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2024	UNIVERSITY	2024	SATISFACTION	REFLECTIONS	OUTCOMES	RESEARCH QUALITY
1st	Uni of C.Lancashire University of Central Lancashire View All Courses	1st	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	76 / 100	16.25
2nd	Uni of Reading University of Reading View All Courses	2nd	4.17 / 5	87 / 100	80 / 100	—
3rd	Uni of Warwick University of Warwick View All Courses	3rd	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	92 / 100	4.34
4th	Loughborough Uni Loughborough University View All Courses	4th	4.23 / 5	86 / 100	94 / 100	15.81
5th	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	5th	4.21 / 5	83 / 100	88 / 100	6.65
6th	Liverpool JM Liverpool John Moores University View All Courses	6th	4.28 / 5	86 / 100	85 / 100	13.41
7th	Swansea Uni Swansea University View All Courses	7th	4.26 / 5	85 / 100	87 / 100	12.78
8th	Uni of Sheffield University of Sheffield View All Courses	8th	4.32 / 5	86 / 100	88 / 100	10.53
9th	Newcastle Uni Newcastle University View All Courses	9th	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	—
10th	Uni of Liverpool University of Liverpool View All Courses	10th	4.36 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	7.85
11th	Uni of Exeter University of Exeter View All Courses	11th	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	96 / 100	6.90
12th	St Marys Twickenham St Mary's University, Twickenham View All Courses	12th	3.89 / 5	91 / 100	100 / 100	—
13th	Cardiff Uni Cardiff University View All Courses	13th	4.23 / 5	86 / 100	90 / 100	6.61
14th	Bournemouth Uni Bournemouth University View All Courses	14th	4.14 / 5	84 / 100	79 / 100	—
15th	Northumbria Uni Northumbria University View All Courses	15th	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	—
16th	Sheffield Hallam Uni Sheffield Hallam University View All Courses	16th	4.19 / 5	87 / 100	89 / 100	—
17th	Uni of Leeds University of Leeds View All Courses	17th	4.20 / 5	84 / 100	88 / 100	10.35
18th	Anglia Ruskin Uni Anglia Ruskin University ARU View All Courses	18th	4.20 / 5	86 / 100	100 / 100	—
19th	Uni of Birmingham University of Birmingham View All Courses	19th	4.25 / 5	87 / 100	85 / 100	6.54
20th	Ulster Uni Ulster University View All Courses	20th	4.18 / 5	89 / 100	100 / 100	—
21st	Aberystwyth Uni Aberystwyth University View All Courses	21st	4.14 / 5	82 / 100	89 / 100	14.86
22nd	Uni of Glasgow University of Glasgow View All Courses	22nd	4.12 / 5	85 / 100	91 / 100	6.02
23rd	Middlesex Uni Middlesex University View All Courses	23rd	4.07 / 5	86 / 100	—	—
24th	Uni of Surrey University of Surrey View All Courses	24th	4.21 / 5	88 / 100	95 / 100	10.46
25th	Uni of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth View All Courses	25th	4.13 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	18.08
26th	Uni of Cambridge University of Cambridge View All Courses	26th	4.09 / 5	85 / 100	92 / 100	2.45
27th	Uni of Oxford University of Oxford View All Courses	27th	4.26 / 5	86 / 100	86 / 100	2.06
28th	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	28th	4.05 / 5	85 / 100	97 / 100	2.96
29th	Uni of Chester University of Chester View All Courses	29th	4.13 / 5	87 / 100	67 / 100	—
30th	Nottingham Trent Nottingham Trent University View All Courses	30th	4.32 / 5	83 / 100	86 / 100	—
31st	Uni of Leicester University of Leicester View All Courses	31st	4.06 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	9.32
32nd	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	32nd	4.20 / 5	87 / 100	86 / 100	5.59
33rd	Uni of Lincoln University of Lincoln View All Courses	33rd	4.05 / 5	83 / 100	93 / 100	18.09
34th	Uni of Worcester University of Worcester View All Courses	34th	4.02 / 5	89 / 100	50 / 100	—
