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2024	UNIVERSITY	2024	SATISFACTION	REFLECTIONS	OUTCOMES	RESEARCH QUALITY
1st	The Uni of Salford University of Salford View All Courses	1st	4.03 / 5	84 / 100	75 / 100	—
2nd	Ulster Uni Ulster University View All Courses	2nd	4.18 / 5	89 / 100	71 / 100	32.22
3rd	Edge Hill Uni Edge Hill University View All Courses	3rd	4.19 / 5	90 / 100	80 / 100	20.69
4th	Nottingham Trent Nottingham Trent University View All Courses	4th	4.32 / 5	83 / 100	85 / 100	26.23
5th	Northumbria Uni Northumbria University View All Courses	5th	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	8.44
6th	Bournemouth Uni Bournemouth University View All Courses	6th	4.14 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	—
7th	Uni of Liverpool University of Liverpool View All Courses	7th	4.36 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	10.09
8th	Uni of Sheffield University of Sheffield View All Courses	8th	4.32 / 5	86 / 100	88 / 100	8.32
9th	Liverpool JM Liverpool John Moores University View All Courses	9th	4.28 / 5	86 / 100	82 / 100	16.06
10th	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	10th	4.20 / 5	87 / 100	86 / 100	8.06
11th	De Montfort De Montfort University (DMU) View All Courses	11th	4.06 / 5	82 / 100	89 / 100	19.48
12th	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	12th	4.16 / 5	83 / 100	86 / 100	7.53
13th	Anglia Ruskin Uni Anglia Ruskin University ARU View All Courses	13th	4.20 / 5	86 / 100	67 / 100	63.20
14th	Uni of Birmingham University of Birmingham View All Courses	14th	4.25 / 5	87 / 100	86 / 100	7.94
15th	Swansea Uni Swansea University View All Courses	15th	4.26 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	9.02
16th	Leeds Beckett Uni Leeds Beckett University View All Courses	16th	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	21.09
17th	Cardiff Uni Cardiff University View All Courses	17th	4.23 / 5	86 / 100	88 / 100	6.27
18th	Uni of Reading University of Reading View All Courses	18th	4.17 / 5	87 / 100	81 / 100	18.15
19th	Newman Uni Newman University View All Courses	19th	4.16 / 5	90 / 100	86 / 100	37.00
20th	Uni of Exeter University of Exeter View All Courses	20th	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	5.80
21st	Uni of Chester University of Chester View All Courses	21st	4.13 / 5	87 / 100	84 / 100	25.18
22nd	Loughborough Uni Loughborough University View All Courses	22nd	4.23 / 5	86 / 100	88 / 100	—
23rd	Uni of Southampton University of Southampton View All Courses	23rd	4.07 / 5	85 / 100	79 / 100	8.81
24th	UCL UCL, University of London View All Courses	24th	4.12 / 5	87 / 100	84 / 100	6.74
25th	Bath Spa Uni Bath Spa University View All Courses	25th	4.03 / 5	83 / 100	71 / 100	24.55
26th	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	26th	4.21 / 5	83 / 100	85 / 100	7.48
27th	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	27th	4.05 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	4.34
28th	Uni of Cambridge University of Cambridge View All Courses	28th	4.09 / 5	85 / 100	76 / 100	2.39
29th	Uni of Worcester University of Worcester View All Courses	29th	4.02 / 5	89 / 100	100 / 100	84.29
30th	Uni of Leeds University of Leeds View All Courses	30th	4.20 / 5	84 / 100	85 / 100	7.62
31st	Sheffield Hallam Uni Sheffield Hallam University View All Courses	31st	4.19 / 5	87 / 100	71 / 100	17.52
32nd	Newcastle Uni Newcastle University View All Courses	32nd	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	84 / 100	6.35
33rd	UWEBristol Bristol, University of the West of England (UWE) View All Courses	33rd	4.04 / 5	83 / 100	86 / 100	27.22
34th	Aberystwyth Uni Aberystwyth University View All Courses	34th	4.14 / 5	82 / 100	89 / 100	23.59
35th	Uni of Oxford University of Oxford View All Courses	35th	4.26 / 5	86 / 100	77 / 100	1.96
36th	Uni of Plymouth University of Plymouth View All Courses	36th	4.10 / 5	87 / 100	75 / 100	27.04
37th	Uni of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen View All Courses	37th	4.01 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	10.83
38th	Uni of Glasgow University of Glasgow View All Courses	38th	4.12 / 5	85 / 100	79 / 100	5.40
39th	Manchester Met Uni Manchester Metropolitan University View All Courses	39th	4.08 / 5	84 / 100	85 / 100	8.88
40th	Keele Uni Keele University View All Courses	40th	3.99 / 5	87 / 100	90 / 100	19.79
