It’s spring and it’s time for the first league table of the season
The Complete University Guide and league table for 2014 is now out. The details can be found on the Guide website together with lots of other analysis (including by subject, region and mission group) and information on careers, fees etc.
The main table uses nine indicators: Student Satisfaction, Research Assessment, Entry Standards, Student:Staff Ratio; Spending on Academic Services; Spending on Student Facilities; Good Honours degrees achieved; Graduate Prospects and Completion. The Subject tables are based on four: Student Satisfaction, Research Assessment; Entry Standards and Graduate Prospects. The results tend to be fairly consistent year on year and there is not huge volatility in this table.
| Rank 2014 | Rank 2013 | |
| 1 | (1) | Cambridge |
| 2 | (3) | Oxford |
| 3 | (2) | LSE |
| 4 | (4) | Imperial |
| 5 | (5) | Durham |
| 6 | (6) | St Andrews |
| 7 | (8) | UCL |
| 8 | (6) | Warwick |
| 9 | (10) | Bath |
| 10 | (13) | Exeter |
| 11 | (9) | Lancaster |
| 12 | (12) | York |
| 13 | (22) | Surrey |
| 14 | (14) | Loughborough |
| 15 | (11) | Bristol |
| 16 | (20) | Leicester |
| 17 | (23) | Birmingham |
| 18 | (16) | Edinburgh |
| 19 | (18) | King’s |
| 20 | (27) | UEA |
| 20 | (15) | Southampton |
So, little movement in the top 10 apart from the slight rejig to ensure Oxbridge dominance in the first two places. Glasgow and Nottingham slip out of the top 20 to be replaced by UEA, Birmingham and this year’s start performer at 13, the University of Surrey.
