University of Nottingham - UoN vs Cranfield University vs Sheffield Hallam University vs Writtle University College vs Plymouth Marjon University
Side-by-side comparison from 271 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted
- +Excellent campus facilities and supportive faculty.
- +Strong academic programmes with practical application.
- +Abundant student life opportunities and amenities.
- +Strong postgraduate focus and mature atmosphere
- +World-class facilities and industry partnerships
- +Excellent career services and renowned faculty
- +Supportive and friendly environment
- +Helpful and available staff
- +Varied and accommodating curriculum
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- +Supportive and approachable staff and lecturers
- +Strong emphasis on practical learning and career preparation
- +Personalized attention due to small class sizes and a close-knit community
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- -Limited course options and restricted module choices.
- -High tuition fees do not align with the educational value received.
- -Administrative and management issues create frequent problems.
- -Outdated facilities and poor maintenance are a common complaint.
- -A lack of clear communication and support is frustrating.
- -Administrative & management issues impacted student experience.
- -Lack of practical application in teaching was disappointing.
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- -Administrative and management issues cause constant frustration.
- -Outdated facilities and technology hinder learning.
- -Lack of communication and transparency from leadership is a recurring problem.
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This university garners high marks for its student life, rated at 4.55, and its location, achieving a 4.43. Facilities also score well at 4.35. Areas for improvement include accommodation, with a rating of 3.93, representing the lowest score among the surveyed aspects. Professors, internationality, and value all received solid ratings above 4.
This institution excels in its Facilities and Professors, both scoring a strong 4.33. Student Life, Internationality, and Value are also well-regarded, each receiving a 3.83. Accommodation is rated a solid 4. The university's weakest area, however, is Location, with a score of 2.67.
This university demonstrates notable strengths in its location, receiving the highest rating. Student life, facilities, and professors also score well, indicating a positive overall experience. Conversely, accommodation and internationality received the lowest scores, suggesting areas for potential improvement. Value for money also ranks among the lower-rated aspects.
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With top marks in **Professors** and **Location**, this institution shines. **Facilities** and **Internationality** also received strong scores. **Student Life** and **Accomodation** earned solid, albeit lower, ratings. The primary area for potential improvement seems to be the facilities, which, while good, are not as outstanding as other aspects.
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Over 99% of reviews are positive, highlighting strong faculty, campus facilities, and student life. A small amount of negative feedback expressed concerns about module choice limitations.
With an average rating of 4.33/5, ~92% of reviews are positive. Students praise world-class research facilities, industry partnerships, and excellent career services. No negative feedback was reported.
Most reviews are positive (~74% rated 4-5 stars), highlighting a supportive and welcoming environment with friendly, caring staff. A small fraction (~2.4%) expressed negative experiences, primarily concerning COVID-19 impacts.
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Students praise Marjon University for its strong support systems and approachable, supportive lecturers (~100%). They highlight a close-knit community feel with personalized attention and modern facilities. Practical learning and great sports amenities are also appreciated.
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The university of Nottingham is a fantastic Russell Group university. Even speaking objectively, the university has a reputation for academic excellence; accordingly, it is ranked 66 in the world and 10 in the UK for employability according to QS 2022 rankings. In my experience, I can see why this is the case! I can only speak for the Faculty of Arts, but the staff are great and the content they teach is generally very interesting. The lectures are well prepared, and the powerpoint slides are always provided to students - many lecturers also record their lectures for those that can’t attend. Reading lists for each module are comprehensive, with core readings, recommended readings, and further readings available, alongside many other online resources to help with your studies. My biggest piece of advice is to take full advantage of what is available to you, especially the brains of your professors! They are there to help and will happily meet with you to discuss your work; they have always been quick to respond to my own queries on email and friendly and helpful in person. As is to be expected at uni, you will not be spoon fed. While I stand-by the fact that the lectures here are interesting, you are expected to go above and beyond with your reading and research. Sometimes the lectures may not even have any relevance to the assignments; do not make the mistake of thinking the lecture materials are all you need for your courseworks. In my first year a professor reminded me that I am meant to be a full-time student, which means I need to study like one! This means at least a few hours of work outside of lectures or seminars a day - of course in first year this isn’t as necessary but in second and third year I would try to take this advice on board if you want to do well. In relation to lectures and university staff, be aware that there are a lot of strikes ongoing, and so lots of teaching and some assignments are likely to be impacted. This seems to be a nationwide issue, but staff in the Faculty of Arts here often partake in the strikes. Nottingham is a super sporty university! There are a huge number of sports and societies to get involved with, make sure you go to the freshers fair to check out all your options and sign up to trial anything that might interest you. Don’t overlook the importance of these as a source of entertainment and places to meet new people. However, I will say is that there is a big drinking culture that is especially evident in sports teams so if that doesn’t appeal to you then its something to be wary of. As far as I can tell though, this isn’t limited just to UON, and many big universities have this culture. Furthermore, uni sports are pretty expensive. If you are part of a team you will have to pay a membership subscription, some sports require you to have a sports village pass, and will have to pay for kits/uniform. Even when trying new sports or wanting to play for fun instead of for competition, you will have to pay £5-10 per session. at the moment, only catered halls are available on campus, with self-catered halls being a little more further out, although all are within a reasonable distance. If I could repeat first year, I would pick one of the catered halls - I think the shared dining halls encourage more social interaction, the fantastic facilities on campus are much more easily accessible, and of course there is the added bonus of not having to cook or clean up! Finally, the surrounding areas are lovely. The main campus is absolutely gorgeous and green, with tons of wildlife. Keep an eye out for the bunnies! There are free hopper buses between University park, Jubilee and Sutton Bonnington. Beeston and Lenton in particular have wonderful student communities, where most students will live in their second and third years, but the city as a whole feels very student-oriented given the presence of two huge universities.
For the campus is going 10/10, a lovely place, comfortable ambience and cozy life you can have. Especially people who want switch from capital city to tranquil area. The natural campus provides soothe accommodations, facilities and communities. For the course is going to 7/10, sufficient practical and hands-on programme while your main modules. However, some styles of professor you might take more time to familiar with it. Most of modules blend academic logical and company's project. Moreover, the UK's MSc has just one year, so it makes you feel intensive and stressful. Especially some assignments are not easy to accomplishment in a limited time. For the communities, includes club, social life and corporate competition, could be 8/10. In Cranfield, as an unique campus which only provides MSc
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