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PERFORMANCE

Sunday Times ranking 24= (26)

Student satisfaction 76.3%
Head teacher ranking 16 (17)
Peer ranking 14 (15)
Research quality 67.9%
A-level/Higher points 389
Unemployment 7.8%
Firsts and 2:1s 73.5%
Student/staff ratio 13.9:1
Dropout rate 7.2% (7.7%)
World ranking 104

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VITAL STATISTICS

Undergraduates 21,895 (1,950)
Postgraduates 5,800 (2,605)
Teaching staff 1,397
Applications/places 52,150/7,582; 6.9:1 (-1.2%)
Clearing entry Not available
Live in £67-£146
Bursaries £335-£1,540
Scholarships Various

SOCIAL MIX

EU/overseas 2.4%/7.2%
Mature 9%
State school 73.3%
Lowest social classes 19.3%
Low-participation areas 6.4%

Leeds has continued its steady ascent of our league table — buoyed by the outcome of the research assessments (RAE) published at the end of last year. A Sunday Times analysis of the new ratings ranks Leeds 15= based on the average score achieved by all the research material submitted for assessment. Other analyses of the RAE have ranked Leeds even higher on account of the sheer number of academics (1,270) entered. English and social work and policy had the greatest proportion of work considered to be world-leading (35%), followed by electrical and electronic engineering (30%). With £49.2m of central research funds allocated last March off the back of the 2008 RAE results, just eight universities earned more.

One of the elite Russell Group of research-led universities, success in research impacts heavily on teaching, where Leeds also enjoys a good record. Under the now defunct system of formal assessments, Leeds saw 27 subjects rated excellent for teaching quality. Students’ own ratings of teaching quality, assessment and feedback on their work and the quality of learning resources earn the university a ranking just outside the top 50 in the UK. The outcomes of the annual national student survey (NSS) are closely monitored here, which is not surprising given that vice-chancellor Michael Arthur is a former chairman of the steering group that oversees the survey’s publication.

Prior to the 2004 merger of the University of Manchester and the neighbouring University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Leeds was the most popular university in the country. Five years on, it is coming close to regaining that position, trailing Manchester by less than 4,000 students this year. With more than 50,000 applications annually, there are about seven students chasing every place.

Leeds is aiming for a place among the top 50 universities in the world by 2015 and is well on the way at No 104, according to the latest world rankings.

STUDENT VIEW

Jak Codd, students’ union officer:

First impressions Lots of people on campus, it creates a buzz you won’t want to get away from.
Worst feature Leeds Metropolitan is just 10 minutes down the road.
Facilities We have everything on campus from shops to clubs.
Deal clincher You have 30,000 people from all over the world on campus, one of the best opportunities you could ever have.

Rated excellent (27)
Art and design; business and management; chemistry; communication and media studies; dentistry; east and south Asian studies; economics; education; electrical and electronic engineering; English; earth, environmental sciences and environmental studies; French; geography; geology (earth sciences); German; history of art, architecture and design; Iberian languages and studies (Spanish and Portuguese); maths, statistics and operational research; molecular biosciences (biochemistry and microbiology); music; organismal biosciences (biology); pharmacology and pharmacy; philosophy; physics and astronomy; politics; psychology; theology and religious studies.

Student satisfaction
Medical Science and Pharmacy 83.3; English-based studies 81.4; European Languages and Area studies 81.2; Biology and related Sciences 80.3; History and Archaeology 80.2; Human and Social Geography 80.1; Agriculture and related subjects 79.6; Architecture, Building and Planning 79.3; Other subjects allied to Medicine 78.8; Sports Science 78.8; Physical Science 78.5; Business 78.2; Computer Science 77.7; Medicine and Dentistry 77; Physical Geography and Environmental Science 76.4; Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology 76; Law 76; Finance and Accounting 75.3; Art and Design 75.2; Psychology 74.9; Other Languages and Area studies 73.5; Management 73.4; Nursing 73.3; Performing Arts 73.2; Education studies 73; Economics 72.6; Politics 72.5; Philosophy, Theology and Religious studies 72.4; Mechanically-based Engineering 72; Communications and Information studies 71.6; Social Work 71.5; Technology 69.5; Mathematical Sciences 69.4; Media studies 69.4; Civil, Chemical and other Engineering 66.4; Electronic and Electrical Engineering 63.4; Other Creative Arts 54.8

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