35th	Staffordshire Uni Staffordshire University View All Courses	35th	3.98 / 5	87 / 100	63 / 100	—
36th	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	36th	4.16 / 5	83 / 100	91 / 100	5.83
37th	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	37th	3.99 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	—
38th	UCL UCL, University of London View All Courses	38th	4.12 / 5	87 / 100	84 / 100	3.00
39th	Uni of Kent University of Kent View All Courses	39th	3.98 / 5	82 / 100	83 / 100	16.11
40th	Uni of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen View All Courses	40th	4.01 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	—
41st	Lancaster Uni Lancaster University View All Courses	41st	3.95 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	6.10
42nd	Bangor Uni Bangor University View All Courses	42nd	3.99 / 5	84 / 100	50 / 100	—
43rd	Uni of Sunderland University of Sunderland View All Courses	43rd	3.94 / 5	85 / 100	67 / 100	—
44th	Uni of Southampton University of Southampton View All Courses	44th	4.07 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	7.94
45th	Aston Uni Aston University View All Courses	45th	4.19 / 5	87 / 100	100 / 100	—
46th	Uni of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde View All Courses	46th	4.03 / 5	87 / 100	91 / 100	7.48
47th	The Uni of Salford University of Salford View All Courses	47th	4.03 / 5	84 / 100	89 / 100	—
48th	Uni of Sussex University of Sussex View All Courses	48th	4.07 / 5	82 / 100	91 / 100	7.85
49th	Uni of Plymouth University of Plymouth View All Courses	49th	4.10 / 5	87 / 100	100 / 100	—
50th	Uni of Greenwich University of Greenwich View All Courses	50th	4.01 / 5	84 / 100	90 / 100	—
51st	Keele Uni Keele University View All Courses	51st	3.99 / 5	87 / 100	83 / 100	35.78
52nd	Uni of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield View All Courses	52nd	3.94 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	—
53rd	Royal Holloway Royal Holloway, University of London View All Courses	53rd	3.93 / 5	83 / 100	80 / 100	16.75
54th	Uni of Derby University of Derby View All Courses	54th	3.91 / 5	86 / 100	100 / 100	—
55th	Durham Uni Durham University View All Courses	55th	4.02 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	4.03
56th	Coventry Uni Coventry University View All Courses	56th	3.90 / 5	83 / 100	63 / 100	—
57th	Queen MaryUOL Queen Mary, University of London View All Courses	57th	4.01 / 5	86 / 100	82 / 100	6.85
58th	Uni of Hull University of Hull View All Courses	58th	3.98 / 5	87 / 100	85 / 100	29.64
59th	Queens Uni Queen's University, Belfast View All Courses	59th	4.04 / 5	87 / 100	100 / 100	6.50
60th	Solent Uni Solent University View All Courses	60th	4.03 / 5	80 / 100	100 / 100	—
61st	Uni of Hertfordshire University of Hertfordshire View All Courses	61st	3.93 / 5	84 / 100	83 / 100	7.57
62nd	Uni of Brighton University of Brighton View All Courses	62nd	3.92 / 5	86 / 100	80 / 100	—
63rd	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	63rd	3.91 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	4.18
64th	Abertay Uni Abertay University View All Courses	64th	3.86 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	—
65th	Uni of Bath University of Bath View All Courses	65th	4.12 / 5	86 / 100	90 / 100	8.71
66th	London Met Uni London Metropolitan University View All Courses	66th	3.82 / 5	82 / 100	100 / 100	—
67th	Uni of Dundee University of Dundee View All Courses	67th	3.86 / 5	87 / 100	100 / 100	—
68th	Open Uni Open University View All Courses	68th	3.86 / 5	84 / 100	85 / 100	7.70
69th	Heriot-Watt Uni Heriot-Watt University View All Courses	n/a	3.82 / 5	84 / 100	83 / 100	16.76

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