REF 2014 Sector Results 1

Below is a browsable table of the REF 2014 data. We’ve calculated a ranking of institutions based on grade point average which includes the specialist institutions that tend to score very highly in this measure, but have considerably smaller volume than the research-intensive universities – and so usually fall lower down on research ‘power’ which is what many other rankings assess. Original data from HEFCE, interpretation and scoring is ours.

We have also since published a second table following the release of further data from HESA which allows us to measure research ‘intensity’ in each university and score every institution. Find that here.

RANK	Name	No of Units	Total FTE	4*	3*	2*	1*	0.00	GPA
1	Courtauld Institute of Art	1	32	56.9	39.6	4.1	0.0	1	3.5
2	Institute of Cancer Research	2	103	50	41.7	7.7	0.0	1	3.4
3	Imperial College London	14	1257	46.4	44.2	8.6	0.7	0.0	3.4
4	London School of Economics and Political Science	14	532	49.9	37.4	11.0	1.2	0.6	3.3
5	University of Oxford	31	2409	48.1	39.1	11.4	1.2	0.2	3.3
6	University of Cambridge	32	2088	46.8	40.4	11.5	0.9	0.3	3.3
7	London Business School	1	99	55.9	26.0	12.0	3.0	3.0	3.3
8	Cardiff University	27	738	40.4	46.9	11.5	0.9	0.2	3.3
9	King's College London	27	1369	40.2	45.0	13.0	1.5	0.3	3.2
10	University of Warwick	23	931	36.9	49.7	12.3	1.0	0.1	3.2
11	University College London	36	2566	42.6	39.5	15.4	1.9	0.6	3.2
12	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	2	314	42.4	36.6	19.7	1.0	0.2	3.2
13	Queen Mary, University of London	21	671	34.1	51.8	12.6	1.0	0.5	3.2
14	University of Edinburgh	31	1753	37.6	44.9	15.5	1.7	0.3	3.2
15	University of Bristol	31	1138	36	47.3	15.1	1.4	0.2	3.2
16	University of Sheffield	35	1043	33.3	52.2	13.1	1.3	0.1	3.2
17	University of Bath	13	462	32.3	54.5	11.3	1.4	0.3	3.2
18	University of York	24	643	35.3	48.0	15.1	1.3	0.2	3.2
19	University of Manchester	35	1561	35.3	47.3	15.7	1.4	0.4	3.2
20	SRUC	1	57	42.3	32.2	23.1	3.0	0.0	3.2
21	University of Southampton	26	1113	32.9	51.4	14.0	1.3	0.4	3.1
22	Lancaster University	16	580	34.7	47.5	15.5	1.9	0.3	3.1
23	University of Durham	23	740	32.6	50.5	15.4	1.1	0.4	3.1
24	University of Leeds	33	1149	32.4	50.4	15.4	1.7	0.1	3.1
25	University of St Andrews	20	519	32.4	49.8	16.4	1.2	0.1	3.1
26	Royal Veterinary College	1	103	35.2	44.2	18.1	3.0	0.0	3.1
27	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	2	35	31.3	49.2	19.1	1.0	0.0	3.1
28	University of East Anglia	24	455	30.2	52.4	16.0	1.0	0.4	3.1
29	University of the Arts London	1	110	30.9	51.9	15.0	2.0	0.0	3.1
30	University of Glasgow	32	1099	30.9	50.2	16.8	1.8	0.3	3.1
