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University guide 2010: University league table
All UK universities ranked by The Guardian according to teaching excellence
2010
rankin
g
(2009)
Name of
Institution
%
Guardia
Satisfied
n score/
with
100
teaching
Valu
Spend
%
e Averag
per Studen Career
Satisfied
adde
e
stude t: staff prospect
with
d
Entry
nt
ratio
s
feedback
score Tariff
(FTE)
/ 10
1 (1)
Oxford
100.0
92
68
10
11.8
79
6.7
522
2 (2)
Cambridge
97.0
92
76
9.46
12.1
83
4.9
535
3 (5)
St Andrews
87.0
94
75
6.55
12.8
74
7.2
466
4 (4)
Warwick
84.0
86
60
8.76
15.2
76
6.0
461
5 (3)
London
School of
Economics
82.4
73
63
7.62
14.5
86
5.4
481
6 (7)
UCL
81.5
85
60
8.34
11.2
79
7.0
451
7 (9)
Edinburgh
78.3
85
45
9.26
15.4
74
6.2
442
8 (6)
Imperial
College
77.9
81
50
8.82
12.2
84
4.4
487
9 (13)
Bath
75.6
86
57
5.54
16.0
80
6.0
438
10 (10)
Loughboroug
74.6
h
90
72
5.72
18.7
73
5.4
368
11 (11) York
74.4
89
64
7.48
14.2
65
4.7
431
12 (8)
SOAS
74.2
90
64
6.99
12.8
65
6.5
366
13 (14) Exeter
73.0
92
73
4.55
17.6
68
6.5
390
14 (16) Durham
72.7
87
64
4.54
16.5
75
5.5
456
15 (14) Leicester
72.0
90
71
6.18
18.2
73
6.5
359
16 (12) Lancaster
71.4
87
63
6.88
15.0
61
5.2
386
17 (20) Glasgow
70.7
89
60
5.65
15.0
73
5.8
407
18 (33) Sussex
70.1
88
61
4.65
17.0
68
7.5
376
19 (18) Aston
69.9
88
66
5.27
19.8
75
5.1
364
19 (17) Dundee
69.9
85
65
5.77
15.8
74
6.6
364
21 (26) City
69.8
80
60
6.58
18.1
77
6.6
318
22 (52) Heriot-Watt
69.4
81
59
6.49
17.5
75
6.4
346
22 (25) Southampton
69.4
86
59
5.94
15.4
73
5.6
405
2010
rankin
g
(2009)
Name of
Institution
%
Guardia
Satisfied
n score/
with
100
teaching
Valu
Spend
%
e Averag
per Studen Career
Satisfied
adde
e
stude t: staff prospect
with
d
Entry
nt
ratio
s
feedback
score Tariff
(FTE)
/ 10
24 (30) Birmingham
69.1
87
63
7.62
16.4
69
5.0
402
King's
24 (21) College
London
69.1
85
55
7.12
13.1
80
5.7
412
26 (19) Nottingham
68.7
86
54
6.58
15.1
74
5.0
407
27 (22) Surrey
68.5
80
56
6.22
18.4
77
6.0
352
28 (27) Leeds
68.4
85
60
6.94
15.8
69
5.4
391
29 (31) Bristol
68.1
86
50
5.77
14.3
79
5.6
444
30 (36) Sheffield
67.9
88
62
4.95
16.4
76
5.8
404
67.7
85
62
5.14
15.7
66
5.3
362
32 (37) Bournemouth 67.5
82
66
6.16
23.5
73
6.4
293
32 (24) Manchester
67.5
83
51
7.97
15.9
71
5.1
411
34 (23) Aberdeen
67.2
91
69
5.14
16.8
73
6.5
357
35 (40) UEA
66.8
91
70
5.4
18.8
67
6.0
357
326
31 (34)
Royal
Holloway
Robert
Gordon
66.3
4.45
18.7
83
6.0
36 (37) Stirling
66.3
5.18
14.7
66
6.6
