Using the AHP to transfer the weights into a matrix and compute the priorities:
Table 4 Priority Matrix with Respect to Reputation
| Huddersfield | York St John | Nottingham | Priority | |
| Huddersfield | 1 | 4 | 1/4 | 0.22 |
| York St John | 1/4 | 1 | 1/9 | 0.067 |
| Nottingham | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.713 |
Similar steps are taken on other criteria. Results are shown below:
Table 5 Alternatives Compared with Respect to Fees
| Huddersfield | 1 | York St John | 4 | Huddersfield fees: ￡12,250 vs. York fees: ￡8,500 (overseas postgraduate-cs) |
| Huddersfield | 2 | Nottingham | 1 | Huddersfield fees: ￡12,250 vs. Nottingham fees: ￡15,200 (overseas postgraduate-cs) |
| York St John | 5 | Notthingham | 1 | York fees: ￡8,500 vs. Nottingham fees: ￡15,200 (overseas postgraduate-cs) |
