UK University Rankings Ordered by Research Intensity 2017

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CUG Rank University Name Entry Standards Student Satisfaction Research Quality Graduate Prospects Research Intensity
2017 2016
1 1 University of Cambridge 600 4.17 3.33 89.0 0.95
33 36 Queen's University, Belfast 385 4.13 2.99 78.4 0.95
4 4 Imperial College London 567 4.15 3.36 90.8 0.92
24 15 University of Bristol 476 3.96 3.18 79.5 0.91
10 13 University College London 505 3.95 3.22 82.9 0.91
17 14 University of Southampton 417 4.08 3.15 77.9 0.90
7 11 Loughborough University 410 4.26 2.95 83.6 0.88
2 2 University of Oxford 574 4.17 3.34 86.7 0.87
23 22 University of Kent 358 4.12 2.95 76.6 0.85
51 50 Goldsmiths, University of London 353 3.98 2.90 55.5 0.85
52 49 Brunel University London 349 4.06 2.67 63.0 0.85
3 3 London School of Economics and Political Science 518 3.89 3.35 78.5 0.85
48 38 University of Strathclyde 470 4.01 3.04 71.7 0.84
29 30 University of Glasgow 467 4.12 3.10 79.5 0.84
70 66 Ulster University 307 4.18 2.91 62.3 0.84
8 7 The University of Warwick 485 4.09 3.22 79.5 0.83
19 20 The University of Edinburgh 485 3.93 3.18 78.6 0.83
27 29 University of Reading 371 4.09 3.03 70.2 0.83
5 5 University of St Andrews 520 4.23 3.13 83.2 0.82
13 10 University of Exeter 466 4.18 3.08 79.6 0.82
34 37 Heriot-Watt University 406 4.12 3.06 77.9 0.82
41 34 University of Essex 297 4.22 3.05 63.7 0.82
15 18 University of Birmingham 423 4.08 3.07 86.5 0.81
21 23 King's College London 462 3.91 3.23 85.7 0.80
25 26 Newcastle University 430 4.14 3.09 79.3 0.80
21 25 The University of Nottingham 424 4.06 3.09 81.2 0.79
6 5 Durham University 524 4.14 3.14 83.6 0.79
25 28 The University of Manchester 433 4.05 3.16 78.4 0.78
32 24 University of Leicester 390 4.03 2.93 72.1 0.78
37 34 Royal Holloway, University of London 402 4.15 3.09 62.4 0.77
9 9 Lancaster University 423 4.17 3.15 82.6 0.77
87 86 Aberystwyth University 289 4.01 2.84 62.3 0.76
43 43 The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 397 3.98 2.82 68.1 0.76
14 16 University of East Anglia (UEA) 423 4.17 3.11 70.1 0.75
16 19 University of Leeds 430 4.16 3.13 78.5 0.75
20 17 University of York 430 4.14 3.17 75.7 0.75
27 27 The University of Sheffield 415 4.14 3.17 75.5 0.74
39 47 University of Stirling 374 3.99 2.96 72.8 0.74
11 11 University of Bath 478 4.18 3.17 85.1 0.74
31 33 Queen Mary, University of London 404 4.12 3.18 73.0 0.74
11 8 University of Surrey 431 4.31 2.98 78.7 0.73
18 21 University of Sussex 375 4.06 3.01 84.2 0.73
42 40 University of Aberdeen 441 4.00 2.97 76.0 0.73
45 45 Swansea University 311 4.13 3.09 81.1 0.71
38 39 University of Liverpool 383 4.01 3.06 75.8 0.70
35 42 University of Dundee 426 4.19 3.03 79.9 0.68
69 66 University of Roehampton 275 4.02 2.83 60.0 0.67
62 58 Bangor University 342 4.26 2.99 67.2 0.63
35 31 Cardiff University 399 4.09 3.27 79.8 0.62
46 46 Keele University 350 4.28 2.88 75.6 0.59
30 32 Aston University 353 4.17 3.05 78.8 0.57
68 63 University of Hull 335 4.05 2.70 66.5 0.56
83 97 Liverpool Hope University 307 4.28 2.21 53.4 0.53
40 41 City University London 371 4.20 2.95 78.0 0.53
44 43 St George's, University of London 429 4.00 2.99 93.4 0.52
84 90 Plymouth University 314 4.08 2.74 60.1 0.50
115 119 London South Bank University 254 3.99 2.52 67.4 0.41
49 51 University of Lincoln 339 4.09 2.54 70.5 0.39
65 54 Oxford Brookes University 335 4.15 2.66 68.6 0.39
103 116 University of Sunderland 289 4.10 2.12 62.2 0.39
86 95 Abertay University 338 4.04 2.16 65.6 0.36
78 89 Middlesex University 297 4.02 2.58 64.7 0.35
95 96 University of Salford 316 4.05 2.54 59.2 0.33
58 70 Falmouth University 310 4.14 2.04 73.5 0.33
