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2024	UNIVERSITY	2024	SATISFACTION	REFLECTIONS	OUTCOMES	RESEARCH QUALITY
1st	Birmingham City Uni Birmingham City University View All Courses	1st	4.08 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	15.65
2nd	Uni of Bristol University of Bristol View All Courses	2nd	4.21 / 5	83 / 100	60 / 100	8.23
3rd	Uni of Sussex University of Sussex View All Courses	3rd	4.07 / 5	82 / 100	80 / 100	16.70
4th	Bath Spa Uni Bath Spa University View All Courses	4th	4.03 / 5	83 / 100	85 / 100	10.23
5th	Cardiff Uni Cardiff University View All Courses	5th	4.23 / 5	86 / 100	67 / 100	10.56
6th	Uni of Leeds University of Leeds View All Courses	6th	4.20 / 5	84 / 100	67 / 100	10.62
7th	Leeds Beckett Uni Leeds Beckett University View All Courses	7th	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	86 / 100	14.75
8th	Sheffield Hallam Uni Sheffield Hallam University View All Courses	8th	4.19 / 5	87 / 100	94 / 100	7.26
9th	Uni of Nottingham University of Nottingham View All Courses	9th	4.20 / 5	87 / 100	100 / 100	10.27
10th	Newman Uni Newman University View All Courses	10th	4.16 / 5	90 / 100	87 / 100	16.07
11th	UEA University of East Anglia (UEA) View All Courses	11th	3.99 / 5	85 / 100	89 / 100	19.87
12th	Liverpool Hope Uni Liverpool Hope University View All Courses	12th	4.11 / 5	88 / 100	96 / 100	9.62
13th	Uni of Greenwich University of Greenwich View All Courses	13th	4.01 / 5	84 / 100	87 / 100	—
14th	Edge Hill Uni Edge Hill University View All Courses	14th	4.19 / 5	90 / 100	85 / 100	9.84
15th	Uni of Bath University of Bath View All Courses	15th	4.12 / 5	86 / 100	67 / 100	9.02
16th	Liverpool JM Liverpool John Moores University View All Courses	16th	4.28 / 5	86 / 100	84 / 100	8.95
17th	Durham Uni Durham University View All Courses	17th	4.02 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	10.16
18th	Uni of Southampton University of Southampton View All Courses	18th	4.07 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	13.97
19th	Uni of Derby University of Derby View All Courses	19th	3.91 / 5	86 / 100	92 / 100	12.72
20th	Uni of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde View All Courses	20th	4.03 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	7.71
21st	Uni of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth View All Courses	21st	4.13 / 5	84 / 100	97 / 100	—
22nd	Cardiff Met Uni Cardiff Metropolitan University View All Courses	22nd	4.21 / 5	89 / 100	77 / 100	14.68
23rd	Uni of Lincoln University of Lincoln View All Courses	23rd	4.05 / 5	83 / 100	100 / 100	49.40
24th	Anglia Ruskin Uni Anglia Ruskin University ARU View All Courses	24th	4.20 / 5	86 / 100	100 / 100	32.67
25th	Oxford Brookes Oxford Brookes University View All Courses	25th	4.04 / 5	84 / 100	95 / 100	17.23
26th	Swansea Uni Swansea University View All Courses	26th	4.26 / 5	85 / 100	75 / 100	—
27th	Uni of Manchester The University of Manchester View All Courses	27th	3.91 / 5	85 / 100	—	10.91
28th	Uni of Hull University of Hull View All Courses	28th	3.98 / 5	87 / 100	93 / 100	38.00
29th	York St John Uni York St John University View All Courses	29th	4.12 / 5	86 / 100	95 / 100	21.90
30th	Staffordshire Uni Staffordshire University View All Courses	30th	3.98 / 5	87 / 100	93 / 100	—
31st	Uni of Worcester University of Worcester View All Courses	31st	4.02 / 5	89 / 100	93 / 100	12.12
32nd	Uni College Birmingham University College Birmingham View All Courses	32nd	4.00 / 5	82 / 100	100 / 100	—
33rd	Uni of Hertfordshire University of Hertfordshire View All Courses	33rd	3.93 / 5	84 / 100	90 / 100	15.24
34th	Uni of Sunderland University of Sunderland View All Courses	34th	3.94 / 5	85 / 100	90 / 100	22.99
35th	Uni of York University of York View All Courses	35th	4.16 / 5	83 / 100	100 / 100	11.54
36th	Uni of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh View All Courses	36th	4.05 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	4.56
37th	Uni of Glasgow University of Glasgow View All Courses	37th	4.12 / 5	85 / 100	91 / 100	7.10
38th	Newcastle Uni Newcastle University View All Courses	38th	4.17 / 5	85 / 100	100 / 100	17.90
39th	UCL UCL, University of London View All Courses	39th	4.12 / 5	87 / 100	85 / 100	1.10
40th	De Montfort De Montfort University (DMU) View All Courses	40th	4.06 / 5	82 / 100	90 / 100	—
41st	Manchester Met Uni Manchester Metropolitan University View All Courses	41st	4.08 / 5	84 / 100	87 / 100	6.72
42nd	Uni of Warwick University of Warwick View All Courses	42nd	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	92 / 100	7.47
