The National Student Survey results have seen Keele University ranked among the Top 10 in England for no fewer than 15 subject different areas. 

Keele ranked among the Top 10 broad-based universities in England for a wide range of subjects across all three Faculties, including Medicine, Pharmacy, Midwifery, Social Work, Politics, English Literature, Physics, Astrophysics, Forensic Science, Biology and Geography – and was ranked No.1 in the UK for Chemistry.

Chemistry ranked No.1 in the UK with an impressive 96% of students expressing satisfaction with their course, with Astrophysics, Biology, Geography, Medicine, Midwifery, and Pharmacy all in the Top 5 in England.

Ranking in the Top 10 in England are English, Forensic Sciences, Geology, Human Biology, Politics, Physics, and Social Work.

Harper & Keele Veterinary School has also been ranked No.1 in the UK for Veterinary Medicine, with an outstanding 91.4% of students expressing satisfaction with their course.

The NSS is a high-profile annual survey of nearly half a million final year undergraduate students across the UK. The survey gathers opinions from students about their time in higher education, asking them to provide honest feedback over 27 questions on what it has been like to study on their course at their university or college.

Professor Mark Ormerod OBE, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, said: “The National Student Survey is an important benchmark of student positivity, so I am enormously proud to see that so many of our courses have ranked so highly in this year’s exercise, and I am grateful to all of the students who took part and took the time to share their experiences.

“The fact that these courses represent such a broad range of disciplines at Keele across all of our faculties reflects the great work going on across all areas of our university to create an enriching, stimulating, and high-quality experience for all of our students.”

We have compared the positivity ratings of all participating UK institutions using the NSS 2025 sector data to determine Keele's position relative to other broad-based universities (i.e. excluding specialist institutions and further education colleges).