英国10所最难进入的大学

　　TheCompleteUniversityGuidehasrevealedtheuniversitieswiththehigheststandardsofentry.ThedatawascollectedbytheHigherEducationStatisticsAgency,andisbasedontheaverageUCAStariffscoreofnewundergraduatestudentsfrom2013-2014of126universities.Sowhichuniversitiesboastfiercecompetitionforentry?

　　1.UniversityofCambridge

　　Overallrank:1

　　Thetoughestuniversitytogetintowithascoreof601,CambridgerequiresA*A*AatAlevelforundergraduatesciencecoursesandA*AAforartsandpsychologicalandbehaviouralscience.Thisisnotsurprisingforauniversitythathasproduced90NobelPrizewinners,morethananyotherinstitution.Applicantsshouldalsoexpecttoundergointerviewsandassessments.

　　2.UniversityofOxford

　　Overallrank:2

　　MissingoutonthetopspottoitsesteemedrivalCambridge,theoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworldstillhasexceptionallyhighstandardsofentrywithanaverageUCASentryscoreof571.ApplicantsmustgetbetweenA*A*A*-AAAatAlevel.Moststudentsmustsitawrittentestorsubmitwrittenwork,plusundergoagruellinginterviewprocedurebycollegetutors.

　　3.ImperialCollegeLondon

　　Overallrank:4

　　ImperialhasthehigheststandardsofalltheLondonuniversities,withaUCASrequirementof566.Itspecialisesinpracticalapplicationofscience.Itsresearchdepartmentsspecialiseinglobalhealth,climatechangeandsustainablesourcesofenergytechnology,andhasoneofthelargestresearchincomesintheUK.EntryrequirementsrangefromA*A*A*-AABatAlevel.

　　4.LondonSchoolofEconomics(LSE)

　　Overallrank:3

　　LSEspecialisesinanthropology,criminology,internationalrelationsandsociology.EntryrequirementsrangefromA*AA-AABatAlevel,withanaverageUCASscoreof532.ItalsotopsthelistofmostpopularuniversityintheUKforbillionaires,accordingtoWealth-XandUBSBillionairecensus2014.

　　5.DurhamUniversity

　　Overallrank:5

　　Durhamoperatesacollegiatebasedsystem,wherebystudentsapplytostudyinanacademicdepartmentandjoinacollegecommunity.ItsaverageUCASscoreis521.ArchbishopofCanterburyJustinWelby,GabbyLoganandJonnyWilkinsonareamongitsnotablealumni.

　　6.UniversityofSt.Andrews

　　Overallrank:5

　　ThehighestrankingScottishuniversity,St.Andrews,hasanentryrequirementof516.TheoldestuniversityinScotland,itclaimstotreatreferenceswhichgiveevidenceofclearpotentialasaveryimportantfactorwhenconsideringapplicantssomethingwhichworkedacharmforPrinceWilliamandKateMiddleton,whometwhilestudyingatSt.Andrews.

　　7.UniversityCollegeLondon

　　Overallrank:10

　　UndergraduateentryrequirementstoUCLrangefromA*AA-AABatAlevel.ItpridesitselfonbeingthefirstuniversityinEnglandtoadmitstudentsofanyrace,classorreligion.ItsUCASentryrequirementis500.

　　8.UniversityofBristol

　　Overallrank:15

　　UniversityofBristolisthemostcompetitiveWestCountryuniversityforentry,withanaverageUCASscorerequiredof486.ItfoundedBritainsfirstdramadepartment,whichcontinuestoproduceahighcalibreofactorsandcomediansMattLucas,DavidWalliams,SimonPeggandCharlotteRitchieallcuttheirteethatBristol.

　　9.UniversityofEdinburgh

　　Overallrank:20

　　TheScottishcapitalsuniversitydoesnotmakethetoptenintheoverallleaguetable,butmaintainsahighlevelofentrystandardswithanaverageentryrequirementof482.ItsprestigiousalumnihelpsittoremainasoughtafterplaceofstudygraduatessignedtheUnitedStatesDeclarationofIndependence,foundedIvyLeagueuniversitiesandbroughtmodernmedicinetoChina.

　　10.UniversityofWarwick

　　Overallrank:7

　　ThisCoventrycampusuniversitysqueezesintothetop10withanaverageUCASscorerequirementof480.Themathsdepartmentisparticularlyhighlyregardedoneprofessorhasrecentlybeenawardedtheworldsmostprestigiousmathsaward,theFieldsMedal.