Loughborough tops university poll

Loughborough University has been named university of the year by WhatUni, based on the opinions of over 20,000 students, followed by Harper Adams and Swansea University. The results, were based on averages taken from reviews submitted by students to the website over the past year. In total 113 universities met the minimum threshold of 100 reviews to be included in the rankings. The figures also showed that student satisfaction has risen compared with 2014, with a 3.4% increase in the overall category. However, accommodation has seen a year-on-year drop, while facilities at London universities were rated lower than in any other region.