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Top universities for Environmental Sciences

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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	93 / 100	11.79
2nd	Swansea Uni Swansea University View All Courses	2nd	4.26 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	12.54
3rd	Uni of Liverpool University of Liverpool View All Courses	3rd	4.36 / 5	85 / 100	85 / 100	10.00
4th	Uni of Sheffield University of Sheffield View All Courses	4th	4.32 / 5	86 / 100	100 / 100	—
5th	Uni of Leeds University of Leeds View All Courses	5th	4.20 / 5	84 / 100	83 / 100	2.79
6th	Nottingham Trent Nottingham Trent University View All Courses	6th	4.32 / 5	83 / 100	100 / 100	—
7th	Uni of Glasgow University of Glasgow View All Courses	7th	4.12 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	7.13
8th	Liverpool JM Liverpool John Moores University View All Courses	8th	4.28 / 5	86 / 100	83 / 100	4.69
9th	Newcastle Uni Newcastle University View All Courses	9th	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	10.06
10th	Uni of Exeter University of Exeter View All Courses	10th	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	4.47
11th	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	11th	4.20 / 5	87 / 100	93 / 100	—
12th	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	12th	4.16 / 5	83 / 100	88 / 100	10.03
13th	Bournemouth Uni Bournemouth University View All Courses	13th	4.14 / 5	84 / 100	80 / 100	—
14th	Uni of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth View All Courses	14th	4.13 / 5	84 / 100	90 / 100	9.13
15th	Uni of Leicester University of Leicester View All Courses	15th	4.06 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	10.30
16th	Northumbria Uni Northumbria University View All Courses	16th	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	—
17th	Sheffield Hallam Uni Sheffield Hallam University View All Courses	17th	4.19 / 5	87 / 100	100 / 100	—
18th	Uni of Reading University of Reading View All Courses	18th	4.17 / 5	87 / 100	77 / 100	4.24
19th	Liverpool Hope Uni Liverpool Hope University View All Courses	19th	4.11 / 5	88 / 100	50 / 100	—
20th	Uni of Plymouth University of Plymouth View All Courses	20th	4.10 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	5.14
21st	Ulster Uni Ulster University View All Courses	21st	4.18 / 5	89 / 100	90 / 100	—
22nd	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	22nd	3.99 / 5	85 / 100	82 / 100	5.52
23rd	Bath Spa Uni Bath Spa University View All Courses	23rd	4.03 / 5	83 / 100	83 / 100	—
24th	Keele Uni Keele University View All Courses	24th	3.99 / 5	87 / 100	100 / 100	—
25th	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	25th	4.05 / 5	85 / 100	92 / 100	2.81
26th	Queens Uni Queen's University, Belfast View All Courses	26th	4.04 / 5	87 / 100	89 / 100	—
27th	Lancaster Uni Lancaster University View All Courses	27th	3.95 / 5	85 / 100	87 / 100	4.67
28th	Queen MaryUOL Queen Mary, University of London View All Courses	28th	4.01 / 5	86 / 100	85 / 100	—
29th	Manchester Met Uni Manchester Metropolitan University View All Courses	29th	4.08 / 5	84 / 100	80 / 100	7.80
30th	Uni of Southampton University of Southampton View All Courses	30th	4.07 / 5	85 / 100	87 / 100	6.00
31st	Bangor Uni Bangor University View All Courses	31st	3.99 / 5	84 / 100	89 / 100	4.70
32nd	Uni of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen View All Courses	32nd	4.01 / 5	85 / 100	80 / 100	3.76
33rd	Uni of Hull University of Hull View All Courses	33rd	3.98 / 5	87 / 100	89 / 100	—
34th	Uni of Worcester University of Worcester View All Courses	34th	4.02 / 5	89 / 100	80 / 100	—
35th	Aberystwyth Uni Aberystwyth University View All Courses	35th	4.14 / 5	82 / 100	89 / 100	—
36th	Uni of Hertfordshire University of Hertfordshire View All Courses	36th	3.93 / 5	84 / 100	75 / 100	—
37th	Uni of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield View All Courses	37th	3.94 / 5	85 / 100	—	—
38th	Uni of Brighton University of Brighton View All Courses	38th	3.92 / 5	86 / 100	78 / 100	—

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