | 89 | 5.8 | 17.1 | 67 | 5.6 | 389 | 72 | |
12 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | York | 1994 Group | 164 | 9,054 | 4.1 | 72.7 | 90 | 87 | 6.6 | 14.9 | 64 | 5.3 | 435 | 69 | ||
13 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 12 | Lancaster | 1994 Group | 123 | 9,000 | 8,128 | 5.3 | 79.1 | 88 | 87 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 68 | 5.4 | 407 | 66 | |
14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | Bath | 1994 Group | 109 | 9,000 | 8,843 | 2.4 | 73.6 | 86 | 86 | 5.3 | 16.1 | 75 | 6.4 | 456 | 61 | |
15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | Exeter | 1994 Group | 119 | 9,000 | 11,589 | 2.1 | 73.8 | 91 | 90 | 5.0 | 20.0 | 64 | 7.2 | 437 | 71 | |
16 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 14 | Leicester | 1994 Group | 125 | 9,000 | 9,075 | 6.3 | 70.4 | 88 | 89 | 6.8 | 14.7 | 67 | 5.2 | 398 | 71 | |
17 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 16 | Durham | 1994 Group | 116 | 9,000 | 11,201 | 2.0 | 77.2 | 87 | 88 | 6.1 | 15.3 | 76 | 5.4 | 485 | 66 | |
18 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | Dundee | 172 | 8,647 | 7.3 | 67.8 | 88 | 87 | 6.0 | 14.3 | 65 | 6.1 | 347 | 68 | |||
19 | 34 | 36 | 19 | 18 | Aston | 108 | 9,000 | 7,001 | 3.9 | 64.2 | 81 | 83 | 5.9 | 17.1 | 73 | 5.3 | 369 | 59 | ||
20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 19 | Nottingham | Russell | 155 | 9,000 | 20,020 | 4.5 | 69.5 | 87 | 87 | 6.4 | 14.2 | 74 | 5.0 | 426 | 62 | |
21 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 20 | Glasgow | Russell | 168 | 15,451 | 7.3 | 69.2 | 90 | 89 | 6.5 | 14.5 | 69 | 6.0 | 405 | 65 | ||
22 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 21 | King's College London | Russell | 134 | 9,000 | 11,452 | 4.9 | 66.6 | 87 | 85 | 6.3 | 12.0 | 79 | 6.0 | 444 | 61 | |
23 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 22 | Surrey | 1994 Group | 161 | 9,000 | 7,781 | 5.4 | 69.5 | 84 | 83 | 7.1 | 19.0 | 74 | 5.8 | 388 | 62 | |
24 | 45 | 33 | 34 | 23 | Aberdeen | 170 | 10,260 | 6.5 | 60.3 | 87 | 88 | 5.2 | 15.8 | 67 | 6.5 | 330 | 64 | |||
25 | 41 | 51 | 32 | 24 | Manchester | Russell | 204 | 9,000 | 26,188 | 5.0 | 61.4 | 83 | 80 | 7.9 | 15.4 | 67 | 5.3 | 421 | 52 | |
26 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 25 | Southampton | Russell | 160 | 9,000 | 13,759 | 2.9 | 67.1 | 86 | 86 | 6.2 | 13.6 | 63 | 6.2 | 427 | 60 | |
27 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 26 | City | 115 | 9,000 | 6,298 | 11.5 | 68.8 | 80 | 80 | 7.5 | 17.6 | 65 | 5.8 | 359 | 61 | ||
