Our students rate us highly
The NSS results are really important
They give you an idea of what real customers - the students themselves - think of their university
Take a look at our latest National Student Survey (NSS) results.
They show that students continue to be happy with what we're doing for them.
We increased our overall satisfaction score to 81%.
We've improved in all areas. 'The teaching on my course' remains Derby's strongest area in the survey. We've also shown strong improvements in our scores for 'Assessment and feedback' and 'Academic support'.
This means that our students are really happy with our courses and tutors, as well as the support they're getting from staff.
Many of our subjects came in the top 10 nationally
- History (100% satisfaction and joint first overall)
- Music (100% satisfaction and joint first overall)
- Initial Teacher Training (97% satisfaction and joint second overall)
- Academic studies in Education (93% satisfaction and fifth best overall)
- Electronic and Electrical Engineering (92% satisfaction)
- Law (91% satisfaction)
There were significantly improved scores for:
- Business Studies (from 67% to 90% satisfaction)
- Nursing (from 75% to 89% satisfaction)
- Electronic and Electrical Engineering (from 82% to 92% satisfaction)
The work doesn't stop though!
We're keen to keep improving so our Student Experience Strategy Group will be reviewing these results and working with faculties and departments to improve student satisfaction again for next year.
Percentage of our students who were satisfied, 2008 to 2011
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching on my course | 82% | 84% | 82% | 85% |
| Assessment and feedback | 66% | 68% | 67% | 71% |
| Academic support | 69% | 74% | 72% | 76% |
| Organisation and management | 68% | 66% | 70% | 72% |
| Learning resources | 74% | 75% | 78% | 80% |
| Personal development | 76% | 79% | 79% | 80% |
| Overall satisfaction | 76% | 79% | 79% | 81% |
More about the NSS
At the end of the year, all final year students at universities across the country are invited to provide anonymous feedback about their course and institution, in particular how they rate the quality of teaching and assessment on their course.
