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| 19 June 2008 | PR 08/85 |
The Times league table confirms Loughborough as one of UK’s top-ranked universities
Loughborough has retained its 12th place ranking, out of 113 institutions, in this year’s Times Good University Guide, reinforcing its position as one of the country’s leading higher education institutions
In the individual subject tables, Loughborough is ranked in the top ten in 18 of the tables, and is rated number one in Building, Sport, and Librarianship and Information Management.
The Times Good University Guide, published today (19 June) is based upon eight measures of quality – student satisfaction, research quality, entry standards, student/staff ratio, services and facilities spend, completion rates, degree classifications and graduate prospects.
It is the seventh consecutive year that Loughborough has been ranked in the top 15, cementing its status as one of the country’s pre-eminent universities.
Vice Chancellor Professor Shirley Pearce said: “We are delighted that Loughborough has retained its 12th place ranking in The Times Good University Guide. It is a clear demonstration of consistent excellence in the quality of education we offer our students.”
The University’s excellent rating in The Times follows those in the recent Guardian University Guide and The Complete University Guide, in which Loughborough was ranked 10th and 13th respectively.
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Notes for editors:
1. The top fifteen universities in The Times Good University Guide 2009 are:
| 1 | Oxford |
| 2 | Cambridge |
| 3 | Imperial College, London |
| 4 | London School of Economics |
| 5 | St Andrews |
| 6 | Warwick |
| 7 | University College London |
| 8 | Durham |
| 9 | York |
| 10 | Bristol |
| 11 | King's College London |
| 12 | Loughborough |
| 13 | Exeter |
| 14 | Leicester |
| 15 | Bath |
Subject rankings for Loughborough are as follows:
| 1 | Building |
| 1 | Librarianship and Information Management |
| 1 | Sport (Hospitality, Leisure, Sport, Recreation and Tourism |
| 2 | Communication and Media Studies |
| 3 | Social Policy |
| 4 | Chemical Engineering |
| 4 | Accountancy and Finance |
| 4 | Art and Design |
| 4 | Sociology |
| 6 | Civil Engineering |
| 6 | Mechanical Engineering |
| 6 | Business Studies |
| 7 | Electrical Engineering |
| 7 | Materials Technology |
| 10 | Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering |
| 10 | Chemisry |
| 10 | Drama |
| 12 | Town and Country Planning |
| 12 | Anatomy and Physiology |
| 13= | Psychology |
| 13 | Geography |
| 16 | Economics |
| 18 | Computer Science |
| 20= | English |
| 23 | Mathematics |
| 31 | Politics |
| 35 | Physics |
2. Loughborough is one of the
country’s leading universities, with an international reputation
for excellence in teaching and research, strong links with industry and
unrivalled sporting achievement.
It is a member of the esteemed 1994 Group – a set of internationally
recognised, research intensive universities – and has a reputation
for the relevance of its work. Its degree programmes are highly regarded
by professional institutions and businesses, and its graduates are consistently
targeted by the UK’s top recruiters.
Loughborough is also the UK’s premier university for sport. It has
perhaps the best integrated sports development environment in the world
and is home to some of the country’s leading coaches, sports scientists
and support staff. It also has the country’s largest concentration
of world-class training facilities across a wide range of sports.
In the 2007 National Student Survey, the University was voted fourth in
the UK, with 23 out of 29 of Loughborough’s subject areas being
ranked in the top ten for overall satisfaction. Loughborough is also ranked
in the top fifteen of UK universities in national league tables. It was
named winner of the 2006 and 2007 Times Higher award for the UK’s
Best Student Experience and winner of the 2007 award for Outstanding Support
for Overseas Students. In recognition of its contribution to the sector,
the University has been awarded six Queen's Anniversary Prizes –
an achievement bettered by no other university.