The Gardian Newspaper in UK, publishes Gardian University Guide each year, which is popular around the world among students who are applying courses in UK. The latest Guardian University Guide tables show that Cambridge University has taken the top spot. Oxford has come second and St Andrews third, while the London School of Economics has climbed four places from last year to take fourth place. University College London, Warwick, Lancaster, Durham, Loughborough and Imperial College make up the top 10.
The tables are based on data for full-time undergraduates at UK universities.
Data from Gardian University guide 2012
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2012 Rank
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2011
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Institution
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Ave Teac Score
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Exp. per student / 10
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Student: staff ratio
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Uni group
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2012 max tuition fee
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SOUERCE: INTELLIGENT METRIX, HESA |
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| 1 | 2 | Cambridge | 100.0 | 9.76 | 11.7 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Oxford | 97.9 | 10 | 10.8 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 3 | 4 | St Andrews | 85.3 | 7.25 | 13.3 | 1994 Group | |
| 4 | 8 | London School of Economics | 84.7 | 8.45 | 11.8 | Russell | |
| 5 | 5 | UCL | 82.5 | 8.43 | 9.7 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 6 | 3 | Warwick | 81.8 | 8.56 | 14.1 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 7 | 6 | Lancaster | 79.1 | 7.49 | 13.8 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 8 | 17 | Durham | 77.2 | 6.14 | 15.3 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 9 | 9 | Loughborough | 75.5 | 5.8 | 17.1 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 10 | 7 | Imperial College | 74.1 | 8.54 | 10.9 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 11 | 14 | Exeter | 73.8 | 4.97 | 20.0 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 11 | 15 | Sussex | 73.8 | 4.64 | 16.1 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 13 | 11 | SOAS | 73.7 | 7.02 | 11.1 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 14 | 13 | Bath | 73.6 | 5.33 | 16.1 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 15 | 9 | York | 72.7 | 6.63 | 14.9 | 1994 Group | |
| 16 | 15 | Edinburgh | 70.6 | 8.64 | 14.4 | Russell | |
| 17 | 12 | Leicester | 70.4 | 6.78 | 14.7 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 18 | 19 | UEA | 69.8 | 7.12 | 14.9 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 19 | 20 | Surrey | 69.5 | 7.15 | 19.0 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 19 | 21 | Nottingham | 69.5 | 6.39 | 14.2 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 21 | 23 | Glasgow | 69.2 | 6.47 | 14.5 | Russell | |
| 22 | 24 | City | 68.8 | 7.53 | 17.6 | 9,000 | |
| 23 | 27 | Kent | 68.3 | 6.31 | 14.4 | 9,000 | |
| 24 | 30 | Birmingham | 68.1 | 7.86 | 15.4 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 25 | 33 | Bristol | 67.9 | 6.32 | 13.5 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 26 | 22 | Dundee | 67.8 | 6 | 14.3 | ||
| 27 | 32 | Heriot-Watt | 67.7 | 7.31 | 19.1 | ||
| 28 | 18 | Southampton | 67.1 | 6.24 | 13.6 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 29 | 25 | Strathclyde | 66.9 | 6.16 | 18.0 | ||
| 30 | 25 | King’s College London | 66.6 | 6.35 | 12.0 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 31 | 37 | Newcastle | 66.3 | 5.55 | 15.3 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 32 | 45 | Reading | 65.4 | 5.87 | 15.5 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 33 | 31 | Sheffield | 64.5 | 4.83 | 14.9 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 34 | 36 | Aston | 64.2 | 5.9 | 17.1 | 9,000 | |
