You’re having a Bath! The most satisfied students in Britain

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.