38 (29) Strathclyde
66.1
84
58
6.04
20.5
74
6.5
387
39 (42) Goldsmiths
66.0
87
62
3.98
14.0
64
5.9
316
40 (43) Newcastle
65.1
85
58
5.06
17.0
76
5.3
403
41 (39) Reading
64.9
86
62
4.91
17.6
65
7.0
341
82
63
5.67
17.1
72
4.7
276
4.1
19.0
69
8.2
290
36 (50)
42 (41)
Nottingham
Trent
64.8
43 (49)
Edinburgh
Napier
64.7
44 (32) Cardiff
64.3
86
53
6.44
16.0
74
4.8
390
45 (28) Kent
64.0
88
69
5.06
17.6
69
5.0
318
46 (45) University of
the Arts,
London
63.2
69
56
8.64
23.1
61
5.0
317
47 (44) Liverpool
62.3
84
58
6.27
14.1
70
5.5
384
48 (35) Essex
62.1
84
63
5.27
14.7
58
5.2
305
61.9
85
58
4.59
16.0
76
5.8
353
49 (46)
Queen's,
Belfast
2010
rankin
g
(2009)
Name of
Institution
%
Guardia
Satisfied
n score/
with
100
teaching
Valu
Spend
%
e Averag
per Studen Career
Satisfied
adde
e
stude t: staff prospect
with
d
Entry
nt
ratio
s
feedback
score Tariff
(FTE)
/ 10
61.6
87
66
4.08
15.8
66
6.5
321
51 (48) Plymouth
61.1
85
61
7.11
16.9
54
6.8
274
52 (53) Hull
60.1
88
70
4.47
21.0
70
5.4
285
53 (76) Northumbria
59.7
85
70
4.85
21.0
70
5.4
291
53 (54) Brunel
59.7
77
60
4.28
18.2
62
6.8
318
55 (67) Staffordshire
59.2
82
63
6.67
19.1
65
5.2
249
83
60
4.94
19.1
68
6.8
299
2.43
18.5
67
7.3
321
50 -
Keele
56 (57)
Oxford
Brookes
58.9
57 (68)
Queen
Margaret
58.7
57 (47) Queen Mary
58.7
82
61
5.89
15.0
74
5.2
343
59 (66) UWE Bristol
58.3
85
68
3.63
20.1
63
7.4
273
60 (65) Bath Spa
56.9
88
70
2.82
25.1
56
7.9
285
UC Falmouth 56.7
78
67
5.36
21.2
55
5.1
264
56.6
85
74
6.45
19.3
55
5.2
233
61 -
62 (72) Sunderland
63 (56)
Birmingham
City
56.4
76
63
5.64
19.0
61
6.2
254
63 (59)
Gloucestershir
56.4
e
80
65
6.27
21.1
60
6.2
240
56.0
82
68
4.92
20.1
57
5.1
257
65 (77) UWIC
66 (55)
Glasgow
Caledonian
55.3
82
62
3.57
22.4
65
7.0
325
67 (78)
Sheffield
Hallam
55.2
81
63
4.45
20.7
60
7.2
264
68 (70)
St Mary's UC,
55.1
Twickenham
88
72
2.93
24.3
65
7.0
246
69 (85)
Thames
Valley
54.5
77
62
6.7
14.8
55
5.2
215
69 (81) Teesside
54.5
83
71
5.08
20.6
61
5.3
252
71 (69) Aberystwyth
54.3
88
68
4.51
18.4
50
5.1
304
72 (61) Bangor
54.2
84
63
5.15
20.9
62
4.5
286
73 (88) Kingston
54.0
82
64
4.67
20.7
57
7.1
235
74 (63) Brighton
53.9
83
63
4.68
24.2
63
5.8
278
75 (75) Coventry
53.5
79
63
4.63
22.3
63
7.1
277
75 (59) Ulster
53.5
76
60
4.24
17.9
63
6.6
269
2010
rankin
g
(2009)
Name of
Institution
%
Guardia
Satisfied
n score/
with
100
teaching
Valu
Spend
%
e Averag
per Studen Career
Satisfied
adde
e
stude t: staff prospect
with
d
Entry
nt
