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1Oxford100n/an/an/a12.7102518n/a98.6
Satisfied with coursen/a
Satisfied with teachingn/a
Satisfied with feedbackn/a
Student to staff ratio12.7
Spend per student/1010
Average entry tariff251
Value added score/108
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation98.6
2Newcastle96.980.391.97810.4821287494.6
Satisfied with course80.3
Satisfied with teaching91.9
Satisfied with feedback78
Student to staff ratio10.4
Spend per student/108
Average entry tariff212
Value added score/108
Career after 15 months74
Contin-uation94.6
3Goldsmiths92.259.787.471.512.6n/a20497596.9
Satisfied with course59.7
Satisfied with teaching87.4
Satisfied with feedback71.5
Student to staff ratio12.6
Spend per student/10n/a
Average entry tariff204
Value added score/109
Career after 15 months75
Contin-uation96.9
4UCL88.972.379.577.31091969n/a95.7
Satisfied with course72.3
Satisfied with teaching79.5
Satisfied with feedback77.3
Student to staff ratio10
Spend per student/109
Average entry tariff196
Value added score/109
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation95.7
5Trinity Saint David77.485.784.579.412.941528n/a92.1
Satisfied with course85.7
Satisfied with teaching84.5
Satisfied with feedback79.4
Student to staff ratio12.9
Spend per student/104
Average entry tariff152
Value added score/108
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation92.1
6University of the Arts London7759.874.575.711.41016986392.7
Satisfied with course59.8
Satisfied with teaching74.5
Satisfied with feedback75.7
Student to staff ratio11.4
Spend per student/1010
Average entry tariff169
Value added score/108
Career after 15 months63
Contin-uation92.7
7Sunderland74.990.887.882.910.171085n/a92.9
Satisfied with course90.8
Satisfied with teaching87.8
Satisfied with feedback82.9
Student to staff ratio10.1
Spend per student/107
Average entry tariff108
Value added score/105
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation92.9
8Liverpool John Moores73.681.283.378.913.1218476393.5
Satisfied with course81.2
Satisfied with teaching83.3
Satisfied with feedback78.9
Student to staff ratio13.1
Spend per student/102
Average entry tariff184
Value added score/107
Career after 15 months63
Contin-uation93.5
9Derby73.270.676.575106n/a3n/a98.6
Satisfied with course70.6
Satisfied with teaching76.5
Satisfied with feedback75
Student to staff ratio10
Spend per student/106
Average entry tariffn/a
Value added score/103
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation98.6
10Lancaster71.973.777.458.110.7101528n/a92.7
Satisfied with course73.7
Satisfied with teaching77.4
Satisfied with feedback58.1
Student to staff ratio10.7
Spend per student/1010
Average entry tariff152
Value added score/108
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation92.7
11Loughborough68.977.17877.714.7617346498.6
Satisfied with course77.1
Satisfied with teaching78
Satisfied with feedback77.7
Student to staff ratio14.7
Spend per student/106
Average entry tariff173
Value added score/104
Career after 15 months64
Contin-uation98.6
12Robert Gordon67.89191.490.418.2317627094.8
Satisfied with course91
Satisfied with teaching91.4
Satisfied with feedback90.4
Student to staff ratio18.2
Spend per student/103
Average entry tariff176
Value added score/102
Career after 15 months70
Contin-uation94.8
13Coventry67.378.390.582.111.571565n/a90.6
Satisfied with course78.3
Satisfied with teaching90.5
Satisfied with feedback82.1
Student to staff ratio11.5
Spend per student/107
Average entry tariff156
Value added score/105
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation90.6
14Westminster65.378.678.476.419.2515077493.2
Satisfied with course78.6
Satisfied with teaching78.4
Satisfied with feedback76.4
Student to staff ratio19.2
Spend per student/105
Average entry tariff150
Value added score/107
Career after 15 months74
Contin-uation93.2
15Central Lancashire65.280.483.378.812.441272n/a94.3
Satisfied with course80.4
Satisfied with teaching83.3
Satisfied with feedback78.8
Student to staff ratio12.4
Spend per student/104
