Best UK universities for graphic design – league table

1 Loughborough 100 86.6 86.9 74.6 13.3 6 177 8 88 98.2

Satisfied with course86.6

Satisfied with teaching86.9

Satisfied with feedback74.6

Student to staff ratio13.3

Spend per student/106

Average entry tariff177

Value added score/108

Career after 15 months88

Contin-uation98.2

2 Edinburgh 94 65.2 82.3 71.2 15.2 10 193 8 79 98.5

Satisfied with course65.2

Satisfied with teaching82.3

Satisfied with feedback71.2

Student to staff ratio15.2

Spend per student/1010

Average entry tariff193

Value added score/108

Career after 15 months79

Contin-uation98.5

3 Staffordshire 87.7 84.4 88.9 83.2 13.3 7 133 7 75 95.2

Satisfied with course84.4

Satisfied with teaching88.9

Satisfied with feedback83.2

Student to staff ratio13.3

Spend per student/107

Average entry tariff133

Value added score/107

Career after 15 months75

Contin-uation95.2

4 Bucks New University 85.8 85.7 87.7 86.9 7 8 114 3 n/a 94.4

Satisfied with course85.7

Satisfied with teaching87.7

Satisfied with feedback86.9

Student to staff ratio7

Spend per student/108

Average entry tariff114

Value added score/103

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uation94.4

5 Glasgow School of Art 85.1 63.1 80.4 71.7 16.9 5 193 6 83 96.8

Satisfied with course63.1

Satisfied with teaching80.4

Satisfied with feedback71.7

Student to staff ratio16.9

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff193

Value added score/106

Career after 15 months83

Contin-uation96.8

6 Reading 85 95.5 95 84.7 13.8 5 134 4 86 96.6

Satisfied with course95.5

Satisfied with teaching95

Satisfied with feedback84.7

Student to staff ratio13.8

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff134

Value added score/104

Career after 15 months86

Contin-uation96.6

7 Teesside 84.6 80.7 83.6 76.9 10.4 6 133 9 82 88.7

Satisfied with course80.7

Satisfied with teaching83.6

Satisfied with feedback76.9

Student to staff ratio10.4

Spend per student/106

Average entry tariff133

Value added score/109

Career after 15 months82

Contin-uation88.7

8 Kingston 80 72.6 83.1 77.8 16 7 183 6 76 93.6

Satisfied with course72.6

Satisfied with teaching83.1

Satisfied with feedback77.8

Student to staff ratio16

Spend per student/107

Average entry tariff183

Value added score/106

Career after 15 months76

Contin-uation93.6

8 Leeds 80 58.6 68.3 61 17.3 7 163 8 94 99.6

Satisfied with course58.6

Satisfied with teaching68.3

Satisfied with feedback61

Student to staff ratio17.3

Spend per student/107

Average entry tariff163

Value added score/108

Career after 15 months94

Contin-uation99.6

10 Trinity Saint David 79 70.4 80.4 76.2 15.1 4 157 n/a 79 93.1

Satisfied with course70.4

Satisfied with teaching80.4

Satisfied with feedback76.2

Student to staff ratio15.1

Spend per student/104

Average entry tariff157

Value added score/10n/a

Career after 15 months79

Contin-uation93.1

11 Manchester Met 78.4 75 79.6 76.3 13.6 6 164 6 76 96.2

Satisfied with course75

Satisfied with teaching79.6

Satisfied with feedback76.3

Student to staff ratio13.6

Spend per student/106

Average entry tariff164

Value added score/106

Career after 15 months76

Contin-uation96.2

12 University of the Arts London 77.2 64.9 75.3 75.5 10.8 10 141 7 77 91.9

Satisfied with course64.9

Satisfied with teaching75.3

Satisfied with feedback75.5

Student to staff ratio10.8

Spend per student/1010

Average entry tariff141

Value added score/107

Career after 15 months77

Contin-uation91.9

13 Northumbria 77 74.2 81 74 11.6 4 134 8 92 89

Satisfied with course74.2

Satisfied with teaching81

Satisfied with feedback74

Student to staff ratio11.6

Spend per student/104

Average entry tariff134