ratio
s
feedback
score Tariff
(FTE)
/ 10
77 (82) De Montfort
53.4
83
70
3.64
18.5
62
4.7
246
78
(115)
53.3
87
67
3.73
14.1
53
3.5
252
78 (73) Portsmouth
53.3
88
67
5.14
20.3
61
4.1
269
80 (58) Glamorgan
53.1
80
59
4.56
18.5
55
5.3
257
81 (87) Chichester
52.9
89
73
3.69
19.3
60
4.2
240
Central
Lancashire
52.7
82
67
5.95
22.3
67
3.3
262
83 (71) Anglia Ruskin 52.4
77
58
7.22
22.6
61
5.8
256
84 (63) Bradford
51.8
77
59
5.07
16.0
68
4.7
268
85 (95) Cumbria
51.4
80
64
5.53
18.0
68
3.5
263
Newman
85 (51) University
College
51.4
89
71
2.87
19.3
73
5.2
231
87
(107)
York St John
50.7
83
66
5.51
21.4
56
4.1
288
88 (91) Bedfordshire
50.0
81
62
3.69
15.7
62
4.8
213
89
(101)
Lincoln
49.4
82
69
2.78
23.2
58
5.7
261
90 (80) Chester
49.3
85
66
3.59
20.3
63
4.4
264
91 (74) Worcester
49.2
85
67
4.04
19.8
64
4.2
232
92
(103)
48.9
78
71
3.78
22.7
65
4.8
222
93 (86) Salford
48.6
81
64
4.36
19.9
58
5.0
271
94 (95) Winchester
48.3
87
67
2.31
18.3
53
4.9
255
95 (83) Swansea
48.1
86
61
4.11
18.8
56
3.5
298
96 (89) Huddersfield
47.9
78
64
3.86
17.6
52
4.4
258
Hertfordshire 46.9
78
57
4.69
17.1
60
3.8
241
46.9
76
60
3.53
20.6
60
5.8
268
Marjon (St
99 (94) Mark and St
John)
46.2
85
69
2.35
19.2
59
4.1
213
100
(84)
45.3
76
67
3.7
26.7
53
6.1
242
82 (62)
97
(100)
Lampeter
Glyndwr
97 (92) Manchester
Met
Newport
2010
rankin
g
(2009)
Name of
Institution
%
Guardia
Satisfied
n score/
with
100
teaching
Valu
Spend
%
e Averag
per Studen Career
Satisfied
adde
e
stude t: staff prospect
with
d
Entry
nt
ratio
s
feedback
score Tariff
(FTE)
/ 10
100
(79)
Northampton
45.3
85
69
3.36
23.3
55
5.7
234
102
(97)
Leeds Met
45.2
72
54
5.09
24.5
54
5.3
263
103
(89)
Canterbury
44.8
Christ Church
83
65
3.63
19.9
57
4.1
243
104
(104)
Edge Hill
44.3
82
67
3.5
21.3
53
3.4
246
105
(98)
Derby
43.9
82
65
4.48
20.0
50
4.1
233
106
(108)
Middlesex
43.6
78
64
6.69
26.0
59
4.9
192
107
(105)
Abertay
Dundee
43.4
3.41
23.0
50
5.5
277
108
(106)
Roehampton
43.1
80
59
4.04
19.8
51
4.0
250
109
(112)
Greenwich
42.5
83
69
4.16
23.3
56
4.0
210
110
(102)
Westminster
42.4
75
58
4.08
18.2
48
4.5
247
111
(93)
Leeds Trinity
42.0
& All Saints
82
69
2.57
23.3
61
3.4
230
112
(109)
Liverpool
John Moores
40.5
79
61
3.96
22.1
55
3.2
243
113
(114)
Bucks New
University
39.6
74
60
4.88
22.0
49
3.3
209
114
(117)
Bolton
37.7
80
65
2.52
22.5
50
5.0
208
115
(109)
Southampton
Solent
36.8
73
57
3.79
24.8
53
3.2
221
116
(111)
East London
34.6
80
61
4.42
22.7
55
3.1
190
117
(116)
