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2024	UNIVERSITY	2024	SATISFACTION	REFLECTIONS	OUTCOMES	RESEARCH QUALITY
1st	Uni of Birmingham University of Birmingham View All Courses	1st	4.25 / 5	87 / 100	89 / 100	20.63
2nd	Uni of Oxford University of Oxford View All Courses	2nd	4.26 / 5	86 / 100	86 / 100	6.68
3rd	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	3rd	3.99 / 5	85 / 100	80 / 100	11.02
4th	Uni of Liverpool University of Liverpool View All Courses	4th	4.36 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	—
5th	LSE London School of Economics View All Courses	5th	4.02 / 5	86 / 100	91 / 100	13.79
6th	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	6th	4.21 / 5	83 / 100	87 / 100	26.48
7th	Uni of Plymouth University of Plymouth View All Courses	7th	4.10 / 5	87 / 100	85 / 100	—
8th	UCL UCL, University of London View All Courses	8th	4.12 / 5	87 / 100	86 / 100	7.24
9th	Uni of Exeter University of Exeter View All Courses	9th	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	—
10th	Liverpool JM Liverpool John Moores University View All Courses	10th	4.28 / 5	86 / 100	81 / 100	—
11th	Uni of Reading University of Reading View All Courses	11th	4.17 / 5	87 / 100	86 / 100	17.42
12th	Durham Uni Durham University View All Courses	12th	4.02 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	9.79
13th	Bournemouth Uni Bournemouth University View All Courses	13th	4.14 / 5	84 / 100	86 / 100	—
14th	SOAS SOAS, University of London View All Courses	14th	3.70 / 5	82 / 100	88 / 100	9.75
15th	Uni of C.Lancashire University of Central Lancashire View All Courses	15th	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	—
16th	Uni of Sussex University of Sussex View All Courses	16th	4.07 / 5	82 / 100	84 / 100	12.43
17th	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	17th	4.05 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	5.09
18th	Uni of Winchester University of Winchester View All Courses	18th	3.89 / 5	85 / 100	91 / 100	—
19th	Queens Uni Queen's University, Belfast View All Courses	19th	4.04 / 5	87 / 100	91 / 100	29.80
20th	Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes University View All Courses	20th	4.04 / 5	84 / 100	84 / 100	—
21st	Uni of Southampton University of Southampton View All Courses	21st	4.07 / 5	85 / 100	87 / 100	—
22nd	Brunel Uni London Brunel Uni, London View All Courses	22nd	3.80 / 5	82 / 100	83 / 100	27.73
23rd	Uni of Dundee University of Dundee View All Courses	23rd	3.86 / 5	87 / 100	89 / 100	—
24th	Uni of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen View All Courses	24th	4.01 / 5	85 / 100	81 / 100	26.87
25th	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	25th	3.91 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	10.44
26th	Goldsmiths, UOL Goldsmiths, University of London View All Courses	26th	3.67 / 5	83 / 100	88 / 100	15.43
27th	university-of-st-andrews University of St. Andrews View All Courses	27th	3.61 / 5	84 / 100	92 / 100	17.72

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