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How do we compare?
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| Number of subjects awarded "Excellent" rating in national Teaching Quality Assessments 1993-2001 | 29 | 3rd | | Percentage of research submitted to the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise rated as 3* (internationally-recognised) or 4* (world-leading) | 93 | 10th (among the Russell Group of 19 leading universities) | | Popularity by number of applications to degree courses in 2008 | 30,582 | 9th | | Percentage of FT first degree entrants from state schools or colleges (2006/07 performance indicators in HE) | 85.3 | | | Percentage of FT first degree entrants over 21 (2006/07 performance indicators in HE) | 9.2 | | | Percentage of FT first degree entrants no longer in HE (2006/07 performance indicators in HE) | 3.6 | | | Queen's Anniversary Prizes won (recognising outstanding contributions by universities and colleges to the nation's intellectual, economic, cultural and social life) | 4 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2007) | | | Sheffield's living costs compared with 26 university towns and cities (Source: Natwest Student Living Index 2008) | 3rd | 3rd lowest in country |
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