Reputation
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) 2010 audit praised the University for its good practice in ensuring standards and enhancing the quality of learning opportunities, the supportive relationships that underpin the learning and working in the institution and the strength of its partnership work however it has come under fire from the local community recently due to the controversial purchase of Cheshire County Hall. The Faculty of Education and Children's Services also celebrated an 'outstanding' outcome of its recent Ofsted inspection of Initial Teacher Training. The University was ranked =79 in The Guardian 2011 University Guide and 81 in the Complete University Guide 2011. The University's Geography and Development Studies degrees achieved 100% in the National Student Survey and the University has been described as 'building up a solid reputation in a number of subjects beyond education' by The Times. It is ranked as 7th best university in North West England (out of 11 institutions).
In 2007, the Sunday Times released averages of all its tables over 10 years, ranking Chester as 78th in the country (out of 119 institutions) from 1998 - 2007.
| 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Times Good University Guide | 59th | 71st | 83rd | 91st | 86th | 100= | 86th | 100th= | 68th | ||||
| Guardian University Guide | 52nd | 80th | 79th | 90th | 80th | 86th | 86th | 82nd | 80th | 90th | 113th | 108th | 102nd |
| The Complete University Guide | 68th= | 80th= | 81st= | 90th | 90th= | 84th | |||||||
| The Daily Telegraph | 84th | ||||||||||||
| Sunday Times University Guide | 71st | 76th= | 97th= | 83rd= | 86th | 99th | 97th | 82nd | 93rd | 87th | 79th | 69th |
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