National Student Survey
Our students are officially among the most satisfied in the UK.
Figures released by the 2012 National Student Survey (NSS) reveal that the overall satisfaction rate for Bath students is 91%.
That is six points above the UK national average of 85% for higher education institutions (HEIs).
It puts us fifth in the national table of over 125 universities and further education colleges (FECs) in terms of student satisfaction.
Highlights of the NSS 2012 results
The results of the annual survey, published in September 2012, also show that our students rank their Students’ Union as one of the top ten in the UK.
Chris Clements, President of the Students’ Union, said: “For our Students’ Union to be viewed as one of the best in the country is an honour and a deserved reflection on the efforts of our students.
"We have a really strong culture of collaboration here and the high response rates from our students come from the importance we place on the student voice."
We also ranked first in the UK for student satisfaction in four subject tables:
- Architecture (100% satisfaction)
- Civil Engineering (100% satisfaction)
- Computer Science (98% satisfaction)
- Italian (91% satisfaction).
We achieved a much higher than average response to the optional question “It is clear how students’ comments on the course have been acted upon”. Our response rate was 12 points above the HEI average and clearly demonstrates we listen to our students and act on feedback.
About the NSS
The NSS provides all final year undergraduate students in UK HEIs and FECs with the opportunity to provide feedback about their time at university.
Around 287,000 final-year students responded to the NSS survey this year from 154 HEIs and 106 FECs from across the UK. This year's response rate is up 20,000 on last year and represents a record high response rate of 67%.
The results of the national survey provide valuable information for prospective students, and help universities, colleges and students’ unions to further improve the education and services they provide.
NSS data is available on the Unistats website.
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At Bath we aim to offer our students a unique combination of high quality teaching, excellent support services and a welcoming campus community. Although we pride ourselves on our culture of high academic achievement, we also prize the friendliness of our campus and the accessibility of all our staff and services. As a result, we have one of the best records of student satisfaction and degree completions in the country.
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— Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell, Vice-Chancellor
