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2024	UNIVERSITY	2024	SATISFACTION	REFLECTIONS	OUTCOMES	RESEARCH QUALITY
1st	Uni of Derby University of Derby View All Courses	1st	3.91 / 5	86 / 100	83 / 100	—
2nd	Middlesex Uni Middlesex University View All Courses	2nd	4.07 / 5	86 / 100	78 / 100	—
3rd	Uni of Greenwich University of Greenwich View All Courses	3rd	4.01 / 5	84 / 100	85 / 100	—
4th	Edge Hill Uni Edge Hill University View All Courses	4th	4.19 / 5	90 / 100	86 / 100	—
5th	Uni of Winchester University of Winchester View All Courses	5th	3.89 / 5	85 / 100	91 / 100	—
6th	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	6th	4.20 / 5	87 / 100	89 / 100	—
7th	UCL UCL, University of London View All Courses	7th	4.12 / 5	87 / 100	86 / 100	—
8th	Cardiff Met Uni Cardiff Metropolitan University View All Courses	8th	4.21 / 5	89 / 100	87 / 100	—
9th	Manchester Met Uni Manchester Metropolitan University View All Courses	9th	4.08 / 5	84 / 100	93 / 100	6.20
10th	Open Uni Open University View All Courses	10th	3.86 / 5	84 / 100	85 / 100	—
11th	Birmingham City Uni Birmingham City University View All Courses	11th	4.08 / 5	85 / 100	87 / 100	17.21
12th	Ulster Uni Ulster University View All Courses	12th	4.18 / 5	89 / 100	89 / 100	—
13th	Uni of Sheffield University of Sheffield View All Courses	13th	4.32 / 5	86 / 100	89 / 100	6.05
14th	Uni of Oxford University of Oxford View All Courses	14th	4.26 / 5	86 / 100	86 / 100	8.03
15th	Uni of Surrey University of Surrey View All Courses	15th	4.21 / 5	88 / 100	91 / 100	12.73
16th	Uni of Warwick University of Warwick View All Courses	16th	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	8.94
17th	Uni of Exeter University of Exeter View All Courses	17th	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	6.37
18th	Cardiff Uni Cardiff University View All Courses	18th	4.23 / 5	86 / 100	87 / 100	6.61
19th	LSE London School of Economics View All Courses	19th	4.02 / 5	86 / 100	91 / 100	8.62
20th	Uni of Plymouth University of Plymouth View All Courses	20th	4.10 / 5	87 / 100	85 / 100	—
21st	Uni of Cambridge University of Cambridge View All Courses	21st	4.09 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	11.42
22nd	Uni of Essex University of Essex View All Courses	22nd	3.95 / 5	83 / 100	87 / 100	5.45
23rd	Bath Spa Uni Bath Spa University View All Courses	23rd	4.03 / 5	83 / 100	85 / 100	—
24th	Aston Uni Aston University View All Courses	24th	4.19 / 5	87 / 100	96 / 100	16.80
25th	Sheffield Hallam Uni Sheffield Hallam University View All Courses	25th	4.19 / 5	87 / 100	90 / 100	—
26th	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	26th	4.21 / 5	83 / 100	87 / 100	13.20
27th	Uni of Birmingham University of Birmingham View All Courses	27th	4.25 / 5	87 / 100	89 / 100	—
28th	Uni of Liverpool University of Liverpool View All Courses	28th	4.36 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	—
29th	Anglia Ruskin Uni Anglia Ruskin University ARU View All Courses	29th	4.20 / 5	86 / 100	83 / 100	21.00
30th	Uni of Leeds University of Leeds View All Courses	30th	4.20 / 5	84 / 100	88 / 100	9.84
31st	Northumbria Uni Northumbria University View All Courses	31st	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	91 / 100	—
32nd	Swansea Uni Swansea University View All Courses	32nd	4.26 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	—
33rd	City UOL City, University of London View All Courses	33rd	3.83 / 5	85 / 100	81 / 100	9.07
34th	Keele Uni Keele University View All Courses	34th	3.99 / 5	87 / 100	92 / 100	—
