Loughborough University has been voted the best university campus in the UK, in new research by Student Crowd.
In a survey of 7,849 students, the Midlands university topped the list for having the best campus in the country. The campuses were rated by students on their social, academic and environmental strengths. These included campus/facilities, clubs and societies, students union, careers service and internet/wifi.
Loughborough University was scored five stars out five for campus/facilities, clubs and societies, students union and careers services and four out of five for internet/wifi. One student review said: “The facilities are of extremely high quality and the overall campus atmosphere is friendly and welcoming.”
The rest of the top 10 is mostly made up of universities from the Midlands and the North of England, except for the University of Dundee (4) in Scotland and the University of Exeter (2) and the University of Bath (9), in the South of England.
| Rank | University | Average score of campus/facilities |
| 1 | Loughborough University | 4.870416 |
| 2 | University of Exeter | 4.731183 |
| 3 | Lancaster University | 4.718978 |
| 4 | University of Dundee | 4.711111 |
| 5 | Edge Hill University | 4.707692 |
| 6 | University of Sheffield | 4.704403 |
| 7 | University of Leeds | 4.630137 |
| 8 | University of Nottingham | 4.622222 |
| 9 | University of Bath | 4.58794 |
| 10 | Newcastle University | 4.58427 |
| 11 | University of St Andrews | 4.557377 |
| 12 | University of Reading | 4.550265 |
| 13 | University of Birmingham | 4.54717 |
| 14 | Nottingham Trent University | 4.488189 |
| 15 | University of East Anglia | 4.485714 |
| 16 | University of Huddersfield | 4.485714 |
| 17 | Durham University | 4.466667 |
| 18 | University of Surrey | 4.44382 |
| 19 | University of Kent | 4.439716 |
| 20 | University of Glasgow | 4.38961 |
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