Average entry tariff127
Value added score/102
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation94.3
16Lincoln64.285.387.382.713.441355n/a92
Satisfied with course85.3
Satisfied with teaching87.3
Satisfied with feedback82.7
Student to staff ratio13.4
Spend per student/104
Average entry tariff135
Value added score/105
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation92
17Gloucestershire63.869.87876.617.951318n/an/a
Satisfied with course69.8
Satisfied with teaching78
Satisfied with feedback76.6
Student to staff ratio17.9
Spend per student/105
Average entry tariff131
Value added score/108
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uationn/a
18Kingston61.96376.97818.471578n/a94.1
Satisfied with course63
Satisfied with teaching76.9
Satisfied with feedback78
Student to staff ratio18.4
Spend per student/107
Average entry tariff157
Value added score/108
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation94.1
19Chester61.882.387.282.812.741336n/an/a
Satisfied with course82.3
Satisfied with teaching87.2
Satisfied with feedback82.8
Student to staff ratio12.7
Spend per student/104
Average entry tariff133
Value added score/106
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uationn/a
20Wolverhampton61.576.989.77413.791156n/a87
Satisfied with course76.9
Satisfied with teaching89.7
Satisfied with feedback74
Student to staff ratio13.7
Spend per student/109
Average entry tariff115
Value added score/106
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation87
21Chichester61.160.67673.716.531198n/a94.2
Satisfied with course60.6
Satisfied with teaching76
Satisfied with feedback73.7
Student to staff ratio16.5
Spend per student/103
Average entry tariff119
Value added score/108
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation94.2
22Teesside6167.78679.612.361065n/an/a
Satisfied with course67.7
Satisfied with teaching86
Satisfied with feedback79.6
Student to staff ratio12.3
Spend per student/106
Average entry tariff106
Value added score/105
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uationn/a
23Leeds59.16876.967.218717587194
Satisfied with course68
Satisfied with teaching76.9
Satisfied with feedback67.2
Student to staff ratio18
Spend per student/107
Average entry tariff175
Value added score/108
Career after 15 months71
Contin-uation94
24Bath Spa58.582.688.776.51631355n/a92.6
Satisfied with course82.6
Satisfied with teaching88.7
Satisfied with feedback76.5
Student to staff ratio16
Spend per student/103
Average entry tariff135
Value added score/105
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation92.6
25Edinburgh58.354.873.458.715.51017486595.1
Satisfied with course54.8
Satisfied with teaching73.4
Satisfied with feedback58.7
Student to staff ratio15.5
Spend per student/1010
Average entry tariff174
Value added score/108
Career after 15 months65
Contin-uation95.1
26London Met58.164.7788212.871319n/a82.7
Satisfied with course64.7
Satisfied with teaching78
Satisfied with feedback82
Student to staff ratio12.8
Spend per student/107
Average entry tariff131
Value added score/109
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation82.7
27Southampton57.778.783.172.516.9714837393.2
Satisfied with course78.7
Satisfied with teaching83.1
Satisfied with feedback72.5
Student to staff ratio16.9
Spend per student/107
Average entry tariff148
Value added score/103
Career after 15 months73
Contin-uation93.2
28Reading57.469.777.768.214.8412258092.7
Satisfied with course69.7
Satisfied with teaching77.7
Satisfied with feedback68.2
Student to staff ratio14.8
Spend per student/104
Average entry tariff122
Value added score/105
Career after 15 months80
Contin-uation92.7
29Aberystwyth56.887.690.484.815.961317n/a84.9
Satisfied with course87.6
Satisfied with teaching90.4
Satisfied with feedback84.8
Student to staff ratio15.9
Spend per student/106
Average entry tariff131
Value added score/107
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation84.9
30Dundee56.376.476.267.413717646992.2
Satisfied with course76.4
Satisfied with teaching76.2
Satisfied with feedback67.4
Student to staff ratio13
