THE Student Experience Survey 2016 results

The best universities in the UK for student experience have been revealed, according to a Times Higher Education survey of current students.

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Student life

Carly Minsky

March 17 2016

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The best universities in the UK for student experience have been revealed, according to a Times Higher Education survey of current students.

Loughborough University in the East Midlands tops the list, up one place from second position last year.

Keele University is also new to the top 10.

- See the best UK universities in the THE World University Rankings

More than 15,000 full-time undergraduates were asked how strongly they agreed that their university offered 21 different provisions, including “high quality staff/lectures”, “good extracurricular activities” and “good support and welfare”.

The most improved institution this year is Southampton Solent University, which climbed 36 places from last year to reach joint 54th position.

At the bottom of the table, London universities occupy 12 of the last 20 places, largely due to low scores for accommodation and community feeling on campus.

All eligible universities with more than 50 student respondents are included in the rankings tables below.

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Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2016 results

Click each institution to view its rank and results in the World University Rankings 2015-2016. The best performers by individual attributes are shown below the main results table.

Rank	University name	Overall score
1	Loughborough University	86.2
2	Harper Adams University	85.8
3	University of Sheffield	85.0
4	University of Oxford	84.8
5	University of Bath	84.4
6	University of Leeds	83.4
=7	University of East Anglia (UEA)	83.0
=7	Newcastle University	83.0
9	University of Cambridge	82.4
10	Keele University	82.1
11	Falmouth University	82.0
=12	Queen's University Belfast	81.7
=12	Cardiff University	81.7
=14	University of St Andrews	81.6
=14	Bangor University	81.6
=14	University of Exeter	81.6
17	Trent University	81.4
=18	Northumbria University	81.2
=18	University of Nottingham	81.2
20	University of Reading	81.0
=21	University of Dundee	80.8
=21	University of Birmingham	80.8
=23	Edge Hill University	80.4
=23	University of York	80.4
25	University of Chichester	80.3
=26	Royal Veterinary College	80.2
=26	University of Surrey	80.2
28	University of Southampton	80.1
29	University of Chester	80.0
30	Durham University	79.7
31	Lancaster University	79.6
32	Aston University	79.5
=33	Swansea University	79.4
=33	University of Lincoln	79.4
=35	Coventry University	79.3
=35	University of Warwick	79.3
37	University of Winchester	79.1
=38	Robert Gordon University	79.0
=38	University of Sussex	79.0
=38	University of Manchester	79.0
=41	University of Edinburgh	78.9
=41	University of Glasgow	78.9
=43	Teesside University	78.8
=43	University of Leicester	78.8
45	University of Strathclyde	78.5
46	Sheffield Hallam University	78.4
=47	Canterbury Christ Church University	78.3
=47	University of Derby	78.3
=47	University of Bristol	78.3
50	De Montfort University	78.1
=51	St Mary's University College, Twickenham	78.0
=51	Heriot-Watt University	78.0
=51	Plymouth University	78.0
=54	Southampton Solent University	77.4
=54	Imperial College London	77.4
=56	University of St Mark and St John	77.3
=56	Oxford Brookes University	77.3
58	University of Stirling	77.2
=59	University of Central Lancashire	77.1
=59	Manchester Metropolitan University	77.1
61	Royal Holloway, University of London	77.0
=62	York St John University	76.9
=62	University of Gloucestershire	76.9
=62	University of Portsmouth	76.9
=65	University of Worcester	76.8
=65	University of Essex	76.8
=67	Glasgow Caledonian University	76.6
=67	Aberystwyth University	76.6
69	University of Liverpool	76.5
=70	Liverpool John Moores University	76.4
=70	University of Huddersfield	76.4
72	University of Kent	76.2
73	Leeds Beckett University	76.1
=74	University of Hull	76.0
=74	University of Hertfordshire	76.0
=76	Bournemouth University	75.8
=76	University of Aberdeen	75.8
=78	Staffordshire University	75.7
=78	Brunel University	75.7
=78	Queen Mary University of London	75.7
81	University of the West of England (UWE)	75.6
82	Bath Spa University	75.5
83	St George's, University of London	75.4
84	University College London (UCL)	75.2
85	University of Wolverhampton	75.1
86	University of Salford	74.8
=87	Abertay University	74.7
=87	University of South Wales	74.7
89	University of the West of Scotland	74.3
=90	University of Cumbria	74.1
=90	Roehampton University	74.1
92	Bucks New University	74.0
93	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	73.3
94	Cardiff Metropolitan University	73.2
95	University Campus Suffolk	72.9
96	Edinburgh Napier University	72.8
97	King's College London	72.7
98	Ulster University	72.6
99	Birmingham City University	72.5
100	University of Sunderland	72.4
101	Middlesex University	72.2
102	University of Brighton	72.1
103	Anglia Ruskin University	71.8
104	University of Bradford	71.7
105	London South Bank University	71.5
106	Goldsmiths, University of London	71.4
107	City University London	71.1
108	Kingston University	70.8
109	University of Northampton	70.3
110	London School of Economics and Political Science	70.0
111	University of Greenwich	69.9
112	University of Bedfordshire	69.7
113	University of East London	69.2
114	University of Westminster	68.6
115	University of the Arts London	68.1
116	University of West London	67.5
117	London Metropolitan University	64.4

