Students give thumbs up to local Higher Education Institutions - Statistics

Overall satisfaction rates at local institutions were:

  • St Mary’s University College (93%),
  • Queen’s University Belfast (83%),
  • Stranmillis University College (84%),
  • University of Ulster (84%)

2008 and 2009 National Students Survey Results for the UK and NI

Questions UK NI UK NI
2008 2008 2009 2009
% % % %
1 - The teaching on my course (Q1-4) 83 81 83 83
2 - Assessment and feedback (Q5-9) 64 60 65 60
3 - Academic support (Q10-12) 74 72 74 74
4 - Organisation and management (Q13-15) 72 77 72 77
5 - Learning resources (Q16-18) 81 84 81 85
6 - Personal development (Q 19-21) 78 79 79 82
7 - Overall satisfaction (Q22) 82 83 82 84
8 - NHS practice placements (Q23-28) - - 83 87

All figures in this table represent percentage of respondents who "definitely" or "mostly" agreed with the questions within each scale

This statistical table is associated with the following press release:

  • Students give thumbs up on local; Higher Education Institutions