Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2016 – the shortlist!

 

Twenty-five thousand students across the UK have cast their opinions for the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2016.  The results have been tallied and we can now reveal the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2016 shortlist.

 

The Whatuni Student Rankings are based on averages taken from thousands of reviews submitted by students and published on Whatuni.com.  They cover the following 10 categories: Accommodation, City Life, Clubs & Societies, Course & Lecturers, Job Prospects, Student Union, Uni Facilities, Support Services, and an Overall rating which counts towards the title ‘University of the Year’.  The category for International is based on the overall rating as given by international students at each university.

 

The rankings, now in their third year, offer prospective students an unbiased, student-led alternative to traditional university ranking systems.

 

Over the last year, 25,000 reviews were collected; 125 universities met the minimum threshold to be considered for a Student Choice Award; and 39 universities have received a nomination.

 

The official 2016 Whatuni Student Rankings will be announced on the 14^th of April at a ceremony in London.  Follow all the action on the night with the hashtag #WUSCA.

 

Carys Roberts, Director of Marketing & Student Recruitment, Bangor University, commented: “At Bangor University, we always do our best to go beyond normal expectations to provide a university experience that is as enjoyable as it is rewarding. The fact that we’ve been nominated for seven awards, including best university for course and lecturers, reflects our focus on providing teaching excellence and all-round student-centred university experience.”

 

Simon Emmett, CEO of Whatuni.com parent company HotCourses Group, added: “The WUSCAs inspire and guide students of all backgrounds to make the right university choice for them.  With the 2016 results so closely following the Green Paper and consultation focussing on student choice, teaching excellence, and social mobility, there has never been a more crucial time to collect and analyse student satisfaction ratings from across the UK.

We’re very proud of the work our team have accomplished in order to produce this year’s rankings, which sees 14 new institutions included, and a 25% growth in sample size, as more students discover the importance of their own voice in changing policy not just at their chosen institution, but across the entire sector.”

 

 

The nominations are as follows (listed alphabetically):

 

 

 

Overall

Bangor University

University of Exeter

Harper Adams University

University of Leeds

Leeds College of Art

Loughborough University

Nottingham Trent University

University of South Wales

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Swansea University

 

Student Support

Bangor University

Falmouth University

Harper Adams University

University of Kent

Leeds College of Art

Loughborough University

University of South Wales

University of Sunderland

Swansea University

University Campus Suffolk

 

Job Prospects

Aston University

University of Bath

Harper Adams University

Imperial College London

Loughborough University

University of Oxford

Queen's University Belfast

St Mary's University, Twickenham

University of Sunderland

Swansea University

 

Student Union

Cardiff University

University of Chester

University of Dundee

Harper Adams University

Keele University

University of Leeds

Loughborough University

Nottingham Trent University

University of Sheffield

Swansea University

 

Clubs & Societies

Bangor University

University of Cambridge

Durham University

University of Exeter

Harper Adams University

Lancaster University

University of Leeds

Loughborough University

University of Oxford

Swansea University

 

City Life

University of Bristol

University of Edinburgh

University of Glasgow

University of Leeds

Leeds College of Art

University of Liverpool

University of Manchester

Newcastle University

Northumbria University

University of Sussex

 

Uni Facilities

Bangor University

Edge Hill University

University of Exeter

Harper Adams University

Lancaster University

Leeds College of Art

Loughborough University

Nottingham Trent University

University of South Wales

Swansea University

 

Accommodation

Aston University

Bangor University

University of Exeter

Harper Adams University

Lancaster University

Loughborough University

University of South Wales

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Swansea University

University Campus Suffolk

 

Course and Lecturers

Bangor University

University of Buckingham

Harper Adams University

Leeds College of Art

Loughborough University

University of South Wales

University of Sunderland

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Swansea University

University Campus Suffolk

 

International

Bangor University

University of Exeter

University of Gloucestershire

University of Huddersfield

University of Kent

Loughborough University

Nottingham Trent University

Queen's University Belfast

St Mary's University, Twickenham

Swansea University