28 | 37 | 35 | 28 | 27 | Leeds | Russell | 124 | 9,000 | 22,083 | 4.3 | 63.0 | 85 | 83 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 63 | 5.9 | 408 | 61 | |
29 | 23 | 27 | 45 | 28 | Kent | 122 | 9,000 | 12,340 | 6.2 | 68.3 | 86 | 87 | 6.3 | 14.4 | 65 | 4.6 | 328 | 67 | ||
30 | 29 | 25 | 38 | 29 | Strathclyde | 169 | 12,070 | 9.2 | 66.9 | 85 | 85 | 6.2 | 18.0 | 66 | 6.8 | 391 | 60 | |||
31 | 24 | 30 | 24 | 30 | Birmingham | Russell | 110 | 9,000 | 17,160 | 4.3 | 68.1 | 88 | 87 | 7.9 | 15.4 | 67 | 5.0 | 420 | 62 | |
32 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 31 | Bristol | Russell | 112 | 9,000 | 12,466 | 2.2 | 67.9 | 89 | 84 | 6.3 | 13.5 | 75 | 5.7 | 465 | 57 | |
33 | 39 | 46 | 44 | 32 | Cardiff | Russell | 179 | 16,306 | 3.6 | 61.5 | 87 | 86 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 71 | 4.9 | 404 | 58 | ||
34 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 33 | Sussex | 1994 Group | 162 | 9,000 | 7,761 | 4.7 | 73.8 | 93 | 91 | 4.6 | 16.1 | 66 | 7.5 | 378 | 72 | |
35 | 35 | 41 | 31 | 34 | Royal Holloway | 1994 Group | 141 | 9,000 | 6,629 | 4.6 | 63.7 | 87 | 85 | 4.8 | 15.7 | 59 | 4.9 | 378 | 65 | |
36 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 35 | Essex | 1994 Group | 118 | 9,000 | 8,016 | 9.3 | 61.5 | 86 | 87 | 6.2 | 15.6 | 54 | 4.9 | 304 | 67 | |
37 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 36 | Sheffield | Russell | 159 | 9,000 | 16,048 | 3.6 | 64.5 | 88 | 88 | 4.8 | 14.9 | 69 | 5.5 | 425 | 63 | |
38 | 42 | 38 | 32 | 37 | Bournemouth | University Alliance | 50 | 9,000 | 10,374 | 7.3 | 60.8 | 82 | 77 | 6.9 | 23.6 | 58 | 6.6 | 295 | 65 | |
39 | 44 | 27 | 36 | 37 | Stirling | 174 | 6,892 | 6.5 | 60.7 | 88 | 89 | 4.3 | 19.3 | 60 | 7.0 | 296 | 69 | |||
40 | 32 | 45 | 41 | 39 | Reading | 1994 Group | 157 | 9,000 | 8,581 | 5.6 | 65.4 | 86 | 87 | 5.9 | 15.5 | 63 | 5.4 | 367 | 63 | |
41 | 18 | 19 | 35 | 40 | UEA | 1994 Group | 117 | 9,000 | 9,075 | 5.5 | 69.8 | 90 | 90 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 61 | 5.8 | 381 | 68 | |
42 | 67 | 53 | 42 | 41 | Nottingham Trent | University Alliance | 71 | 18,471 | 7.3 | 53.9 | 78 | 80 | 4.5 | 19.7 | 57 | 4.1 | 286 | 62 | ||
43 | 62 | 58 | 39 | 42 | Goldsmiths | 1994 Group | 131 | 9,000 | 4,520 | 10.8 | 54.9 | 88 | 81 | 3.8 | 17.6 | 48 | 5.5 | 325 | 62 | |
44 | 31 | 37 | 40 | 43 | Newcastle | Russell | 154 | 9,000 | 13,819 | 3.1 | 66.3 | 87 | 87 | 5.5 | 15.3 | 72 | 5.5 | 409 | 63 | |
