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2024	UNIVERSITY	2024	SATISFACTION	REFLECTIONS	OUTCOMES	RESEARCH QUALITY
1st	Uni of Liverpool University of Liverpool View All Courses	1st	4.36 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	13.13
2nd	Aston Uni Aston University View All Courses	2nd	4.19 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	8.18
3rd	Uni of Sheffield University of Sheffield View All Courses	3rd	4.32 / 5	86 / 100	87 / 100	11.28
4th	Swansea Uni Swansea University View All Courses	4th	4.26 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	17.31
5th	UCL UCL, University of London View All Courses	5th	4.12 / 5	87 / 100	83 / 100	4.81
6th	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	6th	4.21 / 5	83 / 100	83 / 100	7.57
7th	Uni of Birmingham University of Birmingham View All Courses	7th	4.25 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	9.54
8th	Leeds Beckett Uni Leeds Beckett University View All Courses	8th	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	—
9th	Uni of Reading University of Reading View All Courses	9th	4.17 / 5	87 / 100	89 / 100	13.28
10th	Uni of Leeds University of Leeds View All Courses	10th	4.20 / 5	84 / 100	85 / 100	3.76
11th	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	11th	4.20 / 5	87 / 100	86 / 100	10.96
12th	Edge Hill Uni Edge Hill University View All Courses	12th	4.19 / 5	90 / 100	100 / 100	—
13th	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	13th	4.16 / 5	83 / 100	89 / 100	18.77
14th	Cardiff Uni Cardiff University View All Courses	14th	4.23 / 5	86 / 100	83 / 100	9.57
15th	Cardiff Met Uni Cardiff Metropolitan University View All Courses	15th	4.21 / 5	89 / 100	100 / 100	—
16th	Uni of Bath University of Bath View All Courses	16th	4.12 / 5	86 / 100	92 / 100	—
17th	Uni of Exeter University of Exeter View All Courses	17th	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	85 / 100	7.17
18th	Uni of Essex University of Essex View All Courses	18th	3.95 / 5	83 / 100	83 / 100	17.47
19th	Uni of Oxford University of Oxford View All Courses	19th	4.26 / 5	86 / 100	83 / 100	4.42
20th	York St John Uni York St John University View All Courses	20th	4.12 / 5	86 / 100	84 / 100	23.02
21st	Uni of Sussex University of Sussex View All Courses	21st	4.07 / 5	82 / 100	85 / 100	—
22nd	The Uni of Salford University of Salford View All Courses	22nd	4.03 / 5	84 / 100	89 / 100	—
23rd	Northumbria Uni Northumbria University View All Courses	23rd	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	91 / 100	—
24th	Queen MaryUOL Queen Mary, University of London View All Courses	24th	4.01 / 5	86 / 100	84 / 100	15.91
25th	Durham Uni Durham University View All Courses	25th	4.02 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	5.73
26th	Anglia Ruskin Uni Anglia Ruskin University ARU View All Courses	26th	4.20 / 5	86 / 100	100 / 100	—
27th	Uni of Surrey University of Surrey View All Courses	27th	4.21 / 5	88 / 100	92 / 100	—
28th	Ulster Uni Ulster University View All Courses	28th	4.18 / 5	89 / 100	85 / 100	18.58
29th	Newcastle Uni Newcastle University View All Courses	29th	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	4.91
30th	Uni of Glasgow University of Glasgow View All Courses	30th	4.12 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	12.15
31st	Uni of Chester University of Chester View All Courses	31st	4.13 / 5	87 / 100	86 / 100	—
32nd	Uni of Kent University of Kent View All Courses	32nd	3.98 / 5	82 / 100	83 / 100	11.91
33rd	Uni of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth View All Courses	33rd	4.13 / 5	84 / 100	87 / 100	—
34th	Nottingham Trent Nottingham Trent University View All Courses	34th	4.32 / 5	83 / 100	75 / 100	—
35th	Queens Uni Queen's University, Belfast View All Courses	35th	4.04 / 5	87 / 100	85 / 100	12.91
36th	Aberystwyth Uni Aberystwyth University View All Courses	36th	4.14 / 5	82 / 100	83 / 100	20.90
37th	Uni of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde View All Courses	37th	4.03 / 5	87 / 100	93 / 100	—
38th	Uni of Warwick University of Warwick View All Courses	38th	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	7.48
