Research income generated per academic costs

September 30, 2004

Table: Dropout rates among full-time students 2001/02
Table: Highest/lowest participation rates form lower social class groups

Bang for buck
How much research income universities generate per academic costs

Institution Ratio

Institute of Cancer Research

11.61

Royal College of Art

6.37

Institute of Education

5.65

University of Wales Centre for Adv. Welsh and Celtic Studies

4.46

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

2.70

Loughborough University

2.47

University of London (Institutes and activities)

2.35

The Royal College of Nursing

2.32

The University of York

2.29

The University of Oxford

2.23

Cranfield University

2.22

University of Wales, Aberystwyth

2.11

Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh

1.95

London School of Economics and Political Science

1.84

London Business School

1.83

Cardiff University

1.83

The University of Lancaster

1.82

The University of Cambridge

1.81

The University of Warwick

1.68

University of Durham

1.65

The University of Edinburgh

1.60

The University of Leeds

1.58

The School of Pharmacy

1.57

The University of East Anglia

1.55

The University of Sussex

1.54

The University of Southampton

1.52

Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine

1.49

The University of St Andrews

1.47

Staffordshire University

1.44

The University of Glasgow

1.44

University of Manchester

1.42

The University of Nottingham

1.40

King's College London

1.38

The University of Surrey

1.36

The University of Bath

1.33

The University of Northumbria at Newcastle

1.32

University College London

1.32

The University of Essex

1.28

The University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology

1.28

The University of Birmingham

1.26

The School of Oriental and African Studies

1.20

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

1.20

The University of Liverpool

1.19

University of Wales, Bangor

1.19

Glasgow School of Art

1.18

Heriot-Watt University

1.17

The University of Sheffield

1.16

The London Institute

1.14

The University of Bristol

1.14

The University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

1.12

Wimbledon School of Art

1.10

The University of Aberdeen

1.06

The University of Dundee

1.06

Birkbeck College

1.03

The University of Stirling

1.01

The University of Exeter

0.99

Trinity College of Music

0.96

University of Ulster

0.96

The Surrey Institute of Art and Design, University College

0.94

Queen Mary and Westfield College

0.94

The University of Reading

0.94

University of Wales, Swansea

0.94

De Montfort University

0.93

The University of Keele

0.89

The University of Strathclyde

0.85

The University of Sunderland

0.83

The University of Bradford

0.83

Sheffield Hallam University

0.82

The University of Leicester

0.82

The Queen's University of Belfast

0.80

City University

0.79

Brunel University

0.78

Royal College of Music

0.77

The University of Kent

0.75

The Robert Gordon University

0.72

University of Glamorgan

0.70

The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

0.69

Aston University

0.66

Glasgow Caledonian University

0.66

The Royal Veterinary College

0.65

Goldsmiths College

0.65

The Manchester Metropolitan University

0.64

Oxford Brookes University

0.63

The University of Brighton

0.62

Anglia Polytechnic University

0.59

The University of Hull

0.59

The University of Salford

0.58

Bournemouth University

0.53

St George's Hospital Medical School

0.52

The University of Greenwich

0.51

Liverpool John Moores University

0.51

The University of Westminster

0.49

University College Worcester

0.47

University of Luton

0.47

University of Wales College of Medicine

0.47

Coventry University

0.45

University of Hertfordshire

0.44

University of Abertay Dundee

0.44

The University of Portsmouth

0.43

University of Surrey, Roehampton

0.38

University of Central England in Birmingham

0.37

The University of Teesside

0.36

The University of Central Lancashire

0.35

University of the West of England, Bristol

0.35

The University of East London

0.34

London South Bank University

0.33

Kingston University

0.32

Dartington College of Arts

0.31

University of Gloucestershire

0.28

Napier University

0.28

The University of Wolverhampton

0.

Open University

0.

London Metropolitan University

0.25

Leeds Metropolitan University

0.24

Falmouth College of Arts

0.24

Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College

0.23

University College Chichester

0.22

Canterbury Christ Church University College

0.21

The Nottingham Trent University

0.21

University College Northampton

0.20

Bath Spa University College

0.20

The University of Plymouth

0.20

The University of Wales, Lampeter

0.18

Harper Adams University College

0.16

The University of Paisley

0.16

St Mary's University College

0.15

Chester College of HE

0.14

University of Derby

0.14

Stranmillis University College

0.14

St Mary's College

0.13

King Alfred's College, Winchester

0.13

Kent Institute of Art & Design

0.12

The University of Huddersfield

0.12

The University of Lincoln

0.11

Edge Hill College of Higher Education

0.10

Thames Valley University

0.08

University of Wales Institute, Cardiff

0.08

Bell College

0.08

Royal Agricultural College

0.07

Bolton Institute of Higher Education

0.07

Middlesex University

0.07

Bishop Grosseteste College

0.07

Edinburgh College of Art

0.06

York St John College

0.05

Southampton Institute

0.05

College of St Mark and St John

0.05

The North-East Wales Institute of Higher Education

0.05

University of Wales College, Newport

0.04

Swansea Institute of Higher Education

0.04

Liverpool Hope University College

0.03

St Martin's College

0.02

Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies

0

The Arts Institute at Bournemouth

0

Central School of Speech and Drama

0

Courtauld Institute of Art

0

Cumbria Institute of the Arts

0

Newman College of HE

0

Northern School of Contemporary Dance

0

Norwich School of Art and Design

0

Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication

0

Rose Bruford College

0

Royal Academy of Music

0

Royal Northern College of Music

0

Trinity and All Saints College

0

Writtle College

0

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

0

Trinity College, Carmarthen

0

UHI Millennium Institute

0

Original data source: HESA . Table published in The Times Higher, October 1 2004 Back to story
Table: Dropout rates among full-time students 2001/02
Table: Highest/lowest participation rates form lower social class groups

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