Top UK University League Table 2012

CUG Rank		University Name	Entry Standards [1]		Student Satisfaction [2]		Research Assessment [3]		Graduate Prospects [4]		Overall Score [5]
2012	2011
1	2	Cambridge		559		4.1		2.98		85.5		1000
2	1	Oxford		536		4.2		2.96		85.0		992
3	3	Imperial College London		519		3.8		2.94		86.7		940
4	5	London School of Economics		513		3.9		2.96		84.1		928
5	4	Durham		487		4.0		2.72		80.4		890
6	6	St Andrews		485		4.1		2.72		76.3		854
7	9	University College London		477		4.0		2.84		81.1		842
8	7	Warwick		480		4.0		2.80		72.5		822
9	8	Lancaster		407		4.0		2.71		71.8		820
10	12	Bath		459		4.0		2.71		77.9		800
11	16	Bristol		467		3.9		2.72		77.7		794
12	10	York		437		4.1		2.78		68.2		790
13	11	Edinburgh		442		3.8		2.75		72.4		782
14	14	Southampton		427		3.9		2.72		70.8		779
15	24	Exeter		439		4.1		2.62		70.3		768
16	13	King's College London		447		3.9		2.69		82.6		758
17	18	Nottingham		428		3.9		2.67		77.9		753
18	15	SOAS		423		3.9		2.60		68.7		751
19	21	Loughborough		390		4.1		2.62		69.2		749
19	19	Sussex		380		4.1		2.61		69.3		749
21	26	Glasgow		408		4.0		2.59		72.1		748
22	23	Birmingham		421		4.0		2.64		71.8		742
23	22	Leicester		399		4.1		2.45		71.5		740
24	29	Newcastle		410		4.0		2.63		75.4		738
25	17	Aston		370		3.9		2.43		74.8		735
26	25	Sheffield		426		4.0		2.72		73.6		729
27	28	East Anglia		386		4.1		2.58		66.1		728
28	33	Surrey		388		3.9		2.58		76.4		715
29	31	Manchester		422		3.8		2.82		70.4		714
30	32	Liverpool		401		3.9		2.54		70.3		712
31	35	Queen's, Belfast		362		3.9		2.56		69.4		710
32	27	Leeds		408		3.9		2.72		65.8		702
33	30	Royal Holloway		381		4.0		2.67		63.1		693
34	38	Kent		329		4.0		2.60		67.3		684
34	40	Reading		370		4.0		2.53		66.3		684
36	39	Queen Mary		387		4.0		2.73		71.7		683
37	41	Cardiff		406		3.9		2.69		73.6		672
38	37	Essex		307		4.0		2.77		58.6		668
38	34	Heriot-Watt		335		3.9		2.48		68.8		668
40	35	Strathclyde		394		3.9		2.45		73.0		665
41	47	City		361		3.9		2.48		70.6		646
42	20	Buckingham		273		4.4				87.5		639
43	45	Dundee		353		4.0		2.54		68.9		628
44	43	Keele		310		4.0		2.41		67.5		619
45	52	Stirling		305		4.0		2.41		66.2		613
46	44	Aberdeen		332		4.0		2.57		69.4		604
46	50	Oxford Brookes		314		3.9		2.20		62.0		604
48	41	Hertfordshire		244		3.9		2.40		59.7		597
49	47	Aberystwyth		298		4.1		2.48		55.1		596
50	46	Brunel		325		3.8		2.32		59.3		594
51	51	Robert Gordon		295		3.9		2.06		76.7		575
52	54	Ulster		266		3.8		2.48		53.9		572
53	65	Plymouth		297		3.8		2.18		64.3		560
54	60	Swansea		314		3.9		2.43		60.3		559
55	49	Nottingham Trent		287		3.8		2.16		60.6		557
56	53	Chichester		290		4.0		1.96		54.4		555
57	57	Goldsmiths College		327		3.8		2.58		53.8		551
58	67	Huddersfield		273		3.9		2.10		69.5		548
59	70	University of the Arts, London		276		3.6		2.49		53.1		545
60	64	Northumbria		300		3.9		2.15		68.0		539
61	68	West of England, Bristol		278		3.8		2.20		61.4		538
62	55	Bournemouth		297		3.8		2.18		61.1		534
62	56	Hull		309		4.0		2.37		64.6		534
62	68	Sheffield Hallam		289		3.8		2.05		61.8		534
65	72	Central Lancashire		260		3.9		1.96		59.6		530
66	58	Birmingham City		263		3.8		2.31		67.7		526
67	71	Lincoln		289		4.0		1.90		55.9		525