45 | 49 | 39 | 47 | 44 | Liverpool | Russell | 126 | 9,000 | 13,756 | 5.1 | 59.3 | 84 | 83 | 6.7 | 13.2 | 66 | 5.4 | 399 | 59 | |
46 | 50 | 56 | 49 | 46 | Queen's, Belfast | Russell | 184 | 13,206 | 7.7 | 58.8 | 86 | 85 | 5.6 | 14.8 | 63 | 5.5 | 361 | 59 | ||
47 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 47 | Queen Mary | 1994 Group | 139 | 9,000 | 10,591 | 10.8 | 63.6 | 84 | 85 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 67 | 5.3 | 385 | 66 | |
48 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 48 | Plymouth | University Alliance | 73 | 9,000 | 14,177 | 6.7 | 60.1 | 83 | 78 | 7.2 | 16.5 | 61 | 6.2 | 295 | 63 | |
49 | 52 | 55 | 43 | 49 | Edinburgh Napier | Million+ | 107 | 9,603 | 14.2 | 58.5 | 81 | 80 | 3.6 | 21.6 | 66 | 8.3 | 296 | 62 | ||
50 | 38 | 27 | 36 | 50 | Robert Gordon | 104 | 6,934 | 10.8 | 62.6 | 83 | 83 | 4.2 | 19.0 | 76 | 6.7 | 294 | 65 | |||
51 | 97 | 89 | 85 | 51 | Newman University College | Guild HE | 28 | 1,814 | 11.0 | 45.8 | 86 | 83 | 3.5 | 17.7 | 63 | 3.3 | 235 | 74 | ||
52 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 52 | Heriot-Watt | 171 | 5,763 | 7.3 | 67.7 | 84 | 87 | 7.3 | 19.1 | 68 | 6.6 | 334 | 62 | |||
53 | 75 | 59 | 52 | 53 | Hull | 120 | 9,000 | 11,295 | 8.2 | 52.2 | 87 | 87 | 4.6 | 20.1 | 60 | 3.5 | 306 | 68 | ||
54 | 82 | 75 | 53 | 54 | Brunel | 113 | 10,435 | 7.9 | 50.1 | 76 | 75 | 4.3 | 20.2 | 54 | 6.7 | 325 | 59 | |||
55 | 74 | 79 | 66 | 55 | Glasgow Caledonian | University Alliance | 106 | 10,860 | 11.8 | 52.5 | 82 | 83 | 3.9 | 20.9 | 53 | 7.3 | 299 | 60 | ||
56 | 90 | 66 | 63 | 56 | Birmingham City | Million + | 52 | 11,986 | 10.0 | 48.4 | 78 | 73 | 5.3 | 20.9 | 65 | 5.5 | 261 | 63 | ||
57 | 42 | 48 | 56 | 57 | Oxford Brookes | University Alliance | 72 | 9,000 | 9,452 | 5.3 | 60.8 | 86 | 85 | 4.9 | 18.1 | 59 | 6.9 | 307 | 67 | |
58 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 58 | Glamorgan | University Alliance | 90 | 10,131 | 10.2 | 53.7 | 81 | 78 | 4.6 | 20.2 | 48 | 5.5 | 278 | 67 | ||
59 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 59 | Gloucestershire | Million+ | 54 | 8,250 | 5,610 | 6.0 | 55.1 | 82 | 78 | 5.3 | 20.6 | 55 | 7.2 | 258 | 68 | |
60 | 88 | 79 | 75 | 59 | Ulster | 185 | 15,259 | 10.0 | 48.9 | 80 | 82 | 4.1 | 17.0 | 51 | 5.6 | 264 | 62 | |||
61 | 79 | 65 | 72 | 61 | Bangor | 178 | 7,119 | 6.7 | 50.8 | 87 | 86 | 5.3 | 20.7 | 54 | 4.0 | 286 | 67 | |||
62 | 70 | 69 | 82 | 62 | Falmouth | Million+ | 53 | 9,000 | 13,687 | 11.5 | 53.4 | 83 | 83 | 5.9 | 18.4 | 55 | 4.0 | 259 | 70 | |
