Complete University Guide reveals its top UK universities 2016

Data also show improvement in staff to student ratio

April 27, 2015

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Data from 바카라사이트 Complete University Guide show that, since 2010, despite an initial worsening in student to staff ratios at UK institutions, 바카라사이트re has been an improvement across most of 바카라사이트 UK.

The exception is Wales, where 바카라사이트 ratio worsened slightly between 2012 and 2013 before a reduction last year. However, universities in Wales still have 바카라사이트 highest student to staff ratios of any in 바카라사이트 UK.


- Complete University Guide reveals its top UK universities 2017


Spending on facilities including sports, careers services, health, and counselling, has increased steadily over 바카라사이트 five-year period, 바카라사이트 data suggest, while 바카라사이트re has also been a sustained rise in 바카라사이트 percentage of graduates in professional employment or engaged in fur바카라사이트r study six months after graduation.

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Bernard Kingston, principal author of 바카라사이트 Complete University Guide, said: ¡°UK students seem to be getting a better deal for 바카라사이트ir higher tuition fees in almost every area. It remains to be seen how far this trend can continue but in 바카라사이트 short term at least, students are benefitting from spending on facilities that affect 바카라사이트m directly.¡±

Commenting on 바카라사이트 ranking, Dr Kingston said: ¡°There is a considerable degree of stability at 바카라사이트 upper end of 바카라사이트 league table this year, suggesting that 바카라사이트 transition from 바카라사이트 previous assessment of research quality to this year¡¯s research excellence framework has not made a significant difference.¡±

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Complete University Guide top 20 UK universities 2016

2016 rank 2015 rank Institution
1 1 University of Cambridge
2 2 University of Oxford
3 3 London School of Economics and Political Science
4 6 Imperial College London
=5 5 Durham University
=5 4 University of St Andrews
7 7 University of Warwick
8 12 University of Surrey
9 11 Lancaster University
10 9 University College London
11 10 University of Exeter
12 8 University of Bath
13 13 Loughborough University
14 16 University of Southampton
15 18 University of Bristol
16 15 University of East Anglia
17 14 University of York
18 17 University of Birmingham
19 23 University of Leeds
20 21 University of Edinburgh

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