Value added score/108

Career after 15 months92

Contin-uation89

14 UWE Bristol 75.9 83 89.5 85 15.6 5 158 8 68 91

Satisfied with course83

Satisfied with teaching89.5

Satisfied with feedback85

Student to staff ratio15.6

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff158

Value added score/108

Career after 15 months68

Contin-uation91

15 Plymouth 74.7 80.4 84 72.9 17.2 9 136 7 73 96.8

Satisfied with course80.4

Satisfied with teaching84

Satisfied with feedback72.9

Student to staff ratio17.2

Spend per student/109

Average entry tariff136

Value added score/107

Career after 15 months73

Contin-uation96.8

16 Coventry 74.5 76.7 84.1 78.7 9.8 7 126 8 81 88.5

Satisfied with course76.7

Satisfied with teaching84.1

Satisfied with feedback78.7

Student to staff ratio9.8

Spend per student/107

Average entry tariff126

Value added score/108

Career after 15 months81

Contin-uation88.5

16 Suffolk 74.5 86.8 88.7 85.9 11.5 10 121 6 n/a n/a

Satisfied with course86.8

Satisfied with teaching88.7

Satisfied with feedback85.9

Student to staff ratio11.5

Spend per student/1010

Average entry tariff121

Value added score/106

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uationn/a

18 Leeds Arts 74.3 66.9 76 71.6 17.1 3 159 8 77 97.1

Satisfied with course66.9

Satisfied with teaching76

Satisfied with feedback71.6

Student to staff ratio17.1

Spend per student/103

Average entry tariff159

Value added score/108

Career after 15 months77

Contin-uation97.1

19 Lincoln 73.7 81.3 82.8 79.3 13.7 4 132 5 78 93.9

Satisfied with course81.3

Satisfied with teaching82.8

Satisfied with feedback79.3

Student to staff ratio13.7

Spend per student/104

Average entry tariff132

Value added score/105

Career after 15 months78

Contin-uation93.9

20 Dundee 73.1 66.6 74 65.8 13.8 7 n/a 7 79 n/a

Satisfied with course66.6

Satisfied with teaching74

Satisfied with feedback65.8

Student to staff ratio13.8

Spend per student/107

Average entry tariffn/a

Value added score/107

Career after 15 months79

Contin-uationn/a

21 Nottingham Trent 72.2 77.9 82.2 74.5 12.7 4 151 2 84 94.6

Satisfied with course77.9

Satisfied with teaching82.2

Satisfied with feedback74.5

Student to staff ratio12.7

Spend per student/104

Average entry tariff151

Value added score/102

Career after 15 months84

Contin-uation94.6

22 Ulster 72.1 71.3 80.1 70.5 27.2 4 126 9 88 97.3

Satisfied with course71.3

Satisfied with teaching80.1

Satisfied with feedback70.5

Student to staff ratio27.2

Spend per student/104

Average entry tariff126

Value added score/109

Career after 15 months88

Contin-uation97.3

23 Central Lancashire 71.4 80.8 86.9 76.9 11.4 5 130 7 67 92.3

Satisfied with course80.8

Satisfied with teaching86.9

Satisfied with feedback76.9

Student to staff ratio11.4

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff130

Value added score/107

Career after 15 months67

Contin-uation92.3

24 London South Bank 71.1 74.3 80.3 75.2 17.6 6 114 10 n/a 90.3

Satisfied with course74.3

Satisfied with teaching80.3

Satisfied with feedback75.2

Student to staff ratio17.6

Spend per student/106

Average entry tariff114

Value added score/1010

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uation90.3

25 Edinburgh Napier 71 87.3 88.4 67.3 23.2 5 200 8 n/a n/a

Satisfied with course87.3

Satisfied with teaching88.4

Satisfied with feedback67.3

Student to staff ratio23.2

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff200

Value added score/108

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uationn/a

25 Middlesex 71 76.2 77.8 77.5 14.6 8 108 9 80 89.4

Satisfied with course76.2

Satisfied with teaching77.8

Satisfied with feedback77.5

Student to staff ratio14.6

