Plymouth Marjon first in UK for Academic Support in National Student Survey

Released: 11.07.24

Plymouth Marjon University students have ranked the institution first university in the UK for Academic Support in this year’s National Student Survey. The survey, conducted by the Office for Students, gathers feedback from nearly half a million students at further and higher education institutions across the UK. 

Marjon scored highly in the 2024 survey, featuring in England’s top 10 institutions* across multiple themes including 2nd for Student Voice, top 5 for Freedom of Expression, 6th for Student Union, 6th for Learning Opportunities, and 8th for Assessment and Feedback. The University also came joint 1st for Academic Support scoring 94%, above the national average of 86%. 

Students also rated their courses highly at Marjon, 11 subjects scoring more than 90% positivity for academic support, including Outdoor Adventure Education; Physical Education in Secondary Education; BEd Primary Education, Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling; Speech and Language Therapy; Sport and Exercise Science; Sports Therapy; Assistant Practitioner (apprenticeship), and Teaching and Learning.  

Marjon is developing significant new health programmes, with a three-year Nursing degree launching this September. In a boost for students, the recently launched apprenticeship programme for Assistant Practitioners has appeared for the first time in the survey, scoring 100% for teaching and 100% for academic support. This two-year long foundation degree is supporting the development of the NHS workforce in Plymouth. 

Professor Claire Taylor, Vice-Chancellor at Plymouth Marjon, said: 

“Our staff work tirelessly to provide a supportive, challenging, and motivational environment for our student. Alongside the support of the Marjon Student Union, it’s clear our students continue to feel supported in their learning and value the University community.” 

Liam Williams, President of the Marjon Student Union, added: 

“We’re thrilled that the Marjon Student Union has been ranked 6th in the country for Student Unions, and 1st in the South West! We work tirelessly to complement and enhance the student experience at Marjon, regularly going above and beyond for our students. I would like to commend our small MSU team who have worked so hard to achieve this result, and a special mention to our outgoing President Sarah Boyd who has also played a key part in achieving these rankings.” 

Plymouth Marjon University has been highly rated year upon year in many surveys, most recently being ranked 3rd in England for Student Satisfaction in the Complete University Guide 2025, 3rd in England for Social Inclusion in the Good University Guide 2024, and 4th in England for Career Prospects in the WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2024. 

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*Institutions with degree awarding powers, registered with the Office for Students with permission to use ‘university’ in their title.