University of East London - Rankings and Reputation

Rankings and Reputation

An audit in 2005 by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education concluded that "broad confidence can be placed in the soundness of the University's present and likely future management of the quality of its programmes and the academic standards of its awards". It also made recommendations for improvement in certain areas.

In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in 2008, 78% of the University of East London's submission to the RAE was judged to be of at least internationally recognised quality, with a proportion rated world-leading, in terms of originality, significance and rigour.

In the National Student Survey (NSS) results released by HEFCE in 2011, the University of East London recorded an overall student satisfaction rating increase from 76% to 81%, making this the highest student satisfactory rating ever recorded at the University of East London. In this latest survey, the University of East London also experienced a rise of 21 places in the overall table of UK universities and recorded a 97% satisfaction rating in relation to its teacher training.

Statistics announced in January 2011 by the University and Colleges Admissions Service showed that UEL had experienced a 13% increase in applications in the previous year, compared to a figure of 5% nationally.