Top universities in the ‘high quality staff/lectures’ measure

University	Rank by attribute	Overall rank
University of Oxford	1	4
Royal Veterinary College	=2	26
University of Cambridge	=2	9
University of St Andrews	=3	14
Harper Adams University	=3	2

Top universities in the ‘helpful/interested staff’ measure

University	Rank by attribute	Overall rank
University of Oxford	=1	4
University of Cambridge	=1	9
Royal Veterinary College	3	26
Harper Adams University	4	2
Bangor University	=5	14
Keele University	=5	10
Falmouth University	=5	11

Top universities in the ‘well structured courses’ measure

University	Rank by attribute	Overall rank
University of Cambridge	1	9
Loughborough University	=2	1
Harper Adams University	=2	2
University of Oxford	=2	4
University of Bath	=2	5

Top universities in the ‘good social life’ measure

University	Rank by attribute	Overall rank
University of Leeds	=1	6
Newcastle University	=1	7
University of Sheffield	=1	3
Cardiff University	=1	12
Loughborough University	=5	1
Harper Adams University	=5	2

Top universities in the ‘good community atmosphere’ measure

University	Rank by attribute	Overall rank
University of Sheffield	=1	3
Harper Adams University	=1	2
University of Oxford	=1	4
University of East Anglia (UEA)	=2	7
University of Bath	=2	5
Keele University	=2	10
University of St Andrews	=2	14
Newcastle University	=2	7

Top universities in the ‘good extracurricular activities/societies’ measure

University	Rank by attribute	Overall rank
University of Cambridge	=1	9
Loughborough University	=1	1
University of Oxford	=2	4
University of Sheffield	=2	3
University of Leeds	=2	6

Top universities in the ‘good environment on campus/around university’ measure

University	Rank by attribute	Overall rank
Falmouth University	=1	11
University of East Anglia (UEA)	=1	7
Edge Hill University	=2	23
University of Nottingham	=2	18
Loughborough University	=2	1
Harper Adams University	=2	2
Keele University	=2	10
University of Stirling	=2	58
University of Reading	=2	20
University of Sheffield	=2	3
University of Leeds	=2	6

Top universities in the ‘high quality facilities’ measure

University	Rank by attribute	Overall rank
Loughborough University	1	1
Royal Veterinary College	2	26
University of Oxford	=3	4
University of Sheffield	=3	3
University of Exeter	=3	14
Robert Gordon University	=3	38
Edge Hill University	=3	23

Top universities in the ‘personal requirements catered for’ measure

University	Rank by attribute	Overall rank
Harper Adams University	=1	2
University of Oxford	=1	4
Loughborough University	=1	1
University of Bath	=2	5
University of Cambridge	=2	9