Keele University
Over the last year our students collectively donated over
11,000
hours of their time to support local causes
Education and the Student Experience
The student community at Keele is varied and diverse . Keele recruits from across the UK and the world , as well as locally , with approximately 40 % of our students coming from the West Midlands .
Our students have a significant impact on the local community , and their wide-ranging interactions with the community , both on and off-campus , through their studies , their residency and activities such as volunteering , enrich both their experience and the companies , institutions and individuals with whom they interact .
Throughout the course of the pandemic , our students collectively donated over 11,000 hours of their time to support local causes , and charities across the country including the Alzheimer ’ s Society , St John Ambulance and the Samaritans .
Keele has continued to affirm its reputation as a leading institution in the UK , ranking highly among prestigious UK universities in the latest league tables .
In the Guardian University Guide for 2021 , Keele was ranked in the Top 10 in England for student satisfaction with course , with our Medicine course ranking 4th in England behind only Oxford , Cambridge , and Brighton and Sussex Medical School . A number of subjects also ranked in the Top 10 in England , with Physiotherapy and Radiography both ranking 2nd . Other league tables have also recognised the teaching excellence on offer at Keele , with the Complete University Guide ranking our Forensic Science , Medicine , Nursing and Midwifery , and Social Work courses Top 10 in England . Forensic Science retained its No 1 in England ranking in the 2022 edition of the guide , while Medicine ranked No 4 in England .
Keele has consistently ranked highly for student satisfaction of broad-based universities in the National Student Survey and this year is no different , with Keele ranking in the Top 10 in England for student satisfaction ( broad-based public universities ) in the NSS 2021 . Nine Keele subjects have also been ranked in the UK Top 10 for Student Satisfaction , with Medical Technology ranking second in the UK ( No . 1 in England ) and Children ’ s Nursing ranking third in the UK .
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