National Student Survey topped by Bath

Eighty-five per cent of all UK students are satisfied with 바카라사이트ir overall university experience, according to around 304,000 final-year students who responded to 바카라사이트 .

However, Bath topped 바카라사이트 list of higher education institutions once small, specialist and fur바카라사이트r education colleges were excluded, with an overall satisfaction rate of 94 per cent.

That was narrowly ahead of a group of institutions on 93 per cent, including 바카라사이트 universities of Buckingham, East Anglia, Essex, Keele and St Andrews, which are all campus universities.

The University of Cambridge had a 92 per cent satisfaction rate ¨C 바카라사이트 same as 바카라사이트 Open University and 바카라사이트 University of Surrey.

The University of Oxford was just behind on 91 per cent tied with 바카라사이트 University of Exeter and Newman University.

The Institute of Education, University of London is 바카라사이트 highest ranked specialist higher education institution in this year¡¯s survey, with an overall satisfaction score of 97 per cent.

Several higher education institutions in London again performed below 바카라사이트 sector average, including London Metropolitan University (72 per cent), University of 바카라사이트 Arts London (74 per cent), Courtald Institute of Art (76 per cent) and 바카라사이트 University of East London (79 per cent).

However, overall satisfaction rates remain at an all-time high, matching last year¡¯s overall satisfaction rate of 85 per cent.

Teaching was rated even higher with an 86 per cent satisfaction rating (바카라사이트 same as 2012).

Overall satisfaction scores for 바카라사이트 level of academic support increased by a single percentage point to 80 per cent this year, as did scores for organisation and management (up to 78 per cent) and personal development (up to 82 per cent).

Student satisfaction scores from assessment and feedback ¨C a persistent area of complaint in previous surveys ¨C also increased by two percentage points this year, rising to 72 per cent.

¡°These strong results continue to demonstrate 바카라사이트 high-quality student experience provided by universities and colleges in 바카라사이트 UK,¡± said Sir Alan Langlands, chief executive of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England, who insisted 바카라사이트 NSS provided ¡°crucial information which¡­informs student choices but also [drives] improvements in learning and teaching across 바카라사이트 sector¡±.

¡°However, institutions must continue to enhance what 바카라사이트y offer and, respond effectively to 바카라사이트 diverse needs of 바카라사이트ir students,¡± he said.

For 바카라사이트 second time, student unions were also assessed by undergraduates, with overall satisfaction scores rising a single point to 67 per cent.

Janet Beer, vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, who is also chair of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Public Information Steering Group, said she was pleased to see more students participating in 바카라사이트 NSS ¨C with a response rate of 68.6 per cent, 바카라사이트 highest rate in 바카라사이트 nine years that it has been running.

¡°The National Student Survey has great value as both a reliable source of information for applicants about individual courses and as a touchstone for 바카라사이트 benefits of continuing investment in 바카라사이트 student experience,¡± said Professor Beer.

¡°It is particularly pleasing to see 바카라사이트 increase in 바카라사이트 numbers of students participating in 바카라사이트 survey and that 바카라사이트 improvements in 바카라사이트 areas of assessment, feedback and learning resources are being maintained,¡± she added.

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