2000 UK UNIVERSITY RANKING

Ranking

Ranking in 1999

 

Teaching quality (25)

Research quality (200)

A-level points(250)

Employment (100)

Firsts/2:1s awarded (100)

Student/staff ratio (100)

Dropout rate

Total

1

1

University of Cambridge

241

182

247

97

88

100

50

1.005

2

2

University of Oxford

214

175

244

97

81

100

30

947

3

3

London School of Economics

200

175

233

97

68

100

50

923

4

4

Imperial College

203

154

232

98

67

100

10

864

5

6

University of York

206

143

208

94

63

76

60

850

6

5

University College London

172

152

210

95

71

100

30

830

7

12

University of St Andrews

139

131

194

96

73

91

100

824

8

7

University of Warwick

153

155

215

97

69

86

20

795

9

15

University of Bath

132

142

211

97

66

83

60

791

9

8

University of Nottingham

176

125

218

96

74

72

30

791

11

9

University of Bristol

145

131

218

96

75

94

20

779

11

10

University of Durham

163

132

207

91

64

72

50

779

11

11

University of Edinburgh

106

145

218

96

74

100

40

779

14

20

Lancaster University

156

144

186

95

62

63

50

756

15

16

UMIST

135

144

188

97

58

100

30

752

16

14

Birmingham University

146

127

204

96

67

87

20

747

17

26

Loughborough University

162

115

177

95

57

66

60

732

18

21

University of Southampton

143

124

180

93

55

71

50

716

19

19

King's College London

135

126

204

96

63

100

-10

714

20

23

University of Newcastle upon Tyne

134

117

193

97

60

87

20

708

21

18

University of Manchester

125

134

198

96

66

98

-10

707

22

21

University of Leeds

122

127

199

97

61

74

20

700

23

17

University of Sheffield

143

125

213

97

61

72

-20

691

24

27

University of East Anglia

125

127

176

96

63

60

40

687

24

28

University of Leicester

125

120

183

94

52

93

20

687

26

13

School of Oriental and African Studies

167

131

160

94

72

100

-40

684

27

25

University of Glasgow

121

107

202

95

68

74

10

677

28

35

University of Exeter

110

105

188

97

65

59

50

674

29

31

University of Essex

125

139

149

96

57

77

30

673

30

29

University of Reading

109

123

168

97

61

98

10

666

31

38

Royal Holloway

109

123

176

94

62

81

20

665

32

30

University of Sussex

110

135

179

97

58

61

10

650

33

31

University of Surrey

103

111

166

99

53

83

30

645

34

24

Cardiff University

131

129

193

96

60

63

-30

642

35

33

University of Liverpool

102

111

180

95

50

83

20

641

36

36

Queen's University, Belfast

125

95

188

97

57

58

20

640

37

42

Queen Mary and Westfield College

79

109

161

96

57

100

30

632

38

48

University of Wales, Aberystwyth

104

99

154

93

59

69

40

618

39

37

Cranfield University

143

69

148

99

53

100

0

612

40

50

University of Wales, Bangor

111

83

131

94

52

73

60

604

41

34

University of Hull

130

102

158

98

60

64

-10

602

42

46

University of Stirling

75

103

164

97

63

69

30

601

42

41

University of Wales, Swansea

111

96

158

97

56

63

20

601

44

47

University of Dundee

65

100

167

98

59

86

20

595

45

44

Aston University

94

94

178

95

61

54

10

586

46

43

Keele University

88

110

158

96

61

67

0

580

47

52

Brunel University

100

93

157

95

48

55

30

578

48

45

Goldsmiths College

89

117

149

96

58

64

0

573

49

40

University of Strathclyde

96

98

165

97

57

69

-20

562

50

49

University of Kent at Canterbury

65

102

165

97

54

57

20

560

 

51

39

University of Aberdeen

77

110

179

95

64

76

-50

551

52

55

University of Northumbria

135

20

133

94

48

57

60

547

53

51

City University

78

73

177

97

53

63

0

541

54

56

Oxford Brookes University

121

43

127

96

55

45

50

537

55

53

University of Ulster

80

65

155

93

63

66

10

532

56

59

University of Bradford

47

113

143

94

48

58

10

513

57

57

University of Wales, Lampeter

56

94

104

93

47

65

40

499

58

61

University of West of England

120

23

132

95

45

48

30

493

59

64

Kingston University

109

24

113

97

48

55

40

486

60

60

University of Plymouth

96

40

120

94

47

57

30

484

61

54

Heriot-Watt University

17

95

134

94

49

87

0

476

62

65

Sheffield Hallam University

93

28

132

95

47

50

30

475

63

68

University of Portsmouth

77

39

126

96

48

51

30

467

64

58

University of Salford

75

92

124

96

45

44

-30

446

65

63

Nottingham Trent University

87

28

145

99

50

53

-20

442

66

67

Manchester Metropolitan University

83

28

111

95

44

57

20

438

67

62

University of Brighton

92

39

98

95

52

49

10

435

68

(-)

University of Wales Institute Cardiff

75

22

125

94

54

48

10

428

69

79

University of Hertfordshire

48

25

113

95

53

52

30

416

70

70

University of Westminster

56

28

113

92

54

45

20

408

71

73

University of Huddersfield

57

32

115

95

50

49

0

398

72

66

The Robert Gordon University

24

26

135

97

53

61

-10

386

73

75

Liverpool John Moores University

58

29

126

94

45

53

-20

385

74

89

University of Boumemouth

47

12

147

94

49

44

-10

383

75

74

Coventry University

79

24

109

93

44

51

-20

380

76

89

Leeds Metropolitan University

25

17

133

92

49

47

10

373

77

78

Staffordshire University

57

24

106

93

44

42

0

366

78

77

Middlesex University

53

33

105

93

49

38

-10

366

79

87

University of Teesside

53

16

106

92

43

57

-10

361

80

95

University of Derby

33

16

106

92

45

53

10

355

81

72

University of Central Lancashire

80

16

119

96

43

45

-50

349

82

91

University of Luton

71

14

93

98

42

51

-20

349

83

98

University of Lincolnshire and Humberside

0

15

109

94

43

35

50

346

84

69

De Montfort University

43

40

108

90

58

54

-50

343

85

79

University of Greenwich

73

24

99

93

41

47

-40

337

86

79

University of Sunderland

57

24

101

95

47

60

-50

334

87

85

University of Abertay Dundee

18

20

108

88

43

67

-20

324

88

75

University of Glamorgan

92

14

98

95

41

42

-60

322

89

84

Anglia Polytechnic University

43

14

113

91

52

45

-40

318

90

87

London Guildhall University

68

23

95

93

34

40

-40

313

91

82

University of Central England

63

19

113

93

42

56

-80

306

92

92

University of Wolverhampton

29

14

99

89

49

48

-30

298

93

71

Glasgow Caledonian University

22

24

125

95

48

64

-100

278

94

97

Thames Valley University

0

8

88

91

36

43

0

266

95

85

University of North London

53

31

73

93

40

40

-80

250

96

94

South Bank University

23

20

98

89

38

53

-90

231

97

83

University of East London

39

28

99

80

47

50

-130

213

98

88

Napier University

0

15

103

96

57

65

-140

196

99

96

University of Paisley

0

12

106

86

44

59

-130

177