簡介：Cambridge has overtaken Oxford in the ranking for Middle Eastern and African Studies by a fraction of a point, a year after rejoining the table. Cambridge has the highest entry standards and the most satisfied students, while the two ancient universities tie on research under the new method of calculating scores from the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). The change mirrors the more selective allocation of research funds to universities in England. Leeds has the best employment record, but is only three places off the bottom of the table because it did not enter the RAE in these subjects. Durham, in third place, is the only other university where 8o per cent of graduates went straight into graduate-level jobs or onto more advanced courses. It is perhaps surprising, therefore, that the subjects have moved into the top half of the table for employment prospects, despite an above-average unemployment rate of 13 per cent. St Andrews remains in fourth place in the ranking, just ahead of Edinburgh as the leading university north of the border. There are no representatives of Wales or Northern Ireland. Westminster is the only post-1992 university in the table. The small numbers make for big swings even in the national statistics. The ￡20,500 average for starting salaries in graduate jobs, for example, is ￡4,500 down on the figure in last year’s Guide. Middle Eastern Studies is the larger of the two subjects in terms of student numbers. There were fewer than 70 applications for African studies by March 2012, but almost 500 for Middle Eastern subjects. Entry standards are high: most students come with A levels or their equivalent and only one university averages less than 360 points on the UCAS tariff. A high proportion of students graduate with a first or 2:1.以下是2013年times英國大學排名中東與非洲專業排名。