31	Royal College of Music	1	14	35	40.1	22.6	4.1	1.0	3.1
32	Swansea University	18	370	31	49.1	17.9	1.6	0.2	3.1
33	Royal Holloway, University of London	17	378	30	50.9	17.3	1.4	0.4	3.1
34	University of Nottingham	32	1404	31.6	48.6	17.4	1.7	0.7	3.1
35	Newcastle University	28	888	31.4	47.7	19.3	1.3	0.3	3.1
36	University of Exeter	25	736	29	52.5	16.2	2.0	0.3	3.1
37	University of Birmingham	33	1065	28.3	53.2	16.3	1.8	0.5	3.1
38	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	1	21	39.5	31.4	25.3	4.0	1.0	3.1
39	Cranfield University	3	224	26.5	54.2	18.7	0.5	0.0	3.1
40	Heriot-Watt University	12	352	26.4	55.7	15.9	1.9	0.3	3.1
41	University of Liverpool	26	760	27.1	53.6	17.7	1.5	0.1	3.1
42	Royal College of Art	1	60	36.7	39.7	16.9	6.0	0.0	3.1
43	Aston University	7	199	28.9	49.5	20.2	1.4	0.3	3.1
44	University of Essex	14	339	29.6	47.8	20.7	1.8	0.1	3.0
45	University of Strathclyde	17	558	27.8	51.1	18.7	2.0	0.4	3.0
46	University of Reading	23	590	26.7	51.3	20.1	1.8	0.1	3.0
47	University of Dundee	20	396	31.1	44.4	21.2	2.9	0.4	3.0
48	Royal Northern College of Music	1	11	35.3	38.2	21.6	2.9	0.0	3.0
49	University of Sussex	24	501	27.5	48.4	21.5	2.0	0.5	3.0
50	Cardiff Metropolitan University	3	35	24.5	54.6	18.3	1.9	0.7	3.0
51	Bangor University	14	233	25.7	51.2	20.0	2.5	0.5	3.0
52	Queen's University Belfast	28	868	24.6	51.9	21.4	1.8	0.3	3.0
53	University of Surrey	15	459	21.8	56.3	19.9	1.8	0.1	3.0
54	St George's, University of London	2	56	29.4	40.1	29.5	0.4	0.0	3.0
55	University of Aberdeen	25	597	23.9	51.7	21.7	2.3	0.3	3.0
56	Birkbeck College	14	328	27.3	45.7	23.4	3.1	0.4	3.0
57	University of Stirling	15	301	25.1	48.5	23.9	2.5	0.0	3.0
58	University of Kent	23	591	25.2	48.1	23.7	2.7	0.3	3.0
59	Loughborough University	18	646	24.6	49.4	22.7	3.1	0.2	3.0
60	City University, London	12	378	23.3	52.4	20.9	2.6	0.8	3.0
61	University of Bradford	7	124	23.9	50.4	22.4	2.4	0.7	2.9
62	University of Wales	1	12	26.8	40.1	29.8	6.2	0.0	2.9
63	University of Leicester	25	672	20.3	55.1	21.9	2.3	0.4	2.9
64	University of Ulster	20	449	24.2	47.4	24.3	3.4	0.7	2.9
65	Open University	18	396	20.8	51.4	25.7	1.9	0.2	2.9
66	Goldsmiths' College	13	238	23.9	46.2	27.0	2.4	0.7	2.9
67	Institute of Education	No Units of Assessment Submitted	0	35.0	30.0	25.0	10.0	0.0	2.9
68	Keele University	17	267	20.8	50.0	25.8	2.7	0.6	2.9
69	Norwich University of the Arts	1	7	20.2	38.3	42.6	5.3	0.0	2.9
70	University of Brighton	10	209	22.9	44.6	27.4	4.6	0.7	2.8
71	Aberystwyth University	17	317	22.0	45.4	28.2	3.5	0.8	2.8
72	Roehampton University	13	149	22.0	44.1	28.9	4.9	0.2	2.8
73	School of Oriental and African Studies	11	234	22.6	43.1	28.5	5.0	0.8	2.8
