Sheffield is the 27th best uni for helping students with mental health issues

Sheffield is the 27th best uni in the country for helping students with mental health issues, according to our Mental Health Rankings 2017.

That puts us well below Hallam, who came 17th of the 47 universities included in the rankings.

The Tab's Mental Health Rankings 2017 is the only study to assess UK universities' ability to care for students with mental health issues. You can see the rankings in full here.

Now in their second year, the rankings cover 47 universities across the country.

They pull together information about how well universities fund their mental health services, how long students have to wait for help, and how satisfied students are with their university's mental health services.

Over 9,000 students completed our mental health survey this year, and told us about their experiences.

Universities have a duty of care for their students, and mental health falls squarely under this.

We're aiming to paint the truest picture of mental health at university, and how it's handled.

The Results

17 universities spent more per student than University of Sheffield, and 17 spent less per applicant to the university’s services.

Our findings show that the University of Sheffield spent £21.11 per student (the national average is £21.80), and £264.39 per applicant, below the average of £325.90.

As a result, the finance score is 14.69 of a possible 40. The national average was 17.29.

For satisfaction, University of Sheffield ranked 14 out of 47 in our survey. It also scored 35.84 of a possible 40, against a national average of 34.55.

Overall, Sheffield placed 27th of 47.

The University of Sheffield replied: "Opening up about mental health difficulties is one of the hardest things a young person can do and promoting positive mental health is an important responsibility for universities, but also society as a whole.

"The University works closely with our Students' Union on matters relating to student welfare, well-being and mental health and in the last six months we have jointly developed a new mental health service to ensure students can quickly receive the clinical support they need. This has involved substantial financial investment and we work hard to ensure our free, confidential support service is one in which our students have confidence.

“The welfare of our students is very important to us and the fact that we are one of only two universities to provide our own GP service on campus is a demonstration of our commitment to student health and welfare.”