43rd	Keele Uni Keele University View All Courses	43rd	3.99 / 5	87 / 100	67 / 100	—
44th	Uni of Reading University of Reading View All Courses	44th	4.17 / 5	87 / 100	92 / 100	24.21
45th	Uni of Brighton University of Brighton View All Courses	45th	3.92 / 5	86 / 100	95 / 100	22.22
46th	Bangor Uni Bangor University View All Courses	46th	3.99 / 5	84 / 100	80 / 100	—
47th	Uni of Bolton University of Bolton View All Courses	47th	3.88 / 5	88 / 100	92 / 100	15.72
48th	St Marys Twickenham St Mary's University, Twickenham View All Courses	48th	3.89 / 5	91 / 100	92 / 100	—
49th	Uni of Birmingham University of Birmingham View All Courses	49th	4.25 / 5	87 / 100	83 / 100	10.31
50th	Ulster Uni Ulster University View All Courses	50th	4.18 / 5	89 / 100	93 / 100	27.95
51st	Uni of Cambridge University of Cambridge View All Courses	51st	4.09 / 5	85 / 100	67 / 100	5.80
52nd	Nottingham Trent Nottingham Trent University View All Courses	52nd	4.32 / 5	83 / 100	92 / 100	—
53rd	UWEBristol Bristol, University of the West of England (UWE) View All Courses	53rd	4.04 / 5	83 / 100	91 / 100	42.29
54th	Aberystwyth Uni Aberystwyth University View All Courses	54th	4.14 / 5	82 / 100	89 / 100	—
55th	Uni of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield View All Courses	55th	3.94 / 5	85 / 100	95 / 100	11.38
56th	Coventry Uni Coventry University View All Courses	56th	3.90 / 5	83 / 100	100 / 100	—
57th	Middlesex Uni Middlesex University View All Courses	57th	4.07 / 5	86 / 100	100 / 100	15.02
58th	Uni of Chester University of Chester View All Courses	58th	4.13 / 5	87 / 100	95 / 100	27.94
59th	LSBU London South Bank University View All Courses	59th	3.90 / 5	84 / 100	100 / 100	—
60th	Open Uni Open University View All Courses	60th	3.86 / 5	84 / 100	89 / 100	2.74
61st	Northumbria Uni Northumbria University View All Courses	61st	4.23 / 5	85 / 100	93 / 100	—
62nd	Canterbury Uni Canterbury Christ Church University View All Courses	62nd	3.75 / 5	88 / 100	91 / 100	14.09
63rd	Uni of Dundee University of Dundee View All Courses	63rd	3.86 / 5	87 / 100	100 / 100	16.11
64th	Brunel Uni London Brunel Uni, London View All Courses	64th	3.80 / 5	82 / 100	100 / 100	14.23
65th	Uni of C.Lancashire University of Central Lancashire View All Courses	65th	4.03 / 5	85 / 100	78 / 100	—
66th	Uni of Winchester University of Winchester View All Courses	66th	3.89 / 5	85 / 100	98 / 100	12.28
67th	Uni of Northampton University of Northampton View All Courses	67th	3.84 / 5	86 / 100	88 / 100	16.08
68th	Uni of Wolverhampton University of Wolverhampton View All Courses	68th	3.78 / 5	87 / 100	88 / 100	8.46
69th	Uni of Roehampton University of Roehampton View All Courses	69th	3.88 / 5	82 / 100	88 / 100	22.04
70th	Uni of Plymouth University of Plymouth View All Courses	70th	4.10 / 5	87 / 100	92 / 100	11.27
71st	Uni of Gloucestershire University of Gloucestershire View All Courses	71st	3.90 / 5	84 / 100	96 / 100	29.00
72nd	Uni of West London The University of West London View All Courses	72nd	3.69 / 5	84 / 100	60 / 100	—
73rd	Teesside Uni Teesside University View All Courses	73rd	3.69 / 5	88 / 100	86 / 100	—
74th	Plymouth Marjon Uni Plymouth Marjon University (St Mark & St John) View All Courses	74th	3.75 / 5	89 / 100	84 / 100	21.90
75th	Uni of Bedfordshire University of Bedfordshire View All Courses	75th	3.72 / 5	86 / 100	91 / 100	26.15
76th	Kingston Uni Kingston University View All Courses	76th	3.80 / 5	82 / 100	93 / 100	16.54
77th	Leeds Trinity Uni Leeds Trinity University View All Courses	77th	3.59 / 5	86 / 100	85 / 100	16.84
78th	Uni of West Scotland University of the West of Scotland View All Courses	78th	3.61 / 5	84 / 100	57 / 100	12.14
79th	USW University of South Wales View All Courses	79th	3.69 / 5	86 / 100	94 / 100	—
80th	Uni of Chichester University of Chichester View All Courses	80th	3.84 / 5	86 / 100	90 / 100	15.58
81st	Uni of Stirling University of Stirling View All Courses	81st	3.49 / 5	86 / 100	93 / 100	13.49
82nd	Uni of Cumbria The University of Cumbria View All Courses	82nd	3.78 / 5	88 / 100	95 / 100	21.84
83rd	Uni of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen View All Courses	83rd	4.01 / 5	85 / 100	88 / 100	16.39
84th	Goldsmiths, UOL Goldsmiths, University of London View All Courses	84th	3.67 / 5	83 / 100	67 / 100	13.46
85th	London Met Uni London Metropolitan University View All Courses	85th	3.82 / 5	82 / 100	80 / 100	11.84
86th	Uni of East London University of East London View All Courses	86th	3.67 / 5	85 / 100	83 / 100	16.43

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