An institution's REF 2021 outcome is presented as individual quality profiles for each subject area, showing the percentage of research meeting each of the four quality levels.

Overall quality profiles (percentage of research activity at each quality level)

Unit of Assessment		FTE Category A staff	4*	3*	2*	1*	U/C
1	Clinical Medicine	94.6	45%	49%	6%	0%	0%
2	Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care	152.6	71%	26%	3%	0%	0%
4	Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience	77.3	49%	35%	16%	0%	0%
5	Biological Sciences	70.5	58%	37%	5%	0%	0%
6	Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science	31.2	49%	45%	6%	0%	0%
7	Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences	44.5	67%	33%	0%	0%	0%
8	Chemistry	64.2	74%	26%	0%	0%	0%
9	Physics	54.1	61%	38%	1%	0%	0%
10	Mathematical Sciences	85.9	70%	28%	2%	0%	0%
11	Computer Science and Informatics	59.2	68%	32%	0%	0%	0%
12	Engineering	157.3	58%	40%	2%	0%	0%
14	Geography and Environmental Studies	49.9	62%	32%	5%	1%	0%
16	Economics and Econometrics	39.0	48%	49%	3%	0%	0%
17	Business and Management Studies	76.6	32%	56%	11%	0%	1%
18	Law	63.5	59%	34%	6%	1%	0%
19	Politics and International Studies	32.8	37%	55%	8%	0%	0%
20	Social Work and Social Policy	47.1	71%	27%	2%	0%	0%
21	Sociology	24.4	37%	48%	15%	0%	0%
22	Anthropology and Development Studies	12.8	48%	43%	9%	0%	0%
23	Education	42.3	60%	30%	8%	2%	0%
24	Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism	9.4	74%	23%	3%	0%	0%
26	Modern Languages and Linguistics	45.6	55%	36%	8%	1%	0%
27	English Language and Literature	40.7	43%	46%	11%	0%	0%
28	History	44.9	45%	46%	9%	0%	0%
29	Classics	15.0	40%	51%	9%	0%	0%
30	Philosophy	23.0	45%	39%	16%	0%	0%
31	Theology and Religious Studies	7.5	38%	42%	17%	3%	0%
33	Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies	28.1	58%	25%	17%	0%	0%