UCEN Manchester improves NSS scores in all categories
UCEN Manchester is proud to announce its 2025-26 National Student Survey (NSS) outcomes, which showed strong improvement across all themes on its 2024-25 scores, with its results beating national benchmarks in six of the seven categories.
The outcomes included particularly strong scores in Teaching and Learning, Academic Support and Student Voice.
The NSS, an independent national survey, is one of the key indicators of how students rate their higher education experience. This year, 82% of eligible final-year students responded.
NSS results
| NSS Categories | NSS 2025-26 Outcomes | Change (+/-) from 24-25 Outcomes | National benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Teaching & Learning |
94.3% |
+1.1pp |
91% |
|
Learning Opportunities |
90.3% |
+1.4pp |
87.7% |
|
Assessment & Feedback |
89.8% |
+2.9pp |
86.5% |
|
Academic Support |
92.5% |
+1.5pp |
91.2% |
|
Organisation & Management |
81% |
+5pp |
77.4% |
|
Learning Resources |
82.8% |
+5.3pp |
85.8% |
|
Student Voice |
86.1% |
+4.6pp |
80.3% |
Michael Walsh, Dean and Deputy Principal, commented:
I’m thrilled with both the improvements in our NSS results, which have improved in all categories for the second year running, and the fact we’ve performed so strongly against national benchmarks.
"This is a credit to the dedication and professionalism of both our curriculum and wider student support teams.
“UCEN Manchester is committed to providing a higher education experience which is uniquely different while retaining the quality required for higher level study. Achieving strong results like these across all areas — especially in core themes like Teaching and Learning — demonstrates that we achieve this both in terms of quality of education and the support that we provide.
“As students consider their options this summer, these send a strong message: we’re a trusted, high-quality provider committed to helping students reach their goals.”
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