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The number of students who say they are happy with their time at 51Âþ»­ Leicester (51Âþ»­) is once again higher than required by a Government benchmark, according to a national survey.

The results of this year's National Student Survey (NSS) have been published today, and 85% of 51Âþ»­ students who took part said they were satisfied with their choice of university, which was higher than the benchmark set for the university by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), based on its mix of students and subjects.

51Âþ»­'s psychology, journalism, economics, history and English courses were all ranked in their national top 10 for overall student satisfaction.

The survey data is gathered from hundreds of thousands of students in their final year at universities across the country. They are asked about the satisfaction they felt they got from their courses in the following areas:

• Teaching
• Assessment and feedback
• Organisation and management
• Learning resources
• Personal Development
• Satisfaction with the students' union

A number of 51Âþ»­'s programmes were rated particularly highly by students.

Psychology courses at 51Âþ»­ (including , Psychology with Health Studies, , and more) were rated number one in the country - out of 116 universities offering them - for the sense of personal development students felt they experienced during their studies.

Psychology courses were also ranked third in the country for overall satisfaction and in the top 10 nationwide for all other areas surveyed, including teaching, support, assessment and learning resources.

The university's courses were ranked fourth in the country for overall satisfaction and in the top 10 for their organisation, teaching and assessment.

Students on 51Âþ»­'s economics courses (including , , , among others) rated the teaching, assessment, personal development and overall satisfaction in the country's top 10.

51Âþ»­'s range of both and courses were ranked as some of the country's most satisfying for assessment and personal development, hitting the top 10 in several categories.

and courses were ranked strongly; the English course organisation being the highest rated in the country, with assessment ranked third and the History assessment and overall satisfaction in the top 10 nationwide.

A 51Âþ»­ spokesperson said: "These results are so important because they are one of the main ways we can see what our students think of their time at 51Âþ»­; to see what we are doing right and where we can work harder to make sure they have the best experience they can. To see such a high level of satisfaction across so many different subjects is extremely rewarding and reflects 51Âþ»­'s commitment to providing a matchless student experience and excellent teaching."