London South
30.1
Bank
76
55
2.79
29.6
59
5.9
178
All UK universities ranked by The Guardian according to teaching excellence
2010
rankin
g
(2009)
Name of
Institution
%
Guardia
Satisfied
n score/
with
100
teaching
Valu
Spend
%
e Averag
per Studen Career
Satisfied
adde
e
stude t: staff prospect
with
d
Entry
nt
ratio
s
feedback
score Tariff
(FTE)
/ 10
1 (1)
Oxford
100.0
92
68
10
11.8
79
6.7
522
2 (2)
Cambridge
97.0
92
76
9.46
12.1
83
4.9
535
3 (5)
St Andrews
87.0
94
75
6.55
12.8
74
7.2
466
4 (4)
Warwick
84.0
86
60
8.76
15.2
76
6.0
461
5 (3)
London
School of
Economics
82.4
73
63
7.62
14.5
86
5.4
481
6 (7)
UCL
81.5
85
60
8.34
11.2
79
7.0
451
7 (9)
Edinburgh
78.3
85
45
9.26
15.4
74
6.2
442
8 (6)
Imperial
College
77.9
81
50
8.82
12.2
84
4.4
487
9 (13)
Bath
75.6
86
57
5.54
16.0
80
6.0
438
10 (10)
Loughboroug
74.6
h
90
72
5.72
18.7
73
5.4
368
11 (11) York
74.4
89
64
7.48
14.2
65
4.7
431
12 (8)
SOAS
74.2
90
64
6.99
12.8
65
6.5
366
13 (14) Exeter
73.0
92
73
4.55
17.6
68
6.5
390
14 (16) Durham
72.7
87
64
4.54
16.5
75
5.5
456
15 (14) Leicester
72.0
90
71
6.18
18.2
73
6.5
359
16 (12) Lancaster
71.4
87
63
6.88
15.0
61
5.2
386
17 (20) Glasgow
70.7
89
60
5.65
15.0
73
5.8
407
18 (33) Sussex
70.1
88
61
4.65
17.0
68
7.5
376
19 (18) Aston
69.9
88
66
5.27
19.8
75
5.1
364
19 (17) Dundee
69.9
85
65
5.77
15.8
74
6.6
364
21 (26) City
69.8
80
60
6.58
18.1
77
6.6
318
22 (52) Heriot-Watt
69.4
81
59
6.49
17.5
75
6.4
346
22 (25) Southampton
69.4
86
59
5.94
15.4
73
5.6
405
2010
rankin
g
(2009)
Name of
Institution
%
Guardia
Satisfied
n score/
with
100
teaching
Valu
Spend
%
e Averag
per Studen Career
Satisfied
adde
e
stude t: staff prospect
with
d
Entry
nt
ratio
s
feedback
score Tariff
(FTE)
/ 10
24 (30) Birmingham
69.1
87
63
7.62
16.4
69
5.0
402
King's
24 (21) College
London
69.1
85
55
7.12
13.1
80
5.7
412
26 (19) Nottingham
68.7
86
54
6.58
15.1
74
5.0
407
27 (22) Surrey
68.5
80
56
6.22
18.4
77
6.0
352
28 (27) Leeds
68.4
85
60
6.94
15.8
69
5.4
391
29 (31) Bristol
68.1
86
50
5.77
14.3
79
5.6
444
30 (36) Sheffield
67.9
88
62
4.95
16.4
76
5.8
404
67.7
85
62
5.14
15.7
66
5.3
362
32 (37) Bournemouth 67.5
82
66
6.16
23.5
73
6.4
293
32 (24) Manchester
67.5
83
51
7.97
15.9
71
5.1
411
34 (23) Aberdeen
67.2
91
69
5.14
16.8
73
6.5
357
35 (40) UEA
66.8
91
70
5.4
18.8
67
6.0
357
326
31 (34)
Royal
Holloway
Robert
Gordon
66.3
4.45
18.7
83
6.0
36 (37) Stirling
66.3
5.18
14.7
66
6.6
38 (29) Strathclyde
66.1
84
58
6.04
20.5
74
6.5
