UK University League Table 2010

The 2010 Independent Complete University Guide ranks all UK universities based on 9 performance indicators including Student Satisfaction, Research, Entry Standards, Student Staff Ratio, Academic Services Spend, Facilities Spend, Good Honours, Graduate Prospects and Completion data.

A sort of establishments has made substantial improvement inside the rating.

• Durham is the Top five university now, up a place from the 2009 league table.

Edinburgh and Southampton moved into Top 20 this three hundred and sixty five days.

Robert Gordon moved up from 61st to Top 50.

Heriot-Watt University moved into Top forty in the UK and Top 4 in Scotland this 12 months, ahead of Strathclyde, Aberdeen and Dundee.

Hertfordshire jumped up from 54th to forty fifth.

Liverpool up from 42nd to thirty fourth.

Leeds moved into Top 30 (from thirty second).

Universities dropped in the rankings:

• SOAS dropped from Top 10 to fifteenth now.

Leicester from 12th to 20th.

Glasgow from sixteenth to twenty sixth.

Loughborough from 13th to 18th.

Essex from 25th to thirtieth.

List of Top 30 universities (Out of 113 UK institutions):

1 Oxford

2 Cambridge

three Imperial College

4 London School of Economics

5 Durham

6 Warwick

7 St Andrews

eight University College London

9 Bath

10 York

eleven Edinburgh

12 Lancaster

13 Southampton

13 Aston

15 SOAS

sixteen Bristol

17 King's College London

18 Loughborough

19 Nottingham

20 Leicester

21 Exeter

22 Sheffield

22 Royal Holloway

24 Newcastle

25 Sussex

26 Glasgow

27 Birmingham

28 Manchester

28 Leeds

30 Essex

Source: Complete University Guide

* Next: Complete University Guide 2011