| Unit of Assessment |
FTE staff submitted |
4* | 3* | 2* | 1* | Unclassified | Average score |
| Clinical Medicine (joint submission with Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) |
143.5 | 30 | 50 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3.09 |
| Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care | 31.3 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3.04 |
| Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience | 33 | 37 | 43 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Biological Sciences | 18 | 16 | 65 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 |
| Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science | 54.64 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3.23 |
| Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences | 24.8 | 17 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 |
| Chemistry | 34 | 51 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Physics | 34.3 | 17 | 73 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.06 |
| Mathematical Sciences | 39.63 | 13 | 67 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 |
| Computer Science and Informatics | 24 | 35 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.32 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials | 24 | 12 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3.02 |
| General Engineering | 34 | 19 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 |
| Architecture, Built Environment and Planning | 22.2 | 35 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 |
| Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology (17B) | 16 | 31 | 45 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 |
| Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology (17A) | 33 | 13 | 52 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2.72 |
| Business and Management Studies | 45.15 | 21 | 52 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2.92 |
| Law | 20 | 11 | 70 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2.91 |
| Politics and International Studies | 5 | 20 | 19 | 44 | 17 | 0 | 2.42 |
| Social Work and Social Policy | 18 | 14 | 60 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2.88 |
| Modern Languages and Linguistics | 21 | 26 | 46 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2.95 |
| English Language and Literature | 28.3 | 36 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3.18 |
| History | 23 | 34 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3.07 |
| Classics | 8.5 | 17 | 51 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2.79 |
| Philosophy | 8 | 17 | 45 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 |
| Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts | 9 | 32 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management |
7.5 | 18 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 2.66 |
Overall quality profile: Definitions of starred levels
| Four star | Quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour. |
| Three star | Quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour but which falls short of the highest standards of excellence. |
| Two star | Quality that is recognised internationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour. |
| One star | Quality that is recognised nationally in terms of originality, significance and rigour. |
| Unclassified | Quality that falls below the standard of nationally recognised work. Or work which does not meet the published definition of research for the purposes of this assessment. |
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