35th	Loughborough Uni Loughborough University View All Courses	35th	4.23 / 5	86 / 100	89 / 100	—
36th	Durham Uni Durham University View All Courses	36th	4.02 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	10.56
37th	Solent Uni Solent University View All Courses	37th	4.03 / 5	80 / 100	100 / 100	—
38th	Uni of Glasgow University of Glasgow View All Courses	38th	4.12 / 5	85 / 100	87 / 100	—
39th	Uni of Bath University of Bath View All Courses	39th	4.12 / 5	86 / 100	91 / 100	—
40th	Nottingham Trent Nottingham Trent University View All Courses	40th	4.32 / 5	83 / 100	89 / 100	—
41st	Uni of Lincoln University of Lincoln View All Courses	41st	4.05 / 5	83 / 100	89 / 100	—
42nd	Leeds Beckett Uni Leeds Beckett University View All Courses	42nd	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	—
43rd	Uni of Hull University of Hull View All Courses	43rd	3.98 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	—
44th	Royal Holloway Royal Holloway, University of London View All Courses	44th	3.93 / 5	83 / 100	88 / 100	—
45th	Newcastle Uni Newcastle University View All Courses	45th	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	84 / 100	12.57
46th	Uni of Chester University of Chester View All Courses	46th	4.13 / 5	87 / 100	83 / 100	—
47th	Uni of Chichester University of Chichester View All Courses	47th	3.84 / 5	86 / 100	79 / 100	—
48th	Liverpool Hope Uni Liverpool Hope University View All Courses	48th	4.11 / 5	88 / 100	87 / 100	—
49th	Liverpool JM Liverpool John Moores University View All Courses	49th	4.28 / 5	86 / 100	81 / 100	—
50th	Brunel Uni London Brunel Uni, London View All Courses	50th	3.80 / 5	82 / 100	83 / 100	14.59
51st	Uni of Kent University of Kent View All Courses	51st	3.98 / 5	82 / 100	87 / 100	—
52nd	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	52nd	4.16 / 5	83 / 100	92 / 100	13.65
53rd	York St John Uni York St John University View All Courses	53rd	4.12 / 5	86 / 100	95 / 100	14.36
54th	Uni of Northampton University of Northampton View All Courses	54th	3.84 / 5	86 / 100	85 / 100	19.90
55th	Uni of C.Lancashire University of Central Lancashire View All Courses	55th	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	—
56th	Uni of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth View All Courses	56th	4.13 / 5	84 / 100	88 / 100	—
57th	Bournemouth Uni Bournemouth University View All Courses	57th	4.14 / 5	84 / 100	86 / 100	—
58th	The Uni of Salford University of Salford View All Courses	58th	4.03 / 5	84 / 100	86 / 100	—
59th	Uni of Sussex University of Sussex View All Courses	59th	4.07 / 5	82 / 100	84 / 100	17.73
60th	Aberystwyth Uni Aberystwyth University View All Courses	60th	4.14 / 5	82 / 100	92 / 100	—
61st	Uni of Roehampton University of Roehampton View All Courses	61st	3.88 / 5	82 / 100	79 / 100	9.85
62nd	St Marys Twickenham St Mary's University, Twickenham View All Courses	62nd	3.89 / 5	91 / 100	33 / 100	—
63rd	Uni of Westminster University of Westminster View All Courses	63rd	3.93 / 5	82 / 100	80 / 100	—
64th	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	64th	4.05 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	4.23
65th	Coventry Uni Coventry University View All Courses	65th	3.90 / 5	83 / 100	85 / 100	—
66th	Queens Uni Queen's University, Belfast View All Courses	66th	4.04 / 5	87 / 100	91 / 100	—
67th	Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes University View All Courses	67th	4.04 / 5	84 / 100	84 / 100	—