387
39 (42) Goldsmiths
66.0
87
62
3.98
14.0
64
5.9
316
40 (43) Newcastle
65.1
85
58
5.06
17.0
76
5.3
403
41 (39) Reading
64.9
86
62
4.91
17.6
65
7.0
341
82
63
5.67
17.1
72
4.7
276
4.1
19.0
69
8.2
290
36 (50)
42 (41)
Nottingham
Trent
64.8
43 (49)
Edinburgh
Napier
64.7
44 (32) Cardiff
64.3
86
53
6.44
16.0
74
4.8
390
45 (28) Kent
64.0
88
69
5.06
17.6
69
5.0
318
46 (45) University of
the Arts,
London
63.2
69
56
8.64
23.1
61
5.0
317
47 (44) Liverpool
62.3
84
58
6.27
14.1
70
5.5
384
48 (35) Essex
62.1
84
63
5.27
14.7
58
5.2
305
61.9
85
58
4.59
16.0
76
5.8
353
49 (46)
Queen's,
Belfast
2010
rankin
g
(2009)
Name of
Institution
%
Guardia
Satisfied
n score/
with
100
teaching
Valu
Spend
%
e Averag
per Studen Career
Satisfied
adde
e
stude t: staff prospect
with
d
Entry
nt
ratio
s
feedback
score Tariff
(FTE)
/ 10
61.6
87
66
4.08
15.8
66
6.5
321
51 (48) Plymouth
61.1
85
61
7.11
16.9
54
6.8
274
52 (53) Hull
60.1
88
70
4.47
21.0
70
5.4
285
53 (76) Northumbria
59.7
85
70
4.85
21.0
70
5.4
291
53 (54) Brunel
59.7
77
60
4.28
18.2
62
6.8
318
55 (67) Staffordshire
59.2
82
63
6.67
19.1
65
5.2
249
83
60
4.94
19.1
68
6.8
299
2.43
18.5
67
7.3
321
50 -
Keele
56 (57)
Oxford
Brookes
58.9
57 (68)
Queen
Margaret
58.7
57 (47) Queen Mary
58.7
82
61
5.89
15.0
74
5.2
343
59 (66) UWE Bristol
58.3
85
68
3.63
20.1
63
7.4
273
60 (65) Bath Spa
56.9
88
70
2.82
25.1
56
7.9
285
UC Falmouth 56.7
78
67
5.36
21.2
55
5.1
264
56.6
85
74
6.45
19.3
55
5.2
233
61 -
62 (72) Sunderland
63 (56)
Birmingham
City
56.4
76
63
5.64
19.0
61
6.2
254
63 (59)
Gloucestershir
56.4
e
80
65
6.27
21.1
60
6.2
240
56.0
82
68
4.92
20.1
57
5.1
257
65 (77) UWIC
66 (55)
Glasgow
Caledonian
55.3
82
62
3.57
22.4
65
7.0
325
67 (78)
Sheffield
Hallam
55.2
81
63
4.45
20.7
60
7.2
264
68 (70)
St Mary's UC,
55.1
Twickenham
88
72
2.93
24.3
65
7.0
246
69 (85)
Thames
Valley
54.5
77
62
6.7
14.8
55
5.2
215
69 (81) Teesside
54.5
83
71
5.08
20.6
61
5.3
252
71 (69) Aberystwyth
54.3
88
68
4.51
18.4
50
5.1
304
72 (61) Bangor
54.2
84
63
5.15
20.9
62
4.5
286
73 (88) Kingston
54.0
82
64
4.67
20.7
57
7.1
235
74 (63) Brighton
53.9
83
63
4.68
24.2
63
5.8
278
75 (75) Coventry
53.5
79
63
4.63
22.3
63
7.1
277
75 (59) Ulster
53.5
76
60
4.24
17.9
63
6.6
269
2010
rankin
g
(2009)
Name of
Institution
%
Guardia
Satisfied
n score/
with
100
teaching
Valu
Spend
%
e Averag
per Studen Career
Satisfied
adde
e
stude t: staff prospect
with
d
Entry
nt
ratio
s
feedback
score Tariff
(FTE)
/ 10
