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2024	UNIVERSITY	2024	SATISFACTION	REFLECTIONS	OUTCOMES	RESEARCH QUALITY
1st	Uni of Gloucestershire University of Gloucestershire View All Courses	1st	3.90 / 5	84 / 100	93 / 100	—
2nd	Uni of Sussex University of Sussex View All Courses	2nd	4.07 / 5	82 / 100	86 / 100	21.20
3rd	Sheffield Hallam Uni Sheffield Hallam University View All Courses	3rd	4.19 / 5	87 / 100	94 / 100	13.35
4th	Uni of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde View All Courses	4th	4.03 / 5	87 / 100	89 / 100	17.61
5th	Uni of Greenwich University of Greenwich View All Courses	5th	4.01 / 5	84 / 100	90 / 100	14.17
6th	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	6th	4.21 / 5	83 / 100	91 / 100	7.83
7th	Swansea Uni Swansea University View All Courses	7th	4.26 / 5	85 / 100	95 / 100	14.21
8th	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	8th	4.20 / 5	87 / 100	89 / 100	7.94
9th	Uni of Bath University of Bath View All Courses	9th	4.12 / 5	86 / 100	90 / 100	7.24
10th	Anglia Ruskin Uni Anglia Ruskin University ARU View All Courses	10th	4.20 / 5	86 / 100	92 / 100	18.31
11th	Nottingham Trent Nottingham Trent University View All Courses	11th	4.32 / 5	83 / 100	90 / 100	16.40
12th	Bournemouth Uni Bournemouth University View All Courses	12th	4.14 / 5	84 / 100	94 / 100	6.85
13th	Uni of Brighton University of Brighton View All Courses	13th	3.92 / 5	86 / 100	87 / 100	6.17
14th	Liverpool JM Liverpool John Moores University View All Courses	14th	4.28 / 5	86 / 100	90 / 100	8.17
15th	Uni of Plymouth University of Plymouth View All Courses	15th	4.10 / 5	87 / 100	91 / 100	22.03
16th	Keele Uni Keele University View All Courses	16th	3.99 / 5	87 / 100	92 / 100	12.43
17th	The Uni of Salford University of Salford View All Courses	17th	4.03 / 5	84 / 100	91 / 100	17.16
18th	LSBU London South Bank University View All Courses	18th	3.90 / 5	84 / 100	89 / 100	13.13
19th	Uni of Birmingham University of Birmingham View All Courses	19th	4.25 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	7.37
20th	Uni of Leeds University of Leeds View All Courses	20th	4.20 / 5	84 / 100	92 / 100	—
21st	Manchester Met Uni Manchester Metropolitan University View All Courses	21st	4.08 / 5	84 / 100	91 / 100	6.22
22nd	Cardiff Met Uni Cardiff Metropolitan University View All Courses	22nd	4.21 / 5	89 / 100	100 / 100	—
23rd	Middlesex Uni Middlesex University View All Courses	23rd	4.07 / 5	86 / 100	90 / 100	6.69
24th	Uni of Worcester University of Worcester View All Courses	24th	4.02 / 5	89 / 100	94 / 100	21.15
25th	Uni of Sheffield University of Sheffield View All Courses	25th	4.32 / 5	86 / 100	90 / 100	—
26th	Cardiff Uni Cardiff University View All Courses	26th	4.23 / 5	86 / 100	94 / 100	—
27th	Open Uni Open University View All Courses	27th	3.86 / 5	84 / 100	92 / 100	5.61
28th	Northumbria Uni Northumbria University View All Courses	28th	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	91 / 100	3.87
29th	Newman Uni Newman University View All Courses	29th	4.16 / 5	90 / 100	92 / 100	19.55
30th	Queens Uni Queen's University, Belfast View All Courses	30th	4.04 / 5	87 / 100	91 / 100	7.08
31st	De Montfort De Montfort University (DMU) View All Courses	31st	4.06 / 5	82 / 100	85 / 100	9.47
32nd	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	32nd	4.16 / 5	83 / 100	94 / 100	9.91
33rd	UWEBristol Bristol, University of the West of England (UWE) View All Courses	33rd	4.04 / 5	83 / 100	92 / 100	7.04
34th	Edge Hill Uni Edge Hill University View All Courses	34th	4.19 / 5	90 / 100	95 / 100	14.42
35th	Teesside Uni Teesside University View All Courses	35th	3.69 / 5	88 / 100	92 / 100	7.49
36th	Uni of Hull University of Hull View All Courses	36th	3.98 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	17.55
37th	Birmingham City Uni Birmingham City University View All Courses	37th	4.08 / 5	85 / 100	91 / 100	19.62
38th	Uni of Chester University of Chester View All Courses	38th	4.13 / 5	87 / 100	92 / 100	11.84
39th	Leeds Beckett Uni Leeds Beckett University View All Courses	39th	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	11.25
40th	Brunel Uni London Brunel Uni, London View All Courses	40th	3.80 / 5	82 / 100	85 / 100	—
41st	Liverpool Hope Uni Liverpool Hope University View All Courses	41st	4.11 / 5	88 / 100	100 / 100	8.44