41st	Uni of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth View All Courses	41st	4.13 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	—
42nd	Uni of C.Lancashire University of Central Lancashire View All Courses	42nd	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	19.34
43rd	Liverpool Hope Uni Liverpool Hope University View All Courses	43rd	4.11 / 5	88 / 100	75 / 100	25.38
44th	Uni of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde View All Courses	44th	4.03 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	17.87
45th	Uni of Sussex University of Sussex View All Courses	45th	4.07 / 5	82 / 100	82 / 100	11.33
46th	Uni of Greenwich University of Greenwich View All Courses	46th	4.01 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	39.38
47th	Queens Uni Queen's University, Belfast View All Courses	47th	4.04 / 5	87 / 100	79 / 100	9.68
48th	Uni of Lincoln University of Lincoln View All Courses	48th	4.05 / 5	83 / 100	88 / 100	13.98
49th	Uni of Essex University of Essex View All Courses	49th	3.95 / 5	83 / 100	85 / 100	17.77
50th	LSE London School of Economics View All Courses	50th	4.02 / 5	86 / 100	88 / 100	14.81
51st	Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes University View All Courses	51st	4.04 / 5	84 / 100	85 / 100	8.46
52nd	Uni of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield View All Courses	52nd	3.94 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	23.52
53rd	Durham Uni Durham University View All Courses	53rd	4.02 / 5	85 / 100	81 / 100	6.17
54th	Uni of Westminster University of Westminster View All Courses	54th	3.93 / 5	82 / 100	33 / 100	29.30
55th	York St John Uni York St John University View All Courses	55th	4.12 / 5	86 / 100	92 / 100	26.67
56th	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	56th	3.91 / 5	85 / 100	82 / 100	7.95
57th	Uni of Warwick University of Warwick View All Courses	57th	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	85 / 100	6.39
58th	Uni of Kent University of Kent View All Courses	58th	3.98 / 5	82 / 100	83 / 100	10.46
59th	Uni of Brighton University of Brighton View All Courses	59th	3.92 / 5	86 / 100	83 / 100	—
60th	St Marys Twickenham St Mary's University, Twickenham View All Courses	60th	3.89 / 5	91 / 100	67 / 100	—
61st	Uni of Hull University of Hull View All Courses	61st	3.98 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	21.06
62nd	Bangor Uni Bangor University View All Courses	62nd	3.99 / 5	84 / 100	86 / 100	—
63rd	Uni of Gloucestershire University of Gloucestershire View All Courses	63rd	3.90 / 5	84 / 100	67 / 100	46.90
64th	Uni of Leicester University of Leicester View All Courses	64th	4.06 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	11.40
65th	Royal Holloway Royal Holloway, University of London View All Courses	65th	3.93 / 5	83 / 100	86 / 100	7.19
66th	Lancaster Uni Lancaster University View All Courses	66th	3.95 / 5	85 / 100	95 / 100	12.89
67th	Uni of Hertfordshire University of Hertfordshire View All Courses	67th	3.93 / 5	84 / 100	67 / 100	22.71
68th	Uni of Chichester University of Chichester View All Courses	68th	3.84 / 5	86 / 100	67 / 100	34.97
69th	Uni of Winchester University of Winchester View All Courses	69th	3.89 / 5	85 / 100	85 / 100	14.93
70th	Uni of Dundee University of Dundee View All Courses	70th	3.86 / 5	87 / 100	83 / 100	15.63
71st	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	71st	3.99 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	8.87
72nd	Coventry Uni Coventry University View All Courses	72nd	3.90 / 5	83 / 100	83 / 100	—
73rd	Queen MaryUOL Queen Mary, University of London View All Courses	73rd	4.01 / 5	86 / 100	85 / 100	7.66
74th	Uni of Roehampton University of Roehampton View All Courses	74th	3.88 / 5	82 / 100	70 / 100	16.16
75th	Uni of Northampton University of Northampton View All Courses	75th	3.84 / 5	86 / 100	67 / 100	35.63
76th	Kingston Uni Kingston University View All Courses	76th	3.80 / 5	82 / 100	—	—
77th	Open Uni Open University View All Courses	77th	3.86 / 5	84 / 100	73 / 100	17.39
78th	Uni of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton View All Courses	78th	3.78 / 5	87 / 100	83 / 100	13.23
79th	Brunel Uni London Brunel Uni, London View All Courses	79th	3.80 / 5	82 / 100	100 / 100	—

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