77 (82) De Montfort
53.4
83
70
3.64
18.5
62
4.7
246
78
(115)
53.3
87
67
3.73
14.1
53
3.5
252
78 (73) Portsmouth
53.3
88
67
5.14
20.3
61
4.1
269
80 (58) Glamorgan
53.1
80
59
4.56
18.5
55
5.3
257
81 (87) Chichester
52.9
89
73
3.69
19.3
60
4.2
240
Central
Lancashire
52.7
82
67
5.95
22.3
67
3.3
262
83 (71) Anglia Ruskin 52.4
77
58
7.22
22.6
61
5.8
256
84 (63) Bradford
51.8
77
59
5.07
16.0
68
4.7
268
85 (95) Cumbria
51.4
80
64
5.53
18.0
68
3.5
263
Newman
85 (51) University
College
51.4
89
71
2.87
19.3
73
5.2
231
87
(107)
York St John
50.7
83
66
5.51
21.4
56
4.1
288
88 (91) Bedfordshire
50.0
81
62
3.69
15.7
62
4.8
213
89
(101)
Lincoln
49.4
82
69
2.78
23.2
58
5.7
261
90 (80) Chester
49.3
85
66
3.59
20.3
63
4.4
264
91 (74) Worcester
49.2
85
67
4.04
19.8
64
4.2
232
92
(103)
48.9
78
71
3.78
22.7
65
4.8
222
93 (86) Salford
48.6
81
64
4.36
19.9
58
5.0
271
94 (95) Winchester
48.3
87
67
2.31
18.3
53
4.9
255
95 (83) Swansea
48.1
86
61
4.11
18.8
56
3.5
298
96 (89) Huddersfield
47.9
78
64
3.86
17.6
52
4.4
258
Hertfordshire 46.9
78
57
4.69
17.1
60
3.8
241
46.9
76
60
3.53
20.6
60
5.8
268
Marjon (St
99 (94) Mark and St
John)
46.2
85
69
2.35
19.2
59
4.1
213
100
(84)
45.3
76
67
3.7
26.7
53
6.1
242
82 (62)
97
(100)
Lampeter
Glyndwr
97 (92) Manchester
Met
Newport
2010
rankin
g
(2009)
Name of
Institution
%
Guardia
Satisfied
n score/
with
100
teaching
Valu
Spend
%
e Averag
per Studen Career
Satisfied
adde
e
stude t: staff prospect
with
d
Entry
nt
ratio
s
feedback
score Tariff
(FTE)
/ 10
100
(79)
Northampton
45.3
85
69
3.36
23.3
55
5.7
234
102
(97)
Leeds Met
45.2
72
54
5.09
24.5
54
5.3
263
103
(89)
Canterbury
44.8
Christ Church
83
65
3.63
19.9
57
4.1
243
104
(104)
Edge Hill
44.3
82
67
3.5
21.3
53
3.4
246
105
(98)
Derby
43.9
82
65
4.48
20.0
50
4.1
233
106
(108)
Middlesex
43.6
78
64
6.69
26.0
59
4.9
192
107
(105)
Abertay
Dundee
43.4
3.41
23.0
50
5.5
277
108
(106)
Roehampton
43.1
80
59
4.04
19.8
51
4.0
250
109
(112)
Greenwich
42.5
83
69
4.16
23.3
56
4.0
210
110
(102)
Westminster
42.4
75
58
4.08
18.2
48
4.5
247
111
(93)
Leeds Trinity
42.0
& All Saints
82
69
2.57
23.3
61
3.4
230
112
(109)
Liverpool
John Moores
40.5
79
61
3.96
22.1
55
3.2
243
113
(114)
Bucks New
University
39.6
74
60
4.88
22.0
49
3.3
209
114
(117)
Bolton
37.7
80
65
2.52
22.5
50
5.0
208
115
(109)
Southampton
Solent
36.8
73
57
3.79
24.8
53
3.2
221
116
(111)
East London
34.6
80
61
4.42
22.7
55
3.1
190
117
(116)
London South
30.1
Bank
76
55
2.79
29.6
59
5.9
178
