By Gavin Mackintosh-
Cambridge University has been awarded the top spot in The Guardian’s ‘University Guide for 2019’ for the eight year in a row.
Trailing Cambridge in the top five was Oxford in second place, St Andrews in third, Loughborough in fourth, and Durham in fifth.
This year’s rankings was influenced by a new measurement on assessing the proportion of students that continue beyond their first year. The director of Intelligent Matrix, a company that worked with The Guardian to compile the results, explained that “providers that see more students drop out of higher education will see their positions in the rankings decline this year”. Judy Friedberg, editor of the University Guide at The Guardian, added that they wish to prioritise “the factors that are most important to students”, aiming to help prospective applicants in their choice of university.
Cambridge University is known for its highly intellectual and driven students, most of whom excelled with straight A stars in their G.C.S.E’s and A levels. A high percentage of students at Cambridge University attended very good private secondary schools and grammar schools, and have very high academic standards
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This is the third consecutive year that Oxford, Cambridge, and St Andrews have occupied the top three positions in the table.
The annual ranking system scores colleges on a percentage basis out of 100 based on courses, satisfaction, funding per student, teaching quality, and student-staff ratio among other measures. The ranking includes an assessment of students performance in various subjects.
King’s College in London suffered the biggest drop this year, falling 19 places to 58 from 39 last year. King’s College is home to several bright students with strong A-levels, and has 12 Nobel Laureates.
Trinity St David’s and Westminster were the biggest risers, as both climbed 27 places. Trinity St David’s shot up from 112 to 85, while Westminster rose from 108 to 81.
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