| 35 | 41 | Royal Holloway | 63.7 | 4.83 | 15.7 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 36 | 46 | Queen Mary | 63.6 | 6.34 | 13.6 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 37 | 35 | Leeds | 63.0 | 6.28 | 14.9 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 38 | 27 | Robert Gordon | 62.6 | 4.23 | 19.0 | ||
| 39 | 43 | Essex | 61.5 | 6.22 | 15.6 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 39 | 46 | Cardiff | 61.5 | 5.96 | 15.0 | Russell | |
| 41 | 51 | Manchester | 61.4 | 7.86 | 15.4 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 42 | 38 | Bournemouth | 60.8 | 6.94 | 23.6 | University Alliance | 9,000 |
| 42 | 48 | Oxford Brookes | 60.8 | 4.94 | 18.1 | University Alliance | 9,000 |
| 44 | 27 | Stirling | 60.7 | 4.25 | 19.3 | ||
| 45 | 33 | Aberdeen | 60.3 | 5.22 | 15.8 | ||
| 46 | 40 | UC Falmouth | 60.2 | 5.95 | 23.5 | Ukadia/ Guild HE | 9,000 |
| 47 | 49 | Plymouth | 60.1 | 7.21 | 16.5 | University Alliance | 9,000 |
| 48 | 52 | Sunderland | 59.7 | 6.7 | 15.8 | Million + | 8,500 |
| 49 | 39 | Liverpool | 59.3 | 6.66 | 13.2 | Russell | 9,000 |
| 50 | 49 | Aberystwyth | 58.8 | 4.77 | 18.1 | University Alliance | 9,000 |
| 50 | 56 | Queen’s, Belfast | 58.8 | 5.6 | 14.8 | Russell | |
| 52 | 55 | Edinburgh Napier | 58.5 | 3.58 | 21.6 | Million + | |
| 53 | 54 | Huddersfield | 58.0 | 4.45 | 18.4 | University Alliance | 7,950 |
| 54 | 44 | Keele | 57.3 | 4.4 | 14.5 | 9,000 | |
| 55 | 67 | Northumbria | 56.9 | 4.51 | 20.3 | University Alliance | 8,500 |
| 56 | 63 | Queen Margaret | 56.5 | 2.59 | 21.7 | ||
| 57 | 72 | Lincoln | 56.3 | 3.43 | 19.7 | University Alliance | 9,000 |
| 58 | 42 | Chichester | 56.2 | 3.34 | 16.6 | 8,500 | |
| 59 | 62 | UWE Bristol | 55.5 | 3.82 | 20.7 | University Alliance | |
| 60 | 79 | Teesside | 55.2 | 5.2 | 19.5 | University Alliance | 8,500 |
| 61 | 64 | Gloucestershire | 55.1 | 5.3 | 20.6 | Million + | 8,250 |
| 62 | 58 | Goldsmiths | 54.9 | 3.8 | 17.6 | 1994 Group | 9,000 |
| 63 | 87 | Coventry | 54.5 | 3.33 | 15.7 | Million + | 9,000 |
| 63 | 94 | Northampton | 54.5 | 5.22 | 22.9 | Million + | |
| 65 | 71 | Sheffield Hallam | 54.2 | 4.43 | 19.8 | University Alliance | 8,500 |
| 65 | 67 | Bath Spa | 54.2 | 4.07 | 21.1 | Million + | 9,000 |
| 67 | 53 | Nottingham Trent | 53.9 | 4.53 | 19.7 | University Alliance | |
| 68 | 76 | Glamorgan | 53.7 | 4.6 | 20.2 | University Alliance | |
| 69 | 96 | Winchester | 53.6 | 2.52 | 17.7 | Guild HE | 8,500 |
| 70 | 69 | Central Lancashire | 53.4 | 5.89 | 18.4 | Million + | 9,000 |
| 71 | 57 | UWIC | 53.1 | 4.1 | 20.7 | University Alliance | |
| 72 | 60 | Hertfordshire | 52.9 | 4 | 18.5 | University Alliance | 8,500 |
| 73 | 78 | Brighton | 52.8 | 4.55 | 18.8 | 9,000 | |
| 74 | 79 | Glasgow Caledonian | 52.5 | 3.85 | 20.9 | University Alliance | |
| 75 | 112 | Middlesex | 52.2 | 7.23 | 21.0 | Million + | 9,000 |
| 75 | 59 | Hull | 52.2 | 4.55 | 20.1 | 9,000 | |
| 77 | 69 | Staffordshire | 51.9 | 5.66 | 21.7 | Million + | |
| 78 | 88 | Edge Hill | 50.9 | 3.26 | 18.5 | 9,000 | |
| 79 | 65 | Bangor | 50.8 | 5.35 | 20.7 | ||
| 80 | 79 | Chester | 50.5 | 3.29 | 17.2 | 9,000 | |
| 81 | 77 | Thames Valley | 50.2 | 7.74 | Million + | ||
| 82 | 86 | St Mary’s UC, Twickenham | 50.1 | 2.29 | 22.1 | Guild HE | 8,000 |
| 82 | 75 | Brunel | 50.1 | 4.32 | 20.2 | ||
| 84 | 110 | Leeds Trinity University College | 50.0 | 2.08 | 22.8 | Guild HE | 8,000 |
| 85 | 85 | Portsmouth | 49.9 | 4.94 | 20.5 | University Alliance | 8,500 |
| 86 | 74 | Bradford | 49.4 | 5.16 | 17.5 | University Alliance | 9,000 |
| 87 | 105 | Westminster | 49.0 | 3.99 | 17.1 | 9,000 | |
| 88 | 79 | Ulster | 48.9 | 4.07 | 17.0 | ||
| 89 | 83 | Cumbria | 48.7 | 5.6 | 15.3 | Guild HE | 8,400 |
| 90 | 66 | Birmingham City | 48.4 | 5.34 | 20.9 | Million + | |
| 91 | 84 | Anglia Ruskin | 47.8 | 7.7 | 22.7 | Million + | 8,300 |
| 92 | 98 | Kingston | 47.5 | 4.45 | 19.9 | Million + | 9,000 |
| 93 | 73 | De Montfort | 47.3 | 3.91 | 17.5 | University Alliance | 9,000 |
| 94 | 91 | Derby | 47.1 | 4.05 | 20.5 | Million + | 7,995 |
| 94 | 93 | Swansea | 47.1 | 3.93 | 16.5 | ||
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