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2025	UNIVERSITY	2025	SATISFACTION	REFLECTIONS	OUTCOMES	RESEARCH QUALITY
1st 2	Uni of Chichester University of Chichester View All Courses	1st 2	3.82 / 5	86 / 100	67 / 100	73.33
2nd 4	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	2nd 4	4.19 / 5	87 / 100	86 / 100	26.08
3rd 2	Uni of Exeter University of Exeter View All Courses	3rd 2	4.08 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	30.31
4th -2	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	4th -2	3.74 / 5	83 / 100	85 / 100	42.28
5th -4	York St John Uni York St John University View All Courses	5th -4	3.50 / 5	86 / 100	92 / 100	35.97
6th 1	UCL UCL, University of London View All Courses	6th 1	3.85 / 5	87 / 100	84 / 100	31.37
7th 1	Uni of Leeds University of Leeds View All Courses	7th 1	4.09 / 5	84 / 100	85 / 100	26.19
8th -4	Uni of Kent University of Kent View All Courses	8th -4	3.35 / 5	82 / 100	83 / 100	50.44
9th 6	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	9th 6	3.99 / 5	85 / 100	82 / 100	26.73
10th 2	Uni of Worcester University of Worcester View All Courses	10th 2	4.02 / 5	89 / 100	100 / 100	—
11th 12	Uni of Derby University of Derby View All Courses	11th 12	4.08 / 5	86 / 100	100 / 100	—
12th 1	Bournemouth Uni Bournemouth University View All Courses	12th 1	4.14 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	—
13th 13	Open Uni Open University View All Courses	13th 13	4.02 / 5	84 / 100	73 / 100	32.97
14th -4	Uni of Gloucestershire University of Gloucestershire View All Courses	14th -4	3.58 / 5	84 / 100	67 / 100	51.52
15th -6	Northumbria Uni Northumbria University View All Courses	15th -6	4.00 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	—
16th -5	Leeds Beckett Uni Leeds Beckett University View All Courses	16th -5	3.98 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	—
17th -3	Uni of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth View All Courses	17th -3	3.86 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	—
18th 12	Keele Uni Keele University View All Courses	18th 12	4.07 / 5	87 / 100	90 / 100	—
19th -2	Uni of Liverpool University of Liverpool View All Courses	19th -2	4.29 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	—
20th 4	Nottingham Trent Nottingham Trent University View All Courses	20th 4	4.36 / 5	83 / 100	85 / 100	—
21st 4	Liverpool JM Liverpool John Moores University View All Courses	21st 4	4.30 / 5	86 / 100	82 / 100	—
22nd 14	Uni of Leicester University of Leicester View All Courses	22nd 14	4.13 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	—
23rd -3	Cardiff Uni Cardiff University View All Courses	23rd -3	4.07 / 5	86 / 100	88 / 100	—
24th -3	Loughborough Uni Loughborough University View All Courses	24th -3	4.08 / 5	86 / 100	88 / 100	—
25th -6	Uni of Greenwich University of Greenwich View All Courses	25th -6	3.68 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	—
26th 3	City, UOL City, University of London View All Courses	26th 3	3.62 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	—
27th 5	Newcastle Uni Newcastle University View All Courses	27th 5	4.21 / 5	85 / 100	84 / 100	—
28th -10	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	28th -10	3.58 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	9.67
29th 11	Uni of Lincoln University of Lincoln View All Courses	29th 11	3.99 / 5	83 / 100	88 / 100	—
30th 9	Uni of Hull University of Hull View All Courses	30th 9	3.83 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	—
31st -9	Swansea Uni Swansea University View All Courses	31st -9	3.96 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	—
32nd 9	De Montfort De Montfort University (DMU) View All Courses	32nd 9	4.00 / 5	82 / 100	89 / 100	—
33rd 2	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	33rd 2	4.00 / 5	83 / 100	86 / 100	—
34th -1	Uni of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde View All Courses	34th -1	3.74 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	—
