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Once you know which course you want to study, you might be wondering how well the course delivers on what you hope to get out of it.

The proportion of students who complete their desired degree qualification goes some way to showing how well the courses are meeting student expectations and supporting students through their degree.

As part of Times Higher Education’s predictions for the teaching excellent framework (TEF) – the UK government’s proposed method of evaluating teaching quality at universities – you can compare 120 institutions in the UK by how well they perform on completion rates (based on data drawn from Higher Education Statistics Agency performance indicators).

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51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Chichester jointly achieve the top spot in the degree completion table, based on scores that are benchmarked by subjects studied, entry requirements and students’ age. Although both institutions would rank lower on absolute performance, they overachieve when contextual factors that affect completion rates are taken into account. You can find the full mock TEF results and methodology here. 

Russell Group universities such as 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Oxford have very high completion rates in general, but nonetheless rank lower when the scores are squared against expected completion rates.

In line with the government’s plans, the ranking is sorted by benchmarked scores to avoid recognising only those universities that are good at selecting the type of students who would achieve their desired qualifications in any case.

Using this method, 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Birmingham, despite the fact that the more prestigious institutions have higher projected completion rates.

Mock TEF: UK universities ranked by completion rate

Sorted by benchmarked scores