Spend per student/108

Average entry tariff108

Value added score/109

Career after 15 months80

Contin-uation89.4

27 Anglia Ruskin 68.7 74.5 80.7 74.4 14.5 6 136 6 78 90.2

Satisfied with course74.5

Satisfied with teaching80.7

Satisfied with feedback74.4

Student to staff ratio14.5

Spend per student/106

Average entry tariff136

Value added score/106

Career after 15 months78

Contin-uation90.2

28 Wolverhampton 68.5 78.6 86.9 77.4 11.5 9 116 3 70 89.5

Satisfied with course78.6

Satisfied with teaching86.9

Satisfied with feedback77.4

Student to staff ratio11.5

Spend per student/109

Average entry tariff116

Value added score/103

Career after 15 months70

Contin-uation89.5

29 Hertfordshire 68.2 70.3 81.8 74 15.9 5 121 6 85 92.4

Satisfied with course70.3

Satisfied with teaching81.8

Satisfied with feedback74

Student to staff ratio15.9

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff121

Value added score/106

Career after 15 months85

Contin-uation92.4

30 Bolton 67.7 73.5 83.9 82.8 9.6 n/a 108 3 n/a n/a

Satisfied with course73.5

Satisfied with teaching83.9

Satisfied with feedback82.8

Student to staff ratio9.6

Spend per student/10n/a

Average entry tariff108

Value added score/103

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uationn/a

31 South Wales 67.1 86.4 86.9 83.4 16.4 3 124 6 70 92.2

Satisfied with course86.4

Satisfied with teaching86.9

Satisfied with feedback83.4

Student to staff ratio16.4

Spend per student/103

Average entry tariff124

Value added score/106

Career after 15 months70

Contin-uation92.2

32 Glasgow Caledonian 66.7 76.8 80.7 74.7 22 2 165 9 n/a n/a

Satisfied with course76.8

Satisfied with teaching80.7

Satisfied with feedback74.7

Student to staff ratio22

Spend per student/102

Average entry tariff165

Value added score/109

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uationn/a

33 Sunderland 66.6 75 86.5 84.6 10.1 7 130 1 77 n/a

Satisfied with course75

Satisfied with teaching86.5

Satisfied with feedback84.6

Student to staff ratio10.1

Spend per student/107

Average entry tariff130

Value added score/101

Career after 15 months77

Contin-uationn/a

34 Norwich University of the Arts 65.6 76.7 81.8 77.5 16.5 2 138 5 73 93.8

Satisfied with course76.7

Satisfied with teaching81.8

Satisfied with feedback77.5

Student to staff ratio16.5

Spend per student/102

Average entry tariff138

Value added score/105

Career after 15 months73

Contin-uation93.8

35 Arts University Bournemouth 65.4 73.8 80.8 70.3 14.9 6 151 3 77 95

Satisfied with course73.8

Satisfied with teaching80.8

Satisfied with feedback70.3

Student to staff ratio14.9

Spend per student/106

Average entry tariff151

Value added score/103

Career after 15 months77

Contin-uation95

36 Birmingham City 65.1 81.5 85.2 79.6 15.4 5 134 4 69 93.2

Satisfied with course81.5

Satisfied with teaching85.2

Satisfied with feedback79.6

Student to staff ratio15.4

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff134

Value added score/104

Career after 15 months69

Contin-uation93.2

37 Sheffield Hallam 64.2 81 85.3 79.8 17.3 7 122 2 80 93.7

Satisfied with course81

Satisfied with teaching85.3

Satisfied with feedback79.8

Student to staff ratio17.3

Spend per student/107

Average entry tariff122

Value added score/102

Career after 15 months80

Contin-uation93.7

38 Worcester 63 79.5 76.6 74.5 10.5 3 121 7 77 88.5

Satisfied with course79.5

Satisfied with teaching76.6

Satisfied with feedback74.5

Student to staff ratio10.5

Spend per student/103

Average entry tariff121

Value added score/107

Career after 15 months77

Contin-uation88.5

39 London Met 62.6 78.1 83.3 82.3 14.3 7 113 4 n/a 88.1

Satisfied with course78.1