68th	UWEBristol Bristol, University of the West of England (UWE) View All Courses	68th	4.04 / 5	83 / 100	89 / 100	—
69th	Queen MaryUOL Queen Mary, University of London View All Courses	69th	4.01 / 5	86 / 100	78 / 100	—
70th	Uni of Southampton University of Southampton View All Courses	70th	4.07 / 5	85 / 100	87 / 100	—
71st	Uni of Brighton University of Brighton View All Courses	71st	3.92 / 5	86 / 100	89 / 100	—
72nd	Uni of Hertfordshire University of Hertfordshire View All Courses	72nd	3.93 / 5	84 / 100	91 / 100	—
73rd	Uni of Leicester University of Leicester View All Courses	73rd	4.06 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	26.95
74th	Uni of Worcester University of Worcester View All Courses	74th	4.02 / 5	89 / 100	89 / 100	—
75th	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	75th	3.99 / 5	85 / 100	80 / 100	—
76th	Kingston Uni Kingston University View All Courses	76th	3.80 / 5	82 / 100	88 / 100	—
77th	Bangor Uni Bangor University View All Courses	77th	3.99 / 5	84 / 100	82 / 100	9.79
78th	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	78th	3.91 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	6.29
79th	Lancaster Uni Lancaster University View All Courses	79th	3.95 / 5	85 / 100	91 / 100	8.39
80th	Uni of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton View All Courses	80th	3.78 / 5	87 / 100	82 / 100	—
81st	USW University of South Wales View All Courses	81st	3.69 / 5	86 / 100	92 / 100	—
82nd	Teesside Uni Teesside University View All Courses	82nd	3.69 / 5	88 / 100	79 / 100	—
83rd	Uni of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen View All Courses	83rd	4.01 / 5	85 / 100	81 / 100	30.75
84th	Abertay Uni Abertay University View All Courses	84th	3.86 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	23.30
85th	London Met Uni London Metropolitan University View All Courses	85th	3.82 / 5	82 / 100	78 / 100	—
86th	Newcastle College Newcastle College View All Courses	86th	3.38 / 5	82 / 100	89 / 100	—
87th	Canterbury Uni Canterbury Christ Church University View All Courses	87th	3.75 / 5	88 / 100	83 / 100	—
88th	Goldsmiths, UOL Goldsmiths, University of London View All Courses	88th	3.67 / 5	83 / 100	88 / 100	7.21
89th	Uni of West London The University of West London View All Courses	89th	3.69 / 5	84 / 100	83 / 100	—
90th	Uni of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield View All Courses	90th	3.94 / 5	85 / 100	81 / 100	—
91st	Uni of Bradford University of Bradford View All Courses	91st	3.77 / 5	89 / 100	93 / 100	—
92nd	Uni of Bedfordshire University of Bedfordshire View All Courses	92nd	3.72 / 5	86 / 100	85 / 100	—
93rd	Edinburgh Napier Edinburgh Napier University View All Courses	93rd	3.84 / 5	85 / 100	91 / 100	—
94th	Uni of Stirling University of Stirling View All Courses	94th	3.49 / 5	86 / 100	90 / 100	—
95th	Uni of West Scotland University of the West of Scotland View All Courses	95th	3.61 / 5	84 / 100	92 / 100	—
96th	Leeds Trinity Uni Leeds Trinity University View All Courses	96th	3.59 / 5	86 / 100	85 / 100	—
97th	LSBU London South Bank University View All Courses	97th	3.90 / 5	84 / 100	83 / 100	—
98th	Robert Gordon Uni The Robert Gordon University View All Courses	98th	3.21 / 5	88 / 100	92 / 100	—
99th	Uni of East London University of East London View All Courses	99th	3.67 / 5	85 / 100	82 / 100	10.97
100th	Queen Margaret Uni Queen Margaret University View All Courses	100th	3.44 / 5	88 / 100	100 / 100	20.86

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