74	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	1	15	25.6	40.4	25.6	5.9	1.0	2.8
75	Heythrop College	1	16	21.7	39.5	35.6	2.0	0.0	2.8
76	Liverpool John Moores University	17	243	17.6	48.7	29.3	3.3	0.9	2.8
77	Sheffield Hallam University	11	226	17.9	47.0	29.3	5.4	0.5	2.8
78	University of the Highlands and Islands	6	68	12.8	56.3	26.3	3.9	0.9	2.8
79	University of Portsmouth	15	282	15.8	48.3	31.7	3.8	0.4	2.8
80	Glasgow School of Art	1	53	22.9	37.9	30.9	8.0	0.0	2.7
81	Manchester Metropolitan University	13	313	14.9	50.0	30.0	4.3	0.6	2.7
82	University of Westminster	13	210	19.6	42.7	30.4	6.5	0.8	2.7
83	Plymouth University	18	366	14.7	50.4	30.1	3.5	1.4	2.7
84	Royal Academy of Music	1	14	20.9	39.7	33.8	3.0	2.0	2.7
85	University of East London	13	129	16.6	45.0	32.1	6.4	0.4	2.7
86	Bournemouth University	8	162	16.5	43.3	35.8	4.1	0.3	2.7
87	Northumbria University Newcastle	16	343	16.4	43.9	33.9	5.6	0.1	2.7
88	University of Hull	16	355	14.2	47.4	33.1	5.1	0.3	2.7
89	University of the West of England, Bristol	17	299	15.4	45.6	33.0	5.7	0.4	2.7
90	Kingston University	9	139	16.3	43.5	34.6	5.0	0.4	2.7
91	University for the Creative Arts	1	21	16.8	46.4	28.7	4.9	2.0	2.7
92	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance	1	12	17.4	48.3	23.2	7.7	0.0	2.7
93	De Montfort University	12	218	16.1	41.6	36.7	5.1	0.7	2.7
94	Glasgow Caledonian University	9	153	12.6	48.3	33.3	5.4	0.4	2.7
95	Coventry University	9	153	14.5	46.4	31.3	7.5	0.2	2.7
96	Brunel University	21	577	14.3	46.8	31.4	6.4	0.9	2.7
97	Oxford Brookes University	17	269	14.3	44.9	34.6	5.7	0.6	2.7
98	Harper Adams University	1	17	10.0	46.0	44.0	0.0	0.0	2.7
99	University of Huddersfield	13	234	14.6	43.6	34.6	6.2	0.9	2.6
100	Birmingham City University	11	122	15.7	44.0	30.5	8.5	1.3	2.6
101	Queen Margaret University Edinburgh	5	43	15.4	41.8	34.2	8.0	0.0	2.6
102	University of Hertfordshire	13	192	11.0	46.1	35.9	5.9	0.8	2.6
103	University of West London	5	36	5.2	19.7	38.0	35.0	1.4	2.6
104	Nottingham Trent University	16	246	14.5	40.7	35.2	8.3	1.3	2.6
105	Middlesex University	10	272	12.3	45.6	32.1	8.1	1.8	2.6
106	Teesside University	8	87	8.8	49.7	33.1	7.6	1.0	2.6
107	University of Lincoln	17	177	13.0	40.0	36.9	8.3	1.9	2.5
108	University of Salford	13	242	10.6	42.8	38.2	6.9	1.6	2.5
109	Bath Spa University	6	74	13.1	40.0	34.4	11.0	1.6	2.5
110	Edinburgh Napier University	9	99	9.8	43.6	37.6	7.2	1.8	2.5
111	University of Bedfordshire	11	153	14.1	35.2	40.3	9.3	1.0	2.5
112	London South Bank University	7	102	6.1	48.0	37.9	7.0	0.7	2.5
113	University of Central Lancashire	16	247	8.5	42.6	40.8	7.4	0.6	2.5
114	University of South Wales	12	117	11.8	38.5	39.7	8.5	1.4	2.5
