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Bath Spa University improves in all areas in National Student Survey 2025
Wednesday, 9 July, 2025The results of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2025, commissioned by the Office for Students (OfS) have been published, with Bath Spa University improving in all areas of the assessment.
With a strong response rate in 2025, BSU has achieved a clear year-on-year improvement in the positivity measure for all sections of the survey, including Learning Opportunities, Organisation and Management and Learning Resources, whilst continuing to be ahead of the sector in areas such as Assessment & Feedback and Academic Support.
The following degree courses scored 90% or above for the majority of the 24 core questions of the survey: Creative Music Technology (Games and interactive Media), Product and Furniture Design, Environmental Science, History, Architecture, Business and Management, Media Communications, Theatre Festival and Event Production, Wildlife Conservation, Fashion Marketing and Management and Film and Screen Studies.
Reflecting on the results of this year’s survey, Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Becky Schaaf said:
“It is great to see such positive scores for our provision at Bath Spa University. It is testament to the focus on the student experience throughout everything that we do.”
Vice-Chancellor Professor Georgina Andrews added:
“At BSU, we are committed to continually enhancing the student experience. I am very proud of this year’s NSS results and I look forward to continuing to work with our students to see further improvements next year.”
The full NSS survey results are available here.
What is the National Student Survey?
The NSS is an annual survey of almost half a million students final-year undergraduates studying for higher education qualifications at publicly funded higher education institutions (HEIs) and further education colleges (FECs) in England and Wales, and HEIs in Northern Ireland and Scotland. The survey consists of questions that relate to aspects of the student experience – teaching, learning opportunities, assessment and feedback, academic support, organisation and management, learning resources, learning community and student voice.