Satisfied with teaching83.3

Satisfied with feedback82.3

Student to staff ratio14.3

Spend per student/107

Average entry tariff113

Value added score/104

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uation88.1

40 University for the Creative Arts 61.5 70.5 79.9 78.3 13.2 7 141 6 70 88.6

Satisfied with course70.5

Satisfied with teaching79.9

Satisfied with feedback78.3

Student to staff ratio13.2

Spend per student/107

Average entry tariff141

Value added score/106

Career after 15 months70

Contin-uation88.6

41 West London 61 76.8 83.9 79.6 10.2 7 130 1 n/a n/a

Satisfied with course76.8

Satisfied with teaching83.9

Satisfied with feedback79.6

Student to staff ratio10.2

Spend per student/107

Average entry tariff130

Value added score/101

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uationn/a

42 Portsmouth 58.3 78.2 80.4 79.2 19.6 8 123 6 77 89.8

Satisfied with course78.2

Satisfied with teaching80.4

Satisfied with feedback79.2

Student to staff ratio19.6

Spend per student/108

Average entry tariff123

Value added score/106

Career after 15 months77

Contin-uation89.8

43 Salford 58.2 74.1 81.9 78.3 18.4 4 129 8 71 88.4

Satisfied with course74.1

Satisfied with teaching81.9

Satisfied with feedback78.3

Student to staff ratio18.4

Spend per student/104

Average entry tariff129

Value added score/108

Career after 15 months71

Contin-uation88.4

44 Huddersfield 58.1 73.5 78 76.6 17.3 5 144 2 73 93.1

Satisfied with course73.5

Satisfied with teaching78

Satisfied with feedback76.6

Student to staff ratio17.3

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff144

Value added score/102

Career after 15 months73

Contin-uation93.1

45 Falmouth 57.7 75.1 80 74.9 21.2 4 144 5 75 n/a

Satisfied with course75.1

Satisfied with teaching80

Satisfied with feedback74.9

Student to staff ratio21.2

Spend per student/104

Average entry tariff144

Value added score/105

Career after 15 months75

Contin-uationn/a

46 Leeds Beckett 56 72.9 78.8 76 20.9 3 121 4 82 92.7

Satisfied with course72.9

Satisfied with teaching78.8

Satisfied with feedback76

Student to staff ratio20.9

Spend per student/103

Average entry tariff121

Value added score/104

Career after 15 months82

Contin-uation92.7

47 East London 55.8 65.7 74.7 70.7 17.2 3 96 5 n/a 91.4

Satisfied with course65.7

Satisfied with teaching74.7

Satisfied with feedback70.7

Student to staff ratio17.2

Spend per student/103

Average entry tariff96

Value added score/105

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uation91.4

48 Liverpool John Moores 55.2 63.4 71.9 63.8 14 3 171 2 72 95.8

Satisfied with course63.4

Satisfied with teaching71.9

Satisfied with feedback63.8

Student to staff ratio14

Spend per student/103

Average entry tariff171

Value added score/102

Career after 15 months72

Contin-uation95.8

49 Chester 53.5 70.9 79.2 67.6 15.5 5 124 5 71 92.6

Satisfied with course70.9

Satisfied with teaching79.2

Satisfied with feedback67.6

Student to staff ratio15.5

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff124

Value added score/105

Career after 15 months71

Contin-uation92.6

50 Cardiff Met 53.3 68.2 76.9 75.7 15.8 6 133 4 85 83.5

Satisfied with course68.2

Satisfied with teaching76.9

Satisfied with feedback75.7

Student to staff ratio15.8

Spend per student/106

Average entry tariff133

Value added score/104

Career after 15 months85

Contin-uation83.5

51 Gloucestershire 50.4 59.7 73.3 67.2 19 5 126 8 75 90.4

Satisfied with course59.7

Satisfied with teaching73.3

Satisfied with feedback67.2

Student to staff ratio19

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff126

Value added score/108

Career after 15 months75

Contin-uation90.4

