The latest league tables from the Guardian have rated the Mathematics Department as 4th in the UK, after Oxford, Cambridge and Warwick. Published annually, the Guardian University Guide offers "timely and helpful advice" on all aspects of the university experience, from choosing which course and where to study, to what to expect from student life.
Tony Mann, Head of Department, commented: "I am absolutely delighted at this result. I'm particularly pleased that we scored extremely well in the categories of student achievement and student satisfaction. It's wonderful that these efforts and achievements have gained this public recognition. I'm very proud of all the department's staff and students."
Rating Name of Institution Guardian score/ 100 % Satisfied with teaching % Satisfied with feedback Spend per student (FTE) Student: staff ratio Career prospects Value added score/ 10 Average Entry Tariff
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2009/may/12/university-guide-mathematics1 Oxford 100 85 80 10 12.9 78 7 550
2 Cambridge 92.1 86 80 10 13.4 91 3 564
3 Warwick 80.8 81 60 9 11.5 84 5 539
4 Greenwich 76.7 94 83 5 11.8 10 206
5 St Andrews 75.6 85 67 5 12.8 82 7 521
6 Leicester 74.4 96 90 8 13.9 75 7 365
6 Portsmouth 74.4 93 74 10.8 69 10 269
8 Lancaster 67 86 71 7 7.5 61 6 419
9 Hertfordshire 66.6 91 76 3 9.2 84 9 218
10 UWE Bristol 64.3 89 82 5 15.4 74 9 296
11 Imperial College 63.6 72 56 10 14.6 71 3 506
12 Heriot-Watt 63.4 78 65 5 15.6 84 9 374
13 Bath 63 81 67 4 14.6 82 4 488
14 Keele 62.4 94 77 4 10 6 353
15 Brighton 62.3 7 8.9 7 259
16 Glasgow 62.2 91 71 6 14 78 4 410
17 Edinburgh 62 72 57 9 15.6 75 5 473
18 Birmingham 61.7 86 74 8 12.4 66 3 426
19 Bristol 60.9 81 52 6 13.4 72 5 495
20 Kent 60.7 81 73 3 12.1 87 7 279
21 UCL 60.6 84 68 6 17.2 77 5 468
22 Kingston 59.7 78 75 4 17.2 10 230
23 Sheffield 59.6 85 75 4 15.2 79 5 408
24 Southampton 58.4 73 53 6 15.1 82 5 448
25 Aberystwyth 57.8 78 72 8 12.8 4 329
25 Durham 57.8 75 59 3 13.6 73 6 530
27 Loughborough 57.5 90 74 5 14.5 77 3 383
28 Surrey 56.1 78 63 4 10.6 77 4 382
29 Leeds 55.4 76 60 8 11.2 72 3 418
30 Royal Holloway 54.4 79 79 6 11.6 69 2 364
31 Oxford Brookes 54.2 6 16.1 8 281