35th 15	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	35th 15	3.97 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	—
36th 9	Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes University View All Courses	36th 9	3.96 / 5	84 / 100	85 / 100	—
37th 28	Stranmillis College Stranmillis University College View All Courses	37th 28	2.80 / 5	95 / 100	100 / 100	—
38th 8	UWE, Bristol University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol View All Courses	38th 8	3.90 / 5	83 / 100	86 / 100	—
39th 4	Queen Mary, UOL Queen Mary, University of London View All Courses	39th 4	3.76 / 5	86 / 100	85 / 100	—
40th 2	Brunel Uni London Brunel University London View All Courses	40th 2	3.36 / 5	82 / 100	100 / 100	—
41st 3	Uni of Warwick University of Warwick View All Courses	41st 3	3.81 / 5	85 / 100	85 / 100	—
42nd -8	Uni of Reading University of Reading View All Courses	42nd -8	3.83 / 5	87 / 100	81 / 100	—
43rd -27	Liverpool Hope Uni Liverpool Hope University View All Courses	43rd -27	3.32 / 5	88 / 100	75 / 100	20.53
44th 17	Uni of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton View All Courses	44th 17	3.75 / 5	87 / 100	83 / 100	—
45th -18	LSBU London South Bank University View All Courses	45th -18	3.23 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	—
46th 9	Uni of Brighton University of Brighton View All Courses	46th 9	3.78 / 5	86 / 100	83 / 100	—
47th 9	Uni of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield View All Courses	47th 9	3.72 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	—
48th 0	Bangor Uni Bangor University View All Courses	48th 0	3.67 / 5	84 / 100	86 / 100	—
49th 8	Royal Holloway Royal Holloway, University of London View All Courses	49th 8	3.71 / 5	83 / 100	86 / 100	—
50th 12	The Uni of Salford The University of Salford View All Courses	50th 12	4.07 / 5	84 / 100	75 / 100	—
51st -14	Durham Uni Durham University View All Courses	51st -14	3.48 / 5	85 / 100	81 / 100	8.95
52nd -5	Uni of Glasgow University of Glasgow View All Courses	52nd -5	3.83 / 5	85 / 100	79 / 100	—
53rd -4	Ulster Uni Ulster University View All Courses	53rd -4	3.91 / 5	89 / 100	71 / 100	—
54th -1	Uni of Plymouth University of Plymouth View All Courses	54th -1	3.86 / 5	87 / 100	75 / 100	—
55th -3	Sheffield Hallam Uni Sheffield Hallam University View All Courses	55th -3	3.96 / 5	87 / 100	71 / 100	—
56th -2	Uni of Sussex University of Sussex View All Courses	56th -2	3.78 / 5	82 / 100	82 / 100	—
57th -6	Queen's Uni Queen's University, Belfast View All Courses	57th -6	3.68 / 5	87 / 100	79 / 100	—
58th 1	Coventry Uni Coventry University View All Courses	58th 1	3.40 / 5	83 / 100	83 / 100	—
59th 1	Anglia Ruskin Uni Anglia Ruskin University View All Courses	59th 1	3.89 / 5	86 / 100	67 / 100	—
60th 3	Uni of Stirling University of Stirling View All Courses	60th 3	2.82 / 5	86 / 100	93 / 100	—
61st -30	Aberystwyth Uni Aberystwyth University View All Courses	61st -30	3.17 / 5	82 / 100	89 / 100	—
62nd -4	Uni of Dundee University of Dundee View All Courses	62nd -4	3.11 / 5	87 / 100	83 / 100	—
63rd -35	Uni of Oxford University of Oxford View All Courses	63rd -35	3.17 / 5	86 / 100	77 / 100	5.67
64th 4	UWTSD University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) View All Courses	64th 4	2.94 / 5	82 / 100	80 / 100	13.67
65th 2	Uni of Cumbria The University of Cumbria View All Courses	65th 2	3.42 / 5	88 / 100	50 / 100	—
66th -2	Uni of Northampton University of Northampton View All Courses	66th -2	2.85 / 5	86 / 100	67 / 100	—
67th 3	Uni of Westminster University of Westminster View All Courses	67th 3	3.73 / 5	82 / 100	33 / 100	—
68th -2	Uni of Sunderland University of Sunderland View All Courses	68th -2	2.53 / 5	85 / 100	50 / 100	—
69th -31	LSE London School of Economics View All Courses	69th -31	1.01 / 5	86 / 100	88 / 100	—
70th -1	Staffordshire Uni Staffordshire University View All Courses	70th -1	3.02 / 5	87 / 100	33 / 100	—
71st 0	Kingston Uni Kingston University View All Courses	71st 0	3.66 / 5	82 / 100	—	—

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