How is your school performing? Latest NSS response rates
19 Mar 2026
As we continue through this year’s NSS cycle, here’s the latest snapshot of response rates across our Schools as of 16 March.
These figures are shared to help colleagues see how engagement is progressing locally and across Teaching & Learning, and to support ongoing efforts to encourage students to take part.
| School | Population | Completed | % Response Rate |
| School of Biological Sciences | 601 | 342 | 56.91 |
| School of Health Sciences (NHS) | 593 | 420 | 70.83 |
| School of Health Sciences (Non-NHS) | 389 | 249 | 64.01 |
| School of Medical Sciences | 639 | 296 | 46.32 |
| Alliance Manchester Business School | 622 | 375 | 60.29 |
| School of Arts, Languages and Cultures | 1.305 | 665 | 50.96 |
| School of Environment, Education and Development | 371 | 253 | 68.19 |
| School of Social Sciences | 1,433 | 795 | 55.48 |
| Department | Population | Completed | % Response Rate |
| Computer Science | 288 | 138 | 47.92 |
| Chemical Engineering | 154 | 77 | 50 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 181 | 77 | 42.54 |
| MACE | 384 | 180 | 46.88 |
| Chemistry | 152 | 70 | 46.05 |
| Earth and Environmental Sciences | 133 | 68 | 51.13 |
| Mathematics | 331 | 159 | 48.04 |
| Materials