68	73	Brighton		290		3.9		2.37		55.5		524
68	59	UWIC, Cardiff		267		3.9		1.88		55.3		524
70	76	Winchester		280		3.9		2.16		54.0		519
71	97	Middlesex		207		3.8		2.18		57.8		517
72	75	Coventry		298		3.8		1.85		59.9		514
73	61	Bradford		268		3.9		2.34		69.4		513
73	87	Roehampton		259		3.8		2.20		59.9		513
75	62	Gloucestershire		264		3.9		1.72		57.8		510
76	79	Glasgow Caledonian		302		3.9		2.01		57.3		504
77	94	Westminster		273		3.7		2.23		55.1		502
78	63	Bangor		288		4.0		2.43		59.7		498
79	109	University for the Creative Arts		269		3.6		1.90		50.8		494
80	81	Chester		273		3.9		1.74		63.4		489
81	65	De Montfort		259		3.9		2.32		52.8		488
81	89	Portsmouth		283		3.9		2.24		56.7		488
83	86	Glamorgan		279		3.9		2.04		54.3		485
84	74	Edinburgh Napier		296		3.8		1.83		69.3		484
85	83	Bath Spa		293		3.8		1.89		46.5		481
86	81	Cumbria		263		3.8		1.23		66.2		474
87	77	Queen Margaret		309		3.9		1.37		61.8		469
88	84	Kingston		243		3.8		2.04		52.3		468
89	89	University of Wales, Newport		252		3.9		2.42		54.5		467
90	105	Teesside		271		4.0		1.99		61.9		466
91	93	Sunderland		246		3.9		1.86		54.8		465
92	-	Trinity Saint David		251		3.9		2.11		59.7		463
93	89	Manchester Metropolitan		271		3.7		2.16		57.1		462
93	95	West London		220		3.7		1.67		52.8		462
95	98	Abertay Dundee		252		3.9		1.83		57.7		460
95	85	Leeds Metropolitan		267		3.8		2.05		55.5		460
97	96	Salford		280		3.8		2.36		55.1		459
98	88	Edge Hill		260		4.0		1.50		63.2		453
99	80	Staffordshire		241		3.9		1.62		60.7		452
100	106	Canterbury Christ Church		247		3.8		1.79		63.3		447
101	102	Liverpool John Moores		263		3.8		2.15		50.5		442
102	78	York St John		282		3.9		1.40		51.8		439
103	101	Bedfordshire		187		3.8		2.09		61.2		438
104	92	Glyndwr		231		3.9		1.69		65.5		430
105	100	Northampton		238		3.9		1.69		52.9		429
106	102	Worcester		271		3.9		1.54		60.8		421
107	108	Buckinghamshire New		212		3.7		1.67		48.8		416
108	104	Derby		250		3.9		1.96		52.3		414
109	110	Greenwich		215		4.0		1.90		54.7		413
110	106	Anglia Ruskin		254		3.7		2.07		55.5		412
111	111	Southampton Solent		266		3.9		1.49		46.2		384
112	-	West of Scotland		241		3.9		1.84		58.3		362
113	113	East London		200		3.7		2.24		48.6		335
114	112	Bolton		222		3.9		1.75		45.4		301
115	115	London Metropolitan		221		3.6		1.84		45.5		296
116	114	London South Bank		201		3.8		2.24		49.3		295

(Source : The Complete University Guide)

Footnote :
[1] Entry Standards
The average UCAS tariff score of new students under 21 years of age entering the University.
[2]Student Satisfaction
A guide to how satisfied students are with the quality of teaching they receive.
[3]Research Assessment
The average quality of the research undertaken in the University.
[4]Graduate Prospects
A guide to the employability of graduates on completion of their courses at the University.
[5]Overall Score
The total score calculated by our independent and trusted methodology, comprising the four measures listed in the University League Table together with Teaching Standards, Employment Prospects, Good Honours, Staff–Student Ratio, Academic and Facilities Spend, Degree Completion and Green (listed in the University Profiles). Click here to read more