42nd	Kingston Uni Kingston University View All Courses	42nd	3.80 / 5	82 / 100	84 / 100	—
43rd	Uni of Cumbria The University of Cumbria View All Courses	43rd	3.78 / 5	88 / 100	92 / 100	18.02
44th	Staffordshire Uni Staffordshire University View All Courses	44th	3.98 / 5	87 / 100	94 / 100	14.17
45th	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	45th	4.05 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	3.93
46th	Uni of Chichester University of Chichester View All Courses	46th	3.84 / 5	86 / 100	71 / 100	90.50
47th	Uni of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield View All Courses	47th	3.94 / 5	85 / 100	93 / 100	7.60
48th	Uni of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth View All Courses	48th	4.13 / 5	84 / 100	89 / 100	7.91
49th	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	49th	3.91 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	—
50th	Uni of Lincoln University of Lincoln View All Courses	50th	4.05 / 5	83 / 100	90 / 100	21.08
51st	Solent Uni Solent University View All Courses	51st	4.03 / 5	80 / 100	88 / 100	11.33
52nd	Lancaster Uni Lancaster University View All Courses	52nd	3.95 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	—
53rd	Uni of Winchester University of Winchester View All Courses	53rd	3.89 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	17.89
54th	Coventry Uni Coventry University View All Courses	54th	3.90 / 5	83 / 100	91 / 100	—
55th	Uni of Northampton University of Northampton View All Courses	55th	3.84 / 5	86 / 100	94 / 100	—
56th	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	56th	3.99 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	39.66
57th	Uni of Kent University of Kent View All Courses	57th	3.98 / 5	82 / 100	100 / 100	5.28
58th	Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes University View All Courses	58th	4.04 / 5	84 / 100	92 / 100	—
59th	London Met Uni London Metropolitan University View All Courses	59th	3.82 / 5	82 / 100	79 / 100	—
60th	Uni of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton View All Courses	60th	3.78 / 5	87 / 100	87 / 100	14.77
61st	Uni of Sunderland University of Sunderland View All Courses	61st	3.94 / 5	85 / 100	87 / 100	21.46
62nd	Glasgow Caledonian Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) View All Courses	62nd	3.96 / 5	88 / 100	95 / 100	15.08
63rd	Canterbury Uni Canterbury Christ Church University View All Courses	63rd	3.75 / 5	88 / 100	91 / 100	—
64th	Uni of Hertfordshire University of Hertfordshire View All Courses	64th	3.93 / 5	84 / 100	89 / 100	—
65th	Uni of West London The University of West London View All Courses	65th	3.69 / 5	84 / 100	95 / 100	22.82
66th	Uni of Essex University of Essex View All Courses	66th	3.95 / 5	83 / 100	93 / 100	—
67th	Uni of Bedfordshire University of Bedfordshire View All Courses	67th	3.72 / 5	86 / 100	85 / 100	13.28
68th	Uni of Bradford University of Bradford View All Courses	68th	3.77 / 5	89 / 100	91 / 100	—
69th	Uni of Derby University of Derby View All Courses	69th	3.91 / 5	86 / 100	92 / 100	7.90
70th	USW University of South Wales View All Courses	70th	3.69 / 5	86 / 100	91 / 100	14.29
71st	Uni of Dundee University of Dundee View All Courses	71st	3.86 / 5	87 / 100	90 / 100	25.36
72nd	Uni of Bolton University of Bolton View All Courses	72nd	3.88 / 5	88 / 100	90 / 100	—
73rd	Uni of C.Lancashire University of Central Lancashire View All Courses	73rd	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	91 / 100	11.88
74th	Goldsmiths, UOL Goldsmiths, University of London View All Courses	74th	3.67 / 5	83 / 100	100 / 100	17.65
75th	Uni of West Scotland University of the West of Scotland View All Courses	75th	3.61 / 5	84 / 100	93 / 100	3.50
76th	Uni of East London University of East London View All Courses	76th	3.67 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	32.02
77th	Uni of Stirling University of Stirling View All Courses	77th	3.49 / 5	86 / 100	94 / 100	6.48
78th	Robert Gordon Uni The Robert Gordon University View All Courses	78th	3.21 / 5	88 / 100	96 / 100	—
79th	Wrexham Uni Wrexham Glyndwr University View All Courses	79th	3.19 / 5	84 / 100	90 / 100	34.64
80th	Bucks New Uni Buckinghamshire New University View All Courses	80th	3.22 / 5	85 / 100	92 / 100	51.74

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