39th	Uni of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen View All Courses	39th	4.01 / 5	85 / 100	87 / 100	16.06
40th	Lancaster Uni Lancaster University View All Courses	40th	3.95 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	10.13
41st	De Montfort De Montfort University (DMU) View All Courses	41st	4.06 / 5	82 / 100	86 / 100	—
42nd	Uni of Cambridge University of Cambridge View All Courses	42nd	4.09 / 5	85 / 100	84 / 100	2.87
43rd	Manchester Met Uni Manchester Metropolitan University View All Courses	43rd	4.08 / 5	84 / 100	86 / 100	—
44th	Uni of Greenwich University of Greenwich View All Courses	44th	4.01 / 5	84 / 100	89 / 100	—
45th	Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes University View All Courses	45th	4.04 / 5	84 / 100	87 / 100	—
46th	Bangor Uni Bangor University View All Courses	46th	3.99 / 5	84 / 100	85 / 100	9.39
47th	Uni of Hertfordshire University of Hertfordshire View All Courses	47th	3.93 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	—
48th	Uni of Worcester University of Worcester View All Courses	48th	4.02 / 5	89 / 100	80 / 100	—
49th	UWEBristol Bristol, University of the West of England (UWE) View All Courses	49th	4.04 / 5	83 / 100	100 / 100	—
50th	City UOL City, University of London View All Courses	50th	3.83 / 5	85 / 100	50 / 100	—
51st	Birmingham City Uni Birmingham City University View All Courses	51st	4.08 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	—
52nd	Uni of Leicester University of Leicester View All Courses	52nd	4.06 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	—
53rd	Uni of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield View All Courses	53rd	3.94 / 5	85 / 100	78 / 100	31.56
54th	Liverpool Hope Uni Liverpool Hope University View All Courses	54th	4.11 / 5	88 / 100	100 / 100	—
55th	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	55th	4.05 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	3.37
56th	Uni of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton View All Courses	56th	3.78 / 5	87 / 100	100 / 100	28.14
57th	Uni of Winchester University of Winchester View All Courses	57th	3.89 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	—
58th	Open Uni Open University View All Courses	58th	3.86 / 5	84 / 100	77 / 100	—
59th	Glasgow Caledonian Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) View All Courses	59th	3.96 / 5	88 / 100	100 / 100	—
60th	Coventry Uni Coventry University View All Courses	60th	3.90 / 5	83 / 100	78 / 100	—
61st	Uni of Westminster University of Westminster View All Courses	61st	3.93 / 5	82 / 100	86 / 100	12.42
62nd	Heriot-Watt Uni Heriot-Watt University View All Courses	62nd	3.82 / 5	84 / 100	89 / 100	—
63rd	Uni of Brighton University of Brighton View All Courses	63rd	3.92 / 5	86 / 100	88 / 100	—
64th	Uni of Southampton University of Southampton View All Courses	64th	4.07 / 5	85 / 100	87 / 100	14.56
65th	Plymouth Marjon Uni Plymouth Marjon University (St Mark & St John) View All Courses	65th	3.75 / 5	89 / 100	100 / 100	—
66th	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	66th	3.99 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	—
67th	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	67th	3.91 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	6.27
68th	Uni of Northampton University of Northampton View All Courses	68th	3.84 / 5	86 / 100	100 / 100	—
69th	SOAS SOAS, University of London View All Courses	69th	3.70 / 5	82 / 100	80 / 100	13.59
70th	Uni of Dundee University of Dundee View All Courses	70th	3.86 / 5	87 / 100	79 / 100	—
71st	Uni of C.Lancashire University of Central Lancashire View All Courses	71st	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	15.37
72nd	Teesside Uni Teesside University View All Courses	72nd	3.69 / 5	88 / 100	100 / 100	—
73rd	Royal Holloway Royal Holloway, University of London View All Courses	73rd	3.93 / 5	83 / 100	93 / 100	18.59
74th	university-of-st-andrews University of St. Andrews View All Courses	74th	3.61 / 5	84 / 100	88 / 100	7.10

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