52 Plymouth College of Art 50.1 70.7 76.6 74.2 12.4 1 141 n/a 66 91.1

Satisfied with course70.7

Satisfied with teaching76.6

Satisfied with feedback74.2

Student to staff ratio12.4

Spend per student/101

Average entry tariff141

Value added score/10n/a

Career after 15 months66

Contin-uation91.1

53 Southampton 50 66.7 75.8 67.1 11 7 138 3 76 89.3

Satisfied with course66.7

Satisfied with teaching75.8

Satisfied with feedback67.1

Student to staff ratio11

Spend per student/107

Average entry tariff138

Value added score/103

Career after 15 months76

Contin-uation89.3

54 Brighton 49.3 58.3 75.6 64.8 19 6 138 4 75 92.3

Satisfied with course58.3

Satisfied with teaching75.6

Satisfied with feedback64.8

Student to staff ratio19

Spend per student/106

Average entry tariff138

Value added score/104

Career after 15 months75

Contin-uation92.3

55 Greenwich 47.5 65.5 76.2 72 18.9 9 121 3 73 90.1

Satisfied with course65.5

Satisfied with teaching76.2

Satisfied with feedback72

Student to staff ratio18.9

Spend per student/109

Average entry tariff121

Value added score/103

Career after 15 months73

Contin-uation90.1

56 Solent 45 74.1 80.1 74.2 13.2 3 122 3 72 85.8

Satisfied with course74.1

Satisfied with teaching80.1

Satisfied with feedback74.2

Student to staff ratio13.2

Spend per student/103

Average entry tariff122

Value added score/103

Career after 15 months72

Contin-uation85.8

57 Abertay 42.7 68.3 75.5 64.5 32.2 1 155 9 n/a n/a

Satisfied with course68.3

Satisfied with teaching75.5

Satisfied with feedback64.5

Student to staff ratio32.2

Spend per student/101

Average entry tariff155

Value added score/109

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uationn/a

58 York St John 42.5 61 73.7 69.8 18.4 2 114 9 63 90.8

Satisfied with course61

Satisfied with teaching73.7

Satisfied with feedback69.8

Student to staff ratio18.4

Spend per student/102

Average entry tariff114

Value added score/109

Career after 15 months63

Contin-uation90.8

59 Derby 41.9 69.9 77.6 69.2 11.2 6 118 2 62 90.2

Satisfied with course69.9

Satisfied with teaching77.6

Satisfied with feedback69.2

Student to staff ratio11.2

Spend per student/106

Average entry tariff118

Value added score/102

Career after 15 months62

Contin-uation90.2

60 Bath Spa 41.8 65.6 76.3 73.4 16.1 3 133 2 n/a 88

Satisfied with course65.6

Satisfied with teaching76.3

Satisfied with feedback73.4

Student to staff ratio16.1

Spend per student/103

Average entry tariff133

Value added score/102

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uation88

61 Westminster 36.2 63.3 70.2 64.9 18.2 5 120 6 n/a 87.3

Satisfied with course63.3

Satisfied with teaching70.2

Satisfied with feedback64.9

Student to staff ratio18.2

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff120

Value added score/106

Career after 15 monthsn/a

Contin-uation87.3

62 Ravensbourne 35.1 67.2 73.6 71.7 25.6 2 111 7 81 86.3

Satisfied with course67.2

Satisfied with teaching73.6

Satisfied with feedback71.7

Student to staff ratio25.6

Spend per student/102

Average entry tariff111

Value added score/107

Career after 15 months81

Contin-uation86.3

63 Cumbria 33.1 61.8 69.1 65.5 21.5 5 131 2 74 87.4

Satisfied with course61.8

Satisfied with teaching69.1

Satisfied with feedback65.5

Student to staff ratio21.5

Spend per student/105

Average entry tariff131

Value added score/102

Career after 15 months74

Contin-uation87.4

64 De Montfort 32.5 71.4 77.9 70.3 17.1 4 121 2 66 87.7

Satisfied with course71.4

Satisfied with teaching77.9

Satisfied with feedback70.3

Student to staff ratio17.1

Spend per student/104

Average entry tariff121

Value added score/102

Career after 15 months66

Contin-uation87.7