While a big part of university is getting a degree and future career prospects yada yada yada, it's arguably just as important to have a good time and enjoy it whilst you're there (don't tell your mum we said that).
And now that we know which universities in the UK are the easiest to get into, it's worth noting which have the highest level of student satisfaction, too.
According to The Complete University Guide 2018, these are the top 20 universities with the highest level of satisfied students. It's based on the National Student Survey, which asks existing students at every university a variety of questions about different aspects of teaching. The maximum score is 5.00, just FYI.
The 20 universities with the highest student satisfaction:
- Buckingham - 4.33
- St Andrews - 4.32
- Liverpool Hope - 4.30
- Leeds Art University - 4.26
- Loughborough - 4.24
- Aberystwyth - 4.23
- Lancaster - 4.20
- Bangor - 4.19
- Harper Adams - 4.18
- York - 4.18
- West London - 4.17
- Nottingham Trent - 4.16
- Staffordshire - 4.16
- Coventry - 4.15
- Dundee - 4.15
- Keele - 4.15
- Leeds Trinity - 4.15
- Lincoln - 4.15
- Norwich University of the Arts - 4.15
- West of England, Bristol - 4.165
If your uni isn't in the top 20, find out where it sits in the full UK universities ranking here.
Dusty Baxter-Wright is an award-winning journalist and the Entertainment and Lifestyle Director at Cosmopolitan, having previously worked at Sugarscape. She was named one of PPA’s 30 Under 30 for her work covering pop culture, careers, interiors and travel, and oversees the site’s Entertainment and Lifestyle strategy across print, digital and video. As a journalist for the best part of a decade, she has interviewed everyone from Louis Theroux and Channing Tatum to Margot Robbie and Ncuti Gatwa, while she has also spoken on Times Radio and BBC Radio. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram here.
