Our students rate us highly
17 September 2009
Our 3% increase in satisfaction was the seventh highest of all universities.
Take a look at our latest National Student Survey (NSS) results.
They show that this year, even more students are happy with what we're doing for them.
- Our overall satisfaction score was 79%.This has risen steadily over the past three years.
- We've improved our scores in 6 out of the 7 areas, the two highest being 'Teaching on my course' and 'Personal development'.
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
- Initial Teacher Training (96% satisfaction and third best overall)
- History (95%)
- Law (95% satisfaction and sixth best overall)
- Education (90%)
- Biology (96% satisfaction and seventh best overall).
Law and Education have also been in the top 5 for the last few years.
There were significantly improved scores for:
- Social Work (52% to 76%)
- Occupational Therapy and Radiography (61% to 82%)
- Forensic Sciences (73% to 92% and ninth best overall)
- Management Studies (73% to 86%).
We're improving all the time
Percentage of our students who were satisfied, 2007 to 2009
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching on my course | 80% | 82% | 84% |
| Assessment and feedback | 66% | 66% | 68% |
| Academic support | 67% | 69% | 74% |
| Organisation and management | 63% | 68% | 66% |
| Learning resources | 75% | 74% | 75% |
| Personal development | 75% | 76% | 79% |
| Overall satisfaction | 73% | 76% | 79% |
How we compare to other universities
- While the percentage of Derby's students satisfied or very satisfied with the overall quality of their course rose by 3% to 79%,nationally the average fell (by 1% to 81%). So we're improving faster than most other universities.
- Our 3% increase was the seventh highest of all universities.
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.
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.