The University of Buckingham achieves multiple top 10 rankings in National Student Survey

We’re delighted to share that The University of Buckingham has achieved numerous top ten rankings in the 2026 National Student Survey (NSS). The University also raised its overall positivity score by 1.9% compared to 2025.

Interim Vice-Chancellor, David Cole commented:

“These results provide valuable insight into how our undergraduate students experience life at The University of Buckingham, and I am pleased to see strong year-on-year progress in our positivity scores on some dimensions.

It is particularly encouraging to see several subject areas achieve top 10 rankings, reflecting the dedication and hard work of both our academic, professional services and corporate services teams.

I’m also pleased to see our longstanding commitment to excellent teaching and student support recognised so positively by our students. While this success is something to celebrate, we remain focused on building on this momentum, improving the areas where we have underperformed and identifying new opportunities to further enhance the student experience at Buckingham.”

Top 10 subject rankings

Business

• Joint 1st – Academic support
• Joint 1st – Freedom of expression
• Joint 7th – Teaching on my course

Law

• Joint 6th – Mental wellbeing services

Psychology

• Joint 1st – Mental wellbeing services
• Joint 3rd – Academic support

Education

• • Joint 1st – Academic support
  • Joint 1st – Freedom of expression
  • Joint 3rd – Teaching on my course
  • 7th – Learning opportunities

• Joint 7th – Student voice
• 10th – Assessment and feedback

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