Spend per student/107
Average entry tariff176
Value added score/104
Career after 15 months69
Contin-uation92.2
31Hertfordshire55.479.582.667.61951264n/a97
Satisfied with course79.5
Satisfied with teaching82.6
Satisfied with feedback67.6
Student to staff ratio19
Spend per student/105
Average entry tariff126
Value added score/104
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation97
32Northumbria54.446.668.469.811.8414346893.7
Satisfied with course46.6
Satisfied with teaching68.4
Satisfied with feedback69.8
Student to staff ratio11.8
Spend per student/104
Average entry tariff143
Value added score/104
Career after 15 months68
Contin-uation93.7
33Manchester Met53.554.875.167.711.8517375790.3
Satisfied with course54.8
Satisfied with teaching75.1
Satisfied with feedback67.7
Student to staff ratio11.8
Spend per student/105
Average entry tariff173
Value added score/107
Career after 15 months57
Contin-uation90.3
34Liverpool Hope52.971.680.47113.611286n/a90.2
Satisfied with course71.6
Satisfied with teaching80.4
Satisfied with feedback71
Student to staff ratio13.6
Spend per student/101
Average entry tariff128
Value added score/106
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation90.2
35Brighton52.666.477.372.918.3515956991.4
Satisfied with course66.4
Satisfied with teaching77.3
Satisfied with feedback72.9
Student to staff ratio18.3
Spend per student/105
Average entry tariff159
Value added score/105
Career after 15 months69
Contin-uation91.4
36Oxford Brookes52.15977.952.19.881344n/a95.1
Satisfied with course59
Satisfied with teaching77.9
Satisfied with feedback52.1
Student to staff ratio9.8
Spend per student/108
Average entry tariff134
Value added score/104
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation95.1
37Middlesex51.86074.174.415.881036n/a92.3
Satisfied with course60
Satisfied with teaching74.1
Satisfied with feedback74.4
Student to staff ratio15.8
Spend per student/108
Average entry tariff103
Value added score/106
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation92.3
38Falmouth51.662.670.772.317.4415576592.7
Satisfied with course62.6
Satisfied with teaching70.7
Satisfied with feedback72.3
Student to staff ratio17.4
Spend per student/104
Average entry tariff155
Value added score/107
Career after 15 months65
Contin-uation92.7
39Leeds Arts51.564.670.972.215.8315727096.9
Satisfied with course64.6
Satisfied with teaching70.9
Satisfied with feedback72.2
Student to staff ratio15.8
Spend per student/103
Average entry tariff157
Value added score/102
Career after 15 months70
Contin-uation96.9
40Northampton5169.884.475.621.7n/a1226n/a92.2
Satisfied with course69.8
Satisfied with teaching84.4
Satisfied with feedback75.6
Student to staff ratio21.7
Spend per student/10n/a
Average entry tariff122
Value added score/106
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation92.2
41Birmingham City50.964.875.478.816.9512356691.2
Satisfied with course64.8
Satisfied with teaching75.4
Satisfied with feedback78.8
Student to staff ratio16.9
Spend per student/105
Average entry tariff123
Value added score/105
Career after 15 months66
Contin-uation91.2
42Staffordshire50.771.471.487.516.961382n/an/a
Satisfied with course71.4
Satisfied with teaching71.4
Satisfied with feedback87.5
Student to staff ratio16.9
Spend per student/106
Average entry tariff138
Value added score/102
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uationn/a
43Huddersfield49.252.456.267.616.751319n/an/a
Satisfied with course52.4
Satisfied with teaching56.2
Satisfied with feedback67.6
Student to staff ratio16.7
Spend per student/105
Average entry tariff131
Value added score/109
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uationn/a
44Arts University Bournemouth49.174.17977.214.7514235593.7
Satisfied with course74.1
Satisfied with teaching79
Satisfied with feedback77.2
Student to staff ratio14.7
Spend per student/105
Average entry tariff142
Value added score/103
Career after 15 months55
Contin-uation93.7
45Sheffield Hallam48.965.671.973.818.671267n/a91.7
Satisfied with course65.6
Satisfied with teaching71.9
