Here’s a comprehensive overview of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2025 in the UK: Teaching satisfaction: 86.9%, up from 85.4% in 2024. Assessment & Feedback: 80.9%, up from 78.3%.
📊 What Is the NSS 2025?
A national survey of final-year undergraduate students across the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland).
It gathers feedback on key areas like teaching quality, assessments, feedback, course organisation, learning resources, student voice, wellbeing, and—for England—the freedom of expression.
The survey window ran from January/February to April 30, 2025, with results published on 9 July 2025 at 09:30 .
🗓 Timeline & Participation
Launch began: ~8 Jan (Scotland/Wales) or early Feb (England) .
It closed on 30 April 2025.
Response rate: around 71.5% (~357,000 students).
Institutions like UCL, Sussex, York, Westminster ran campaigns to boost participation, including prize draws and incentives.
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📈 Key National Results
According to the Times Higher Education summary (07 July 2025):
Teaching satisfaction: 86.9%, up from 85.4% in 2024
Assessment & Feedback: 80.9%, up from 78.3%
Organisation & Management: 78.4% (from 75.3%)
However, organisation & management remains a concern for certain universities, where some scored over 10 percentage points below benchmark (e.g., Goldsmiths, Birkbeck, SOAS, Oxford).
Student Voice: 68% felt student feedback was acted upon (up from 63%)
Freedom of Expression (England only): 88.3% felt able to express opinions (up from 86.4%).
🏆 Standout Institution: Regent College London
Achieved ~70% response rate
Outperformed national benchmarks across all main categories:
Teaching: 90% (vs 87%)
Assessment & Feedback: 90% (vs 81%)
Organisation & Management: 87% (vs 79%)
Student Voice: 87% (vs 78%)
Highlights included clarity of marking criteria (91%), actionable feedback (87%), and preparation for future skills (92%)
👥 Why It Matters
Prospective students use NSS scores on Discover Uni to compare courses.
Universities & regulators rely on the NSS to identify strengths and areas for improvement. It’s also used in policy-making and funding decisions.
Freedom of expression and sexual misconduct modules spark institutional review, especially in England where the latter was piloted alongside the main survey.
✅ What Happens Next
July 9, 2025: Release of national and provider-level results; course-level data will follow in autumn.
Universities will review and act on feedback, looking to enhance student experience—particularly in management and support areas.
Future NSS formats may have shorter fieldwork windows and include optional modules in later years.
💡 Summary
NSS 2025 saw continued improvements, with strong satisfaction in teaching and feedback.
Organisation and student voice remain priority areas.
Results—including benchmarks and provider rankings—went live on 9 July 2025.
High-performing institutions like Regent College London showcase best practices.
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