115	University of Chichester	5	52	14.9	32.4	41.9	8.5	1.8	2.5
116	London Metropolitan University	12	80	11.1	38.7	35.4	13.3	1.8	2.4
117	Guildhall School of Music & Drama	1	16	20.9	29.9	30.9	8.0	10.0	2.4
118	University of Wales, Trinity Saint David	6	40	10.7	35.3	40.2	12.8	2.1	2.4
119	Canterbury Christ Church University	10	137	6.7	39.1	41.3	11.6	1.3	2.4
120	University of Gloucestershire	6	56	9.8	34.5	40.2	15.4	0.4	2.4
121	Anglia Ruskin University	15	168	7.2	37.7	41.5	12.0	1.8	2.4
122	University of the West of Scotland	9	118	6.5	37.6	42.9	12.2	1.0	2.4
123	Stranmillis University College	1	5	20.0	24.0	28.0	28.0	0.0	2.4
124	Robert Gordon University	9	102	7.7	34.9	42.5	13.7	0.8	2.3
125	University of Greenwich	19	201	8.5	33.1	43.2	13.4	2.0	2.3
126	Arts University Bournemouth	1	12	7.1	36.3	38.3	18.2	1.0	2.3
127	University of Wolverhampton	13	170	8.2	32.9	43.8	11.9	3.1	2.3
128	University of Winchester	8	73	7.8	35.3	38.7	15.7	1.9	2.3
129	Rose Bruford College	1	6	6.9	41.3	29.5	14.8	5.9	2.3
130	Edge Hill University	12	138	7.2	32.8	39.3	17.5	3.6	2.2
131	Liverpool Hope University	12	112	6.8	30.1	41.9	20.0	1.5	2.2
132	Buckinghamshire New University	4	24	7.0	30.6	41.4	16.9	4.2	2.2
133	Staffordshire University	8	81	6.4	30.2	40.9	21.2	1.1	2.2
134	Leeds Metropolitan University	11	201	8.4	26.2	41.6	20.9	3.1	2.2
135	Newman University	6	23	5.1	26.8	48.8	17.9	2.7	2.2
136	Glynd_r University	4	34	3.0	32.6	41.6	21.4	1.0	2.1
137	University of Abertay Dundee	7	67	5.1	27.1	49.6	13.7	3.9	2.1
138	University of Sunderland	13	147	6.1	26.5	44.0	20.7	2.8	2.1
139	University of Cumbria	6	27	6.4	22.6	48.9	20.6	0.8	2.1
140	University of Northampton	9	94	4.1	26.5	47.4	19.1	3.2	2.1
141	University of Worcester	11	104	4.7	28.3	41.0	22.9	3.6	2.1
142	University of Chester	16	138	5.5	25.4	44.2	21.8	3.5	2.1
143	University of Derby	10	107	5.4	24.4	44.6	22.6	2.8	2.1
144	Falmouth University	2	50	7.2	21.1	48.8	16.1	7.6	2.1
145	York St John University	9	68	6.4	23.9	43.0	21.2	5.9	2.0
146	University of Bolton	7	49	5.6	26.2	41.1	20.8	6.4	2.0
147	Leeds Trinity University	5	20	4.6	21.2	50.8	18.1	5.8	2.0
148	St Mary's University, Twickenham	7	45	10.8	18.9	32.9	32.0	5.0	2.0
149	Bishop Grosseteste University	3	11	6.4	17.6	45.6	26.8	3.5	2.0
150	Southampton Solent University	4	36	2.0	17.3	36.2	28.5	14.8	1.6
151	University of London Institute in Paris	1	3	0.0	22.0	25.0	38.0	15.0	1.5
152	Royal Agricultural University	1	12	3.0	4.0	39.0	38.0	16.0	1.4
153	Writtle College	2	12	0.0	17.7	25.2	29.5	31.0	1.3
154	St Mary's University College	1	3	0.0	0.0	20.0	67.0	13.0	1.1
155	Institute of Zoology	1	21	22	68	10	0.0	0.0	3.12