Satisfied with feedback73.8
Student to staff ratio18.6
Spend per student/107
Average entry tariff126
Value added score/107
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation91.7
46University for the Creative Arts48.562.873.166.913.4714765490.7
Satisfied with course62.8
Satisfied with teaching73.1
Satisfied with feedback66.9
Student to staff ratio13.4
Spend per student/107
Average entry tariff147
Value added score/106
Career after 15 months54
Contin-uation90.7
47Glasgow School of Art4831.660.159.817417576098.9
Satisfied with course31.6
Satisfied with teaching60.1
Satisfied with feedback59.8
Student to staff ratio17
Spend per student/104
Average entry tariff175
Value added score/107
Career after 15 months60
Contin-uation98.9
48Plymouth47.66878.174.417.48n/a1n/a92.7
Satisfied with course68
Satisfied with teaching78.1
Satisfied with feedback74.4
Student to staff ratio17.4
Spend per student/108
Average entry tariffn/a
Value added score/101
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation92.7
49Ulster47.563.474.964.625.9413110n/a94.2
Satisfied with course63.4
Satisfied with teaching74.9
Satisfied with feedback64.6
Student to staff ratio25.9
Spend per student/104
Average entry tariff131
Value added score/1010
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation94.2
50East London47.466.769.665.617.43n/a4n/a94.9
Satisfied with course66.7
Satisfied with teaching69.6
Satisfied with feedback65.6
Student to staff ratio17.4
Spend per student/103
Average entry tariffn/a
Value added score/104
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation94.9
51Nottingham Trent4758.761.865.713.8414756891.9
Satisfied with course58.7
Satisfied with teaching61.8
Satisfied with feedback65.7
Student to staff ratio13.8
Spend per student/104
Average entry tariff147
Value added score/105
Career after 15 months68
Contin-uation91.9
52De Montfort46.953.667.862.820.231278n/a94.6
Satisfied with course53.6
Satisfied with teaching67.8
Satisfied with feedback62.8
Student to staff ratio20.2
Spend per student/103
Average entry tariff127
Value added score/108
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation94.6
53UWE Bristol46.179.6848218.2516255487.6
Satisfied with course79.6
Satisfied with teaching84
Satisfied with feedback82
Student to staff ratio18.2
Spend per student/105
Average entry tariff162
Value added score/105
Career after 15 months54
Contin-uation87.6
54Cardiff Met42.877.679.976.816.4616116187.4
Satisfied with course77.6
Satisfied with teaching79.9
Satisfied with feedback76.8
Student to staff ratio16.4
Spend per student/106
Average entry tariff161
Value added score/101
Career after 15 months61
Contin-uation87.4
55Leeds Beckett37.762.174.777.216.6311846088.9
Satisfied with course62.1
Satisfied with teaching74.7
Satisfied with feedback77.2
Student to staff ratio16.6
Spend per student/103
Average entry tariff118
Value added score/104
Career after 15 months60
Contin-uation88.9
56Norwich University of the Arts36.669.781.169.716.4214234493.7
Satisfied with course69.7
Satisfied with teaching81.1
Satisfied with feedback69.7
Student to staff ratio16.4
Spend per student/102
Average entry tariff142
Value added score/103
Career after 15 months44
Contin-uation93.7
57Salford36.17885.476.81841461n/a84.7
Satisfied with course78
Satisfied with teaching85.4
Satisfied with feedback76.8
Student to staff ratio18
Spend per student/104
Average entry tariff146
Value added score/101
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation84.7
58York St John34.566.770.476.416.721125n/a89.2
Satisfied with course66.7
Satisfied with teaching70.4
Satisfied with feedback76.4
Student to staff ratio16.7
Spend per student/102
Average entry tariff112
Value added score/105
Career after 15 monthsn/a
Contin-uation89.2
59Plymouth College of Art29.174.170.681.812.8113724587.6
Satisfied with course74.1
Satisfied with teaching70.6
Satisfied with feedback81.8
Student to staff ratio12.8
Spend per student/101
Average entry tariff137
Value added score/102
Career after 15 months45
Contin-uation87.6

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