Top for female students:

1.Manchester Metropolitan University (12355)

2.University of Leeds (12040)

3.University of Manchester (11650)

4.Cardiff University (9440)

5.University of Ulster (9275)

6.University of Edinburgh (9175)

7.University of Birmingham (9055)

8.University of the West of England, Bristol (8435)

9.University of Nottingham (8420)

10.University of Glasgow (8345)

Top for male students:

1.University of Manchester (11175)

2.Manchester Metropolitan University (9705)

3.University of Leeds (9625)

4.University of Nottingham (8925)

5.University of Sheffield (7710)

6.Nottingham Trent University (7620)

7.Sheffield Hallam University (7445)

8.University of Birmingham (7300)

9.University of Edinburgh (7210)

10.University of the West of England, Bristol (7155)

Top for students living at home:

1.Manchester Metropolitan University (5710)

2.University of Wolverhampton (5485)

3.Glasgow Caledonian University (5230)

4.University of Glasgow (5115)

5.University of Westminster (4925)

6.University of Ulster (4175)

7.University of Hertfordshire (4020)

8.Queen Mary (3990)

9.Queen's University, Belfast (3975)

Top for ethnic minorities:

1.University of Westminster (6045)

2.Kingston University (5730)

3.Middlesex University (5615)

4.University of Hertfordshire (5105)

5.De Montfort University (4605)

6.University of Greenwich (4590)

7.Brunel University (4580)

8.Manchester Metropolitan University (4420)

9.Queen Mary (4400)

Top for mature students aged 21 or over

1.Manchester Metropolitan University (8720)

2.Middlesex University (7220)

3.University of Manchester (6910)

4.University of the West of England, Bristol (6455)

5.University of Edinburgh (6155)

6.University of Ulster (6135)

7.University of Greenwich (5945)

8.University of Leeds (5935)

9.University of Northumbria at Newcastle (5800)

Top for students with a disability

1.De Montfort University (1725)

2.University of Plymouth (1515)

3.Manchester Metropolitan University (1455)

4.University of Ulster (1405)

5.University of Leeds (1405)

6.University of Manchester (1395)

7.University of the Arts, London (1315)

8.University of Nottingham (1215)

9.University of Edinburgh (1190)

10.Oxford Brookes University (1135)

Lowest staff/student ratios

1.The Institute of Cancer Research (2.2)

2.London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (3.6)

3.University of London (Institutes and activities) (4.1)

4.Central School of Speech and Drama (5.9)

5.Cranfield University (5.9)

6.Scottish Agricultural College (6.2)

7.Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (6.8)

8.Trinity Laban (7.0)

9.Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (7.6)

10.Royal Academy of Music (8.5)

Top for graduate salaries in full-time work(05/06)

1.London School of Economics and Political Science (£27,694)

2.Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine (£26,822)

3.St George's, University of London (£26,655)

4.Cranfield University (£26,132)

5.King's College London (£23,782)

6.University College London (£23,614)

7.The Royal Veterinary College (£23,544)

8.Queen Mary (£23,491)

9.City University (£23,117)

10.University of Cambridge (£22,910)

Top for highest expenditure on facilites (£000s)

1.University of Oxford (13511)

2.University of Cambridge (11771)

3.University of Manchester (10479)

4.University of Nottingham (10216)

5.University of Southampton (8539)

6.University of Leeds (8435)

7.Durham University (8187)

8.University of Birmingham (8097)

9.University of Hertfordshire (8060)

10.University of Central England in Birmingham (7618)

NB: these figures all apply to first full-time degree students

Source — HESA

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