Accredited Online Colleges

A.T. Still University Abilene Christian University AIU Online American Sentinel University Baker College Online Boston University Bowling Green State University Capella University Chamberlain College of Nursing Colorado Technical University DeVry University Eastern Kentucky University ECPI Online Everest University Online Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences George Washington University Grand Canyon University Grantham University Herzing University Online International Academy of Design and Technology Online ITT Technical Institute Online Jones International University Kaplan University Keiser University eCampus Online Marylhurst University Mountain State University New England College Norwich University Notre Dame University South University Sterling College Strayer University The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division The University of Liverpool University of Cincinnati University of Florida University of Illinois at Chicago University of New England University of Phoenix University of Saint Mary Vanderbilt University Virginia College Walden University Westwood College WIU Interactive Online Woodbury College

Reference: http://www.accredited-online-colleges.com/

Top universities of UK in Art and Design

Rank	Institution	Student Satisfaction		Research Assessment	Entry Standards	Graduate Prospects	Overall Score
1	UniversityCollege London		5	B	376	68	100.0
2	Brunel	4.09	4	A	353	68	97.0
3	Newcastle		4	B	360	61	96.0
4	Edinburgh				472	68	95.2
5	Dundee	3.68	4	B	437	52	94.7
6	Reading	3.47	5	A	314	66	94.6
7	Goldsmiths College	3.84	5	B	309	64	94.5
8	Oxford		4	A	0	53	93.3
9	Loughborough	4.02	4	C	357	57	93.0
10	University of the Arts - London	3.51	5	D	459	52	93.0
11	Brighton	3.80	5	B	289	59	92.7
12	Leeds	3.37	3a	A	382	56	92.0
13	Heriot-Watt	3.46	3b	B	333	66	90.9
14	Salford	3.80	5*	A	190	54	90.6
15	Nottingham Trent	3.70	3a	E	298	76	90.6
16	Kingston	3.84	4	D	289	64	90.2
17	Lancaster	3.78	3a	C	352	52	90.2
18	Bournemouth	3.61	5	D	272	67	90.1
19	Southampton	3.29	4	C	353	52	89.4
20	Robert Gordon		3a	D	304	59	88.8
21	Falmouth	3.94	3a	E	271	67	88.8
22	Edinburgh Napier		3a	D	336	53	88.7
23	Aberystwyth	3.87	3a	A	297	44	88.6
24	Kent	3.79			293	71	88.3
25	Northumbria	3.56	4	D	278	60	88.1
26	Ulster		5	D	257	57	88.0
27	Sheffield Hallam	3.62	5	C	266	46	87.5
28	Coventry	3.66	3a	D	288	56	87.4
29	Sunderland	3.53	4	C	254	53	87.2
30	De Montfort	3.67	4	C	255	50	87.1
31	Thames Valley	3.81	1	E	0	65	86.9
32	Westminster	3.92	4	D	306	42	86.8
33	Greenwich				239	75	86.8
34	Middlesex	3.68	3a	C	225	55	86.2
35	Bath Spa	3.58	3a	D	264	54	85.9
36	Plymouth	3.69	3a	C	260	47	85.9
37	West of England	4.10	4	D	246	44	85.8
38	Roehampton				264	67	85.8
39	Lincoln	3.97	3a	D	265	45	85.6
40	Central Lancashire	3.72	3b	E	244	60	85.4
41	London South Bank	3.99	3a	D	233	49	85.3
42	LeedsMetropolitan	3.75	3a	D	243	51	85.2
43	Staffordshire	3.80	4	D	247	45	85.1
44	UWIC - Cardiff	3.75	4	D	232	48	85.0
45	Glamorgan	3.74			241	63	85.0
46	University of Wales - Newport	3.62	5	E	238	54	84.9
47	East London		4	D	200	58	84.9
48	Anglia Ruskin	3.46	3b	A	247	47	84.9
49	Derby	3.59	3b	D	280	49	84.9
50	Gloucestershire	3.72	3a	C	254	41	84.7
51	Portsmouth	3.94	3a	D	246	44	84.6
52	Liverpool John Moores	3.52	3a	C	220	50	84.6
53	Manchester Metropolitan	3.59	4	E	259	51	84.6
54	Birmingham City	3.63	4	E	294	44	84.5
55	Buckinghamshire New	3.63	3a	D	241	48	84.2
56	University College for the Creative Arts	3.52	3a	D	238	50	84.1
57	Northampton	3.67	2	E	256	53	83.9
58	Cumbria	3.59			252	58	83.8
59	Hertfordshire		3a	D	239	50	83.7
60	Teesside	4.05			241	51	83.7
61	Chichester		2	A	312	36	83.3
62	Southampton Solent	3.64	2	D	237	50	83.2
63	Huddersfield	3.92	3b	F	233	49	82.9
64	Worcester	3.62			221	56	82.6
65	Chester	3.86	3b	D	279	32	82.5
66	Canterbury Christ Church	3.44			266	51	82.5
67	Oxford Brookes	3.55	3b	B	314	22	82.2
68	Bolton	3.66	2	E	214	51	82.2
69	York St John	3.32			270	44	80.8
70	Bedfordshire	3.72			218	45	80.7
71	Glasgow Caledonian				262	44	79.9
72	Wolverhampton	3.57	3a	F	206	40	79.2

*Note

Student Satisfaction

This provides a measure of satisfaction with the learning experience and is taken from the National Student Survey carried out in 2007. It is the average score of the first fifteen questions of that survey.
 The Education Table uses teaching quality, as measured by the outcomes of Ofsted inspections of teacher training courses, in place of the National Student Survey.

Research Quality

This provides a measure of the average quality of research undertaken in the subject area. The first figure gives a quality rating 5* (top), 5, 4, 3a, 3b, 2 or 1(bottom). The letter refers to the proportion of staff included in the numerical assessment, with A including virtually everyone and F hardly anyone. These data are taken from the last research assessment exercise in 2001.

Entry Standards (Tariff)


This is the average UCAS tariff score for new first degree students under the age of 21, taken from HESA data for 2006–07. Each student’s examination grades were converted to a numerical score (A level A=120, B=100, etc; Scottish Highers A=72, B=60, etc) and added up to give a total score. HESA then calculated an average score for each university.

Graduate Prospects (Destinations)

This is the percentage of graduates undertaking further study or graduate employment in the annual survey by HESA six months after graduation. Two years of data are aggregated to make the data more reliable and scores are withheld where the number of students is too small to calculate a reliable percentage. A low number on this measure does not necessarily mean that many graduates were unemployed – some could have obtained jobs that are not usually considered graduate jobs.

Reference: http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/single.htm?ipg=6643