Top ranked for satisfaction
THE University of Sheffield ranked 14th among UK universities for student satisfaction, according to the latest National Student Survey (NSS).
The results show overall satisfaction of University of Sheffield students is at 88% – a three per cent rise from last year and four per cent above the national sectorwide average, placing the university second in the
Russell Group – the association of leading UK research-intensive universities.
Satisfaction levels at the university have also improved in every category compared to the previous year.
The University of Sheffield performed particularly well in satisfaction levels for course teaching at 86%. A further 89% of students said they were satisfied with learning resources.
It also ranked highly for history, which scored 92.88% overall satisfaction, putting the university No.1 in the Russell Group for this subject.
Twenty other subjects received at least 90% overall satisfaction, including landscape design, ophthalmics, zoology and computer science – ranking them all top in the Russell Group.
Other subjects, including English literature, law, physical geographical sciences, philosophy, medicine and mechanical engineering also received above 90% satisfaction.
The university’s award-winning Students’ Union also performed well, with satisfaction 18% above the sector average.
University of Sheffield vice-chancellor and president Prof Koen Lamberts said, “Listening to our students’ opinions of their course and overall time at university is crucial and helps inform the work we do.
“We are committed to using this information to ensure we continue to provide an exceptional student experience, delivering some of the best learning and teaching in the country.”
Last month, the University of Sheffield was ranked 13th best university in the UK, 78th in the world and top in Yorkshire and the Humber, as part of the QS World University rankings.
Earlier this year, it also celebrated success in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, in which 17 subjects were ranked in the top 100 in the world. The University of Sheffield’s Students’ Union also recently accepted the What uni Student Choice Award for Best Students’ Union.
With almost 29,000 of the brightest students from over 140 countries, learning alongside over 1,200 of the best academics from across the globe, the University of Sheffield is one of the world’s leading universities.
A member of the UK’s prestigious Russell Group of leading research-led institutions, Sheffield offers world-class teaching and research excellence across a wide range of disciplines.
Unified by the power of discovery and understanding, staff and students are committed to finding new ways to transform the world. Sheffield is the only university to feature in The Sunday Times 100 Best Not-ForProfit Organisations to Work For 2018 and for the last eight years has been ranked in the top five UK universities for Student Satisfaction by Times Higher Education.
Sheffield has six Nobel Prize winners among former staff and students and its alumni go on to hold positions of great responsibility and influence all over the world.
The university’s global research partners and clients include Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Unilever, Astra Zeneca, Glaxo Smith Kline, Siemens and Airbus, as well as many UK and overseas government agencies and charitable foundations.
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