Students have once again rated Deakin as the best Victorian university for overall student experience.
Deakin’s position at the top was confirmed in the recent release of the 2021 Student Experience Survey results for undergraduate students. The result stretches Deakin’s run as the top Victorian university to 13 consecutive years.
In 2021, 76.5 per cent of Deakin students rated their overall experience as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ in the annual survey, which is part of the Federal Government Department of Education’s Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT). The result was the highest among Victorian universities and increased on Deakin’s 2020 result of 72.9 per cent.
According to university students, Deakin rated strongly across several components of the survey, with satisfaction with Learning Resources of 85.6 per cent (1st in Victoria), satisfaction with Teaching Quality of 82 per cent (1st), satisfaction with Skills Development of 80.5 per cent (1st) and satisfaction with Student Support of 77.2 per cent (1st).
Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Martin said Deakin students and staff had shown remarkable resilience and determination over an incredibly tough two years.
“The hard work and dedication of our students and staff are why Deakin’s quality educational experience continues to be recognised,” Professor Martin said.
“These are remarkable results in the circumstances. I congratulate our students and staff for their dedication and success and my appreciation for their trust in Deakin.”
“It is particularly pleasing to see the increase in student satisfaction with teaching quality and learning resources in 2021, as we apply the insights from our early pandemic response,” Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Liz Johnson said.
“The results are a testament to the hard work and innovation of our teaching teams and our partnerships with students.”
