{"id":28540,"date":"2026-07-09T12:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/?p=28540"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:27:01","slug":"the-ous-2026-national-student-survey-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/around-ou\/university-news\/the-ous-2026-national-student-survey-results\/","title":{"rendered":"The OU\u2019s 2026 National Student Survey results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The results of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2026 have been published, with The Open University (OU) continuing to perform strongly across key areas of the student experience.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">14,966\u00a0OU students<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0took part\u00a0and\u00a0overall have\u00a0highly rated the OU for its teaching,\u00a0assessment\u00a0and organisation of their courses.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">90.9% of students responded positively about the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">teaching on their course,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2.8% higher than the sector average.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">90.1% of students\u00a0rated<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0assessment and feedback\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">positively,\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a07.2% higher than the sector average.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">91.5% rated the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">organisation of their course<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0positively,\u00a011.2% above the sector. This puts\u00a0the OU\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fifth\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">when compared with other universities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IT resources and facilities<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were rated\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eighth\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">compared with other universities at 92.5%,\u00a05% higher than the sector average.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Across the nations, the OU also achieved strong results for overall satisfaction\u00a0compared\u00a0with\u00a0other universities,\u00a0ranking:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1st in Northern Ireland.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2nd in Scotland.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">1st\u00a0in\u00a0Wales.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is no equivalent ranking for England available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Professor Ian Pickup, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Students at The Open University, said:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are delighted that this year\u2019s student feedback continues to reflect a positive experience of studying with us.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are grateful to the many students who shared their views, and we are committed to continuing to work with them to ensure the student voice shapes how we enhance the student experience and deliver our new strategy, with its strong focus on student success.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The full NSS survey results are available from the Office for Students.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is the National Student Survey?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The NSS is an annual survey of final-year undergraduate students studying for higher education qualifications at publicly funded higher education institutions and further education colleges in England and Wales, and higher education institutions in Northern Ireland and Scotland.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The survey asks students about\u00a0different aspects\u00a0of their experience, including teaching, learning opportunities, assessment and feedback, academic support,\u00a0organisation\u00a0and management, learning resources, learning community and student voice.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ranking positions are based on institutions on the Office for Students register with degree awarding powers and \/ or the right to use \u2018University\u2019 in their title.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The results of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2026 have been published, with The Open University (OU) continuing to perform strongly across key areas of the student experience.\u00a0\u00a0 This year,\u00a014,966\u00a0OU students\u00a0took part\u00a0and\u00a0overall have\u00a0highly rated the OU for its teaching,\u00a0assessment\u00a0and organisation of their courses.\u00a0\u00a0 90.9% of students responded positively about the\u00a0teaching on their course,\u00a02.8% higher than 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