Results of this year’s National Student Survey (NSS) published today (Wednesday 12 August) show an overall increase in satisfaction levels of students at the University.
The NSS shows that satisfaction amongst Southampton’s students with the overall quality of their undergraduate courses rose from 86 per cent last year to 88 per cent this year. This places the University tenth out of the UK’s 24 Russell Group universities for overall satisfaction, up four places from the previous year.
The University increased its satisfaction levels in 17 of the 23 core questions asked in the survey, which look at all areas of the student experience, from Academic Support to the Students’ Union.
Within individual subject rankings, Southampton tops the Russell Group in a number of areas, ranking with the highest overall satisfaction in Civil Engineering; Design Studies; Media Studies; Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Biochemistry; European Languages and Area Studies and Physics and Astronomy.
The University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education), Professor Alex Neill says:
“These strong results indicate that we have listened to our students’ feedback and put actions in place to ensure we are delivering the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in their future careers.
“We’re delighted that our students have recognised this in their responses to the National Student Survey, and we look forward to continuing to work with them to provide an excellent and supportive student development environment at Southampton.”
You can read the full press release here.