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2024	UNIVERSITY	2024	SATISFACTION	REFLECTIONS	OUTCOMES	RESEARCH QUALITY
1st	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	1st	4.16 / 5	83 / 100	86 / 100	11.84
2nd	Cardiff Uni Cardiff University View All Courses	2nd	4.23 / 5	86 / 100	88 / 100	20.61
3rd	Uni of Liverpool University of Liverpool View All Courses	3rd	4.36 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	8.85
4th	Uni of Exeter University of Exeter View All Courses	4th	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	21.31
5th	Uni of Reading University of Reading View All Courses	5th	4.17 / 5	87 / 100	81 / 100	19.47
6th	Uni of Birmingham University of Birmingham View All Courses	6th	4.25 / 5	87 / 100	86 / 100	—
7th	Newcastle Uni Newcastle University View All Courses	7th	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	84 / 100	17.45
8th	Uni of Oxford University of Oxford View All Courses	8th	4.26 / 5	86 / 100	77 / 100	7.08
9th	Bournemouth Uni Bournemouth University View All Courses	9th	4.14 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	13.72
10th	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	10th	4.20 / 5	87 / 100	86 / 100	—
11th	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	11th	4.21 / 5	83 / 100	85 / 100	—
12th	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	12th	4.05 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	—
13th	Uni of Glasgow University of Glasgow View All Courses	13th	4.12 / 5	85 / 100	79 / 100	27.30
14th	Uni of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen View All Courses	14th	4.01 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	31.90
15th	Uni of Cambridge University of Cambridge View All Courses	15th	4.09 / 5	85 / 100	76 / 100	7.55
16th	Uni of Chester University of Chester View All Courses	16th	4.13 / 5	87 / 100	84 / 100	41.00
17th	Uni of C.Lancashire University of Central Lancashire View All Courses	17th	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	40.71
18th	Queens Uni Queen's University, Belfast View All Courses	18th	4.04 / 5	87 / 100	79 / 100	28.29
19th	Uni of Southampton University of Southampton View All Courses	19th	4.07 / 5	85 / 100	79 / 100	18.52
20th	UCL UCL, University of London View All Courses	20th	4.12 / 5	87 / 100	84 / 100	5.53
21st	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	21st	3.91 / 5	85 / 100	82 / 100	—
22nd	Uni of Warwick University of Warwick View All Courses	22nd	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	85 / 100	—
23rd	Durham Uni Durham University View All Courses	23rd	4.02 / 5	85 / 100	81 / 100	11.97
24th	Uni of Kent University of Kent View All Courses	24th	3.98 / 5	82 / 100	83 / 100	—
25th	Uni of Leicester University of Leicester View All Courses	25th	4.06 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	13.31
26th	Bangor Uni Bangor University View All Courses	26th	3.99 / 5	84 / 100	86 / 100	—
27th	Royal Holloway Royal Holloway, University of London View All Courses	27th	3.93 / 5	83 / 100	86 / 100	—
28th	Uni of Winchester University of Winchester View All Courses	28th	3.89 / 5	85 / 100	85 / 100	22.45
29th	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	29th	3.99 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	—

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