63 | 73 | 78 | 74 | 63 | Brighton | 51 | 9,000 | 10,861 | 11.0 | 52.8 | 82 | 80 | 4.5 | 18.8 | 53 | 6.0 | 288 | 65 | ||
64 | 86 | 74 | 84 | 63 | Bradford | University Alliance | 111 | 9,000 | 7,862 | 11.5 | 49.4 | 80 | 83 | 5.2 | 17.5 | 66 | 3.8 | 264 | 63 | |
65 | 65 | 67 | 60 | 65 | Bath Spa | Million + | 48 | 9,000 | 4,043 | 5.5 | 54.2 | 86 | 79 | 4.1 | 21.1 | 43 | 7.6 | 291 | 71 | |
66 | 59 | 62 | 59 | 66 | UWE Bristol | University Alliance | 81 | 17,584 | 8.3 | 55.5 | 83 | 80 | 3.8 | 20.7 | 58 | 6.8 | 276 | 64 | ||
67 | 77 | 69 | 55 | 67 | Staffordshire | Million+ | 77 | 8,403 | 9.7 | 51.9 | 82 | 82 | 5.7 | 21.7 | 56 | 4.7 | 239 | 66 | ||
68 | 56 | 63 | 57 | 68 | Queen Margaret | 100 | 2,903 | 12.3 | 56.5 | 2.6 | 21.7 | 59 | 7.7 | 305 | ||||||
69 | 50 | 49 | 71 | 69 | Aberystwyth | University Alliance | 177 | 9,000 | 6,697 | 5.6 | 58.8 | 92 | 92 | 4.8 | 18.1 | 51 | 4.5 | 297 | 72 | |
70 | 82 | 86 | 68 | 70 | St Mary's UC, Twickenham | Guild HE | 39 | 8,000 | 2,817 | 8.5 | 50.1 | 89 | 84 | 2.3 | 22.1 | 57 | 5.1 | 244 | 70 | |
71 | 91 | 84 | 83 | 71 | Anglia Ruskin | Million + | 47 | 8,300 | 8,738 | 9.9 | 47.8 | 77 | 70 | 7.7 | 22.7 | 50 | 5.2 | 252 | 67 | |
72 | 48 | 52 | 62 | 72 | Sunderland | Million+ | 78 | 8,500 | 7,667 | 13.3 | 59.7 | 83 | 82 | 6.7 | 15.8 | 51 | 6.2 | 244 | 68 | |
73 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 73 | Portsmouth | University Alliance | 74 | 8,500 | 15,348 | 7.8 | 49.9 | 85 | 84 | 4.9 | 20.5 | 52 | 3.3 | 282 | 66 | |
74 | 105 | 92 | 91 | 74 | Worcester | Guild HE | 46 | 8,100 | 4,141 | 8.6 | 44.2 | 81 | 78 | 4.4 | 21.9 | 53 | 5.7 | 265 | 64 | |
75 | 63 | 87 | 75 | 75 | Coventry | Million+ | 56 | 9,000 | 12,555 | 8.9 | 54.5 | 80 | 78 | 3.3 | 15.7 | 56 | 7.2 | 294 | 65 | |
76 | 55 | 67 | 53 | 76 | Northumbria | University Alliance | 69 | 8,500 | 15,450 | 8.1 | 56.9 | 82 | 82 | 4.5 | 20.3 | 65 | 6.0 | 298 | 66 | |
77 | 71 | 57 | 65 | 77 | UWIC | University Alliance | 89 | 6,828 | 8.5 | 53.1 | 81 | 82 | 4.1 | 20.7 | 51 | 6.1 | 266 | 68 | ||
78 | 65 | 71 | 67 | 78 | Sheffield Hallam | University Alliance | 75 | 8,500 | 18,043 | 6.8 | 54.2 | 81 | 79 | 4.4 | 19.8 | 57 | 7.2 | 286 | 63 | |
79 | 63 | 94 | 100 | 79 | Northampton | Million + | 27 | 6,355 | 9.4 | 54.5 | 85 | 82 | 5.2 | 22.9 | 49 | 8.5 | 236 | 70 | ||
80 | 80 | 79 | 90 | 80 | Chester | 11 | 9,000 | 5,888 | 9.3 | 50.5 | 83 | 78 | 3.3 | 17.2 | 58 | 4.8 | 270 | 68 | ||
81 | 60 | 79 | 69 | 81 | Teesside | University Alliance | 79 | 8,500 | 7,158 | 9.2 | 55.2 | 82 | 82 | 5.2 | 19.5 | 57 | 5.3 | 266 | 72 | |