101 103 Staffordshire University 274 4.11 2.20 57.7 0.33
81 74 University of Huddersfield 331 4.13 2.65 73.6 0.32
97 105 University of Worcester 300 4.09 2.08 63.1 0.30
76 70 Bath Spa University 321 4.20 2.52 54.5 0.30
54 54 De Montfort University 292 4.14 2.67 76.8 0.30
74 86 The University of Winchester 293 4.17 2.32 60.5 0.30
94 93 University of Chester 303 4.12 2.08 63.1 0.29
56 54 Bournemouth University 321 3.90 2.72 65.8 0.29
107 99 York St John University 300 4.11 2.04 64.8 0.29
59 60 Northumbria University 361 4.11 2.71 66.0 0.29
67 62 University of the West of England 323 4.03 2.70 70.4 0.29
102 100 University of Westminster 315 3.96 2.74 54.9 0.29
110 115 Anglia Ruskin University 254 4.14 2.37 64.7 0.27
61 59 University of Portsmouth 321 4.14 2.75 66.8 0.27
120 110 University of Bedfordshire 234 4.08 2.52 57.9 0.27
71 82 Edge Hill University 327 4.16 2.22 63.1 0.27
74 68 Liverpool John Moores University 342 4.12 2.79 63.0 0.26
103 85 Royal Agricultural University 301 4.01 1.40 69.7 0.26
87 83 The University of Northampton 280 4.14 2.09 59.4 0.25
80 77 University of Chichester 298 4.17 2.50 56.9 0.25
98 107 University of Greenwich 337 4.08 2.33 58.1 0.25
99 91 University of Central Lancashire 317 4.06 2.51 62.3 0.24
82 83 Glasgow Caledonian University 385 3.98 2.67 70.1 0.24
114 114 Leeds Beckett University 288 3.98 2.16 58.3 0.24
57 73 Manchester Metropolitan University 349 4.10 2.74 63.2 0.24
63 53 Nottingham Trent University 305 4.15 2.59 66.3 0.23
118 109 St Mary's University, Twickenham 291 4.13 1.98 66.6 0.23
112 106 Canterbury Christ Church University 270 4.02 2.38 57.6 0.23
126 124 University of East London 277 3.93 2.71 45.2 0.23
46 60 Harper Adams University 338 4.11 2.66 73.7 0.23
53 63 University of Bradford 321 4.08 2.95 75.0 0.23
110 118 University of the West of Scotland 316 4.08 2.36 65.1 0.22
93 78 Queen Margaret University 350 4.02 2.65 58.2 0.22
79 75 University of Hertfordshire 302 4.01 2.61 74.7 0.21
90 76 University of Brighton 301 4.00 2.84 66.6 0.21
64 63 Robert Gordon University 385 4.09 2.35 82.8 0.21
122 121 University of Bolton 283 4.10 2.04 59.9 0.20
117 120 Newman University 298 4.15 2.13 52.6 0.20
92 92 Edinburgh Napier University 337 4.05 2.52 68.6 0.19
91 94 University of Derby 302 4.16 2.07 59.1 0.19
66 - Norwich University of the Arts 343 4.15 2.69 63.1 0.18
89 80 University of Gloucestershire 319 4.06 2.38 55.2 0.18
119 117 Bishop Grosseteste University 284 4.07 1.96 67.8 0.17
103 101 Leeds Trinity University 284 4.11 2.01 65.8 0.17
85 80 University of the Arts, London 314 3.92 3.12 59.0 0.17
109 104 Kingston University 288 3.97 2.70 60.6 0.16
99 102 University of South Wales 321 3.97 2.51 58.4 0.16
125 123 Wrexham Glyndŵr University 236 4.10 2.15 66.1 0.16
72 72 Sheffield Hallam University 304 4.03 2.76 64.7 0.16
127 126 London Metropolitan University 247 4.00 2.44 47.0 0.15
107 98 Teesside University 305 4.13 2.58 59.2 0.14
95 88 Birmingham City University 316 3.96 2.64 64.3 0.14
106 108 University of West London 301 3.99 1.92 60.0 0.13
50 48 Coventry University 316 4.28 2.67 73.8 0.13
76 57 Arts University Bournemouth 322 4.07 2.30 61.4 0.13
123 125 University of Wales Trinity Saint David 284 3.99 2.39 50.2 0.12
59 52 University for the Creative Arts 316 4.08 2.72 51.7 0.10
72 79 Cardiff Metropolitan University 315 4.03 3.00 59.0 0.09
113 113 Buckinghamshire New University 256 4.07 2.19 57.1 0.09
121 111 University of Cumbria 286 3.93 2.13 64.5 0.08
115 122 Southampton Solent University 275 4.02 1.63 54.1 0.07
55 69 The University of Buckingham 311 4.36   83.3  
124 112 University of St Mark and St John 288 3.92   60.5  

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