NSS results place QMU first among Edinburgh-based universities
This week, results from the National Student Survey (NSS), one of the largest student surveys in the world, showed that Queen Margaret University (QMU) is top amongst all five Edinburgh-based higher education institutions for overall student satisfaction. The survey results also show that Queen Margaret University’s Students’ Union (QMUSU) has, for the second year running, been ranked first in Scotland.
81.2%* of QMU’s students are satisfied overall with the quality of their course, an increase of 7.3% compared to the previous year.
The National Student Survey (NSS) is conducted by the Office for Students (OfS) on behalf of the UK higher education funding bodies. As well as capturing student views on the quality of their undergraduate degree, the survey gathers students’ responses to a series of questions relating to academic support, learning resources, teaching, management and assessment. Feedback from the students on the quality of their courses and their experience of university, helps to inform prospective students’ choices, provides data that helps universities improve the student experience, and supports public accountability.
With overall satisfaction increasing in the majority of QMU’s courses, highlights included:
Courses scoring 100% overall satisfaction, as follows:
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BSc (Hons) Business Management
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BSc (Hons) and Master of Diagnostic Radiography
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Master of Nursing
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BSc (Hons) Public Sociology
Other courses scoring over 90%:
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BA (Hons) in Acting and Performance
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Diploma of Higher Education in Hearing Aid Audiology
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BSc (Hons) Nutrition
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BSc (Hons) and Master of Speech and Language Therapy
QMU is ranked highest out of the Edinburgh-based institutions (Edinburgh, Napier, Heriot-Watt, SRUC) in seven out of the ten survey themes, including:
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Teaching on my course
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Learning opportunities
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Assessment and feedback
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Academic support
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Student voice
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Students’ union representation of students' academic interests
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Overall satisfaction
Professor Richard Butt, Deputy Principal of Queen Margaret University, said: “We are pleased that the NSS results confirm another successful year with high student satisfaction across our portfolio of courses, and demonstrate the high quality of teaching in place at the University and strong representation of students’ academic interests. But we are far from complacent, and we will continue to build on this good work, in line with our commitment to ensuring that all of our students can thrive and fulfil their academic potential.”
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The NSS is managed by the Office for Students (OfS) on behalf of the UK funding and regulatory bodies – the Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland), the Scottish Funding Council and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.
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NSS results can be analysed by ‘taught’ or ‘registered’ data. Taught only includes the course taught directly at QMU. Registered includes QMU courses delivered by the University’s partners across the UK (if the course is at least 2 years in length). Overall satisfaction is 81.2% according to QMU’s registered data results, an increase of 7.3% compared to the previous year. (80.4% for QMU’s taught data, a 7.7% increase).
For further media information contact Emma Reekie, Media Relations and Content Officer, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, E: ereekie@qmu.ac.uk, copy to: pressoffice@qmu.ac.uk.
