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SUBJECT LEAGUE TABLE 2025. A History degree is for those interested in studying the distant or recent past and can be combined with numerous humanities subjects. Studying History will also prepare you well for the world of work, based on the array of skills you'll acquire during. Share.
- Entry Standards
- Student Satisfaction
- Research Quality
- Research Intensity
- Graduate Prospects – Outcomes
- Graduate Prospects – on Track
- Student-Staff Ratio
- Academic Services Spend
- Facilities Spend
- Continuation
Entry standards show the average UCAS tariff score of new undergraduate students. They are calculated from the HESA data for 2021–22. Students' exam results are turned into to a numerical score and then added up to give a score total. As the Scottish education system offers more opportunities for students to accumulate tariff points, the points cal...
Student satisfaction is calculated from the answers to National Student Survey (NSS) 2023. The NSS asked undergraduate students in their final year about the quality of teaching and other aspects of their experience at their university. Our league table compilers calculated an average satisfaction score for the first 24 questions in the survey. The...
Research quality is calculated using data from the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) and measures the quality of the research done in the university. Each university department that sent data to the REF achieved a research quality profile score of 1*–4*, these scores were then given a corresponding numerical value for calculation. An average...
Research intensity measures of the proportion of teaching staff involved in research. The data is taken from the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) and HESA data from 201920. The number of teaching staff eligible for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) was multiplied by the proportion actually submitted, and divided by the total number of...
Graduate prospects – outcomes are calculated using the HESA data for 2020–21 and is a measure of the success of students in employment or further study after graduating. Our league table compilers take the number of graduates who get a graduate job or go on to further study and divide it by the total number graduates (whose future paths we know) an...
The Graduate prospects – on track measure is calculated as the number of graduates who agreed or strongly agreed with the statement ‘My [activity] fits with my future plans’ in the Graduate Outcomes survey, found in the HESA data for 2020–21. While the Graduate prospects score shows measurable success, the on track score shows how happy the student...
The Student-staff ratio is calculated using HESA data for 2021–22 by adding up the total number of undergraduate and postgraduate students, dividing that by the number of academic staff and then adjusting for subject mix. A small number of students for each member of staff doesn't guarantee good quality teaching or good access to staff, which is wh...
Academic services spend is calculated from the HESA data for 2019–20, 2020–21, and 2021–22 using a three-year average to allow for uneven expenditure. It shows how much is spent per student on all academic services. Our league table compilers added up all the university's expenditure on library and computing facilities, including staff, books, comp...
The Facilities spend is calculated from the HESA data for 2019–20, 2020–21, and 2021–22 using a three-year average to allow for uneven expenditure. It measures the expenditure per student on staff and student facilities. Our league table compilers added up how much a university spends on student facilities such as sports, and careers, health, and c...
Continuation measures the proportion of students who continue in their studies after their first year, using HESA data for entrants in 2020–21. Our league table compilers added up the number of students who continued to their second year, left with a qualification, or transferred to another university and divided by the total number of new students...
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Our league tables can help by showing you the top universities in the UK and allowing you to sort them by what's important to you. See the university rankings for your chosen subject and then filter by region, entry standards, student satisfaction, graduate prospects, and more.
Jun 7, 2019 · Satisfied with feedback Number of students per member of teaching staff 72.5. Student to staff ratio Money spent on each student, excluding academic staff costs, given as a rating out of 10 18 ...
How are the Rankings Measured? Factors to Consider in Choosing a History Programme. Career Opportunities for History Graduates. Dissertation Topics for History. Frequently Asked Questions about UK History Universities. Why Study History in the UK? Embarking on a journey through history in the UK isn’t just about memorising dates and events.
May 12, 2022 · May 12, 2022. The University of Kent tops our GPA rankings for history based on submissions from 35 FTE researchers, who delivered an average score of 3.64. Just behind in second place is the University of Leicester, followed by the University of East Anglia.
Harvard University is ranked as the best institution in the world for studying history, part of an unchanged top-three at the head of this year's ranking. American universities dominate the top 10 once again, holding seven of the 10 places while UK universities take the other three.
