You’re having a Bath! The most satisfied students in Britain
Bath achieves 94% student satisfaction, smashing the nine year high average of 85%…
The University of Bath have been named the happiest university in this year’s National Student Survey.
94% of final year students said they were satisfied with the quality of their degree.
The average rate for student satisfaction is at a nine year high, at 85%.
Bath, which remains outside of the elite Russell Group because it’s research is “too small”, was joined by St. Andrews in second place, another non-Russell Group uni.
94% of final year students were happy with their course…
The vice-chancellor at Bath, Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell, said: “This reflects the students’ view of the unique combination of high quality teaching. We aim to ensure our graduates are classic all-rounders.”
The survey, conducted by market research company Ipsos MORI, asked 304,000 students in their final year about their course. Over 66% of final year students in the country took part.
The Top 20 Unis
1. Bath – 94%
2. Buckingham (private) – 93%
3. Norwich (UEA)- 93%
4. Essex – 93%
5. Keele – 93%
6. St. Andrews – 93%
7. Cambridge – 92%
8. Surrey – 92%
9. Exeter – 91%
10. Newman – 91%
11. Oxford – 91%
12. Coventry – 90%
13. Durham – 90%
14. Hull – 90%
15. Kent – 90%
16. Lancaster – 90%
17. Newcastle – 90%
18. Sheffield – 90%
19. Heriot-Watt – 90%
20. Queens (Belfast) – 90%
Selected other unis and their overall position:
22. Leicester – 89%
30. Cardiff – 89%
31. Birmingham – 88%
37. Nottingham – 88%
44. Bristol – 87%
46. Imperial – 87%
47. Leeds – 87%
48. Oxford Brookes – 87%
50. Warwick – 87%
73. Manchester – 85%
81. London (UCL) – 84%
102. Edinburgh – 82%
Traditional academic powerhouses King’s and Edinburgh came in below the average at 81% and 82% respectively.
Wendy Piatt, director general of the Russell Group, said: “Once again these figures show undergraduates at Russell Group universities report higher than average levels of satisfaction with the quality of their course.
Cambridge scored 92%, making them the highest performing Russell Group uni…
“All our universities work hard to make sure they have high levels of satisfaction and low drop-out rates – we have some of the best university completion rates in the world – and we are pleased with this strong endorsement from students themselves.”
However, only 67% of those surveyed said they were satisfied by the services provided by their student union.