82 | 93 | 73 | 77 | 82 | De Montfort | University Alliance | 68 | 9,000 | 12,233 | 10.7 | 47.3 | 82 | 82 | 3.9 | 17.5 | 47 | 4.1 | 256 | 68 | |
83 | 94 | 93 | 95 | 83 | Swansea | 180 | 10,018 | 5.3 | 47.1 | 84 | 84 | 3.9 | 16.5 | 56 | 4.3 | 311 | 64 | |||
84 | 114 | 99 | 100 | 84 | Newport | University Alliance | 86 | 3,164 | 11.5 | 39.1 | 79 | 72 | 3.8 | 22.5 | 51 | 3.0 | 249 | 69 | ||
85 | 81 | 77 | 69 | 85 | Thames Valley | Million+ | 80 | 5,257 | 14.5 | 50.2 | 73 | 67 | 7.7 | 49 | 4.4 | 217 | 62 | |||
86 | 109 | 100 | 93 | 86 | Salford | University Alliance | 158 | 9,000 | 12,341 | 7.1 | 41.7 | 80 | 78 | 3.5 | 23.8 | 51 | 4.3 | 278 | 64 | |
87 | 58 | 42 | 81 | 87 | Chichester | 82 | 8,500 | 3,089 | 6.7 | 56.2 | 87 | 84 | 3.3 | 16.6 | 51 | 4.4 | 286 | 70 | ||
88 | 92 | 98 | 73 | 88 | Kingston | Million + | 63 | 9,000 | 15,244 | 9.1 | 47.5 | 81 | 80 | 4.5 | 19.9 | 48 | 7.2 | 241 | 62 | |
89 | 53 | 54 | 96 | 89 | Huddersfield | University Alliance | 61 | 7,950 | 10,594 | 12.4 | 58.0 | 81 | 78 | 4.4 | 18.4 | 64 | 5.6 | 266 | 72 | |
90 | 107 | 107 | 103 | 89 | Canterbury Christ Church | 12 | 7,288 | 7.9 | 43.1 | 84 | 82 | 3.5 | 18.6 | 60 | 4.4 | 246 | 64 | |||
91 | 102 | 103 | 88 | 91 | Bedfordshire | Million+ | 26 | 7,902 | 12.8 | 44.5 | 81 | 76 | 6.2 | 19.1 | 57 | 4.1 | 187 | 64 | ||
92 | 108 | 104 | 97 | 92 | Manchester Met | Million + | 66 | 9,000 | 22,778 | 11.4 | 42.7 | 79 | 75 | 3.2 | 20.6 | 52 | 4.8 | 270 | 63 | |
93 | 109 | 108 | 99 | 94 | Marjon (St Mark and St John) | Guild HE | 14 | 7,800 | 1,872 | 10.0 | 41.7 | 86 | 83 | 2.2 | 26.2 | 59 | 4.1 | 237 | 67 | |
94 | 69 | 96 | 94 | 95 | Winchester | Guild HE | 21 | 8,500 | 3,973 | 7.7 | 53.6 | 83 | 79 | 2.5 | 17.7 | 49 | 6.1 | 274 | 67 | |
95 | 89 | 83 | 85 | 95 | Cumbria | Guild HE | 38 | 8,400 | 4,729 | 10.6 | 48.7 | 78 | 70 | 5.6 | 15.3 | 63 | 4.3 | 259 | 65 | |
96 | 102 | 101 | 102 | 97 | Leeds Met | Million+ | 64 | 8,500 | 16,302 | 8.6 | 44.5 | 78 | 77 | 4.0 | 20.6 | 51 | 4.4 | 267 | 62 | |
97 | 94 | 91 | 105 | 98 | Derby | Million+ | 57 | 7,995 | 9,297 | 11.3 | 47.1 | 82 | 79 | 4.1 | 20.5 | 48 | 4.9 | 247 | 67 | |
98 | 72 | 60 | 97 | 100 | Hertfordshire | University Alliance | 60 | 8,500 | 15,375 | 6.9 | 52.9 | 83 | 82 | 4.0 | 18.5 | 54 | 8.0 | 242 | 65 | |
99 | 57 | 72 | 89 | 101 | Lincoln | University Alliance | 62 | 9,000 | 8,283 | 5.9 | 56.3 | 84 | 83 | 3.4 | 19.7 | 53 | 5.0 | 288 | 70 | |
100 | 87 | 105 | 110 | 102 | Westminster | 83 | 9,000 | 11,813 | 11.3 | 49.0 | 75 | 73 | 4.0 | 17.1 | 49 | 7.5 | 271 | 60 |