Record number of Sussex finalists complete 2015 NSS
A record 2,251 Sussex students completed the 2015 National Student Survey (NSS) by the time it closed on 30 April.
This is the largest response ever by Sussex undergraduates to the nationwide survey of student opinion, accounting for around 77% of eligible finalists and exceeding last year’s rate of 71%. Many schools managed to achieve a response rate of 80% or higher.
The 2015 results will be released to universities in August, and will be published in the autumn as Key Information Sets (KIS) on the University’s website; on the national Unistats website; and on the UCAS course search tool.
The University uses these results to measure the impact of actions it has taken to improve the student experience at Sussex.
Professor Clare Mackie, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), said: “We listen very carefully to the feedback that students give us – whether in the classroom or more formal feedback linked to individual course evaluations – and the NSS informs us about whether the changes we have made have actually improved the student experience.
“We will once again be looking closely at the results when we receive them, and discussing these with the Students’ Union, student reps and colleagues across campus.
“Thanks to academic and professional services staff for their hard work to encourage students to complete the survey.”
Run by Ipsos-MORI on behalf of the government, the survey helps future university students choose which degrees to study and which universities to apply to.
The survey of finalists covers teaching, assessment and feedback, academic support, organisation and management, learning resources, personal development, overall satisfaction and the Students' Union.
In the 2014 survey, over 85% of Sussex students said that overall they were satisfied with the quality of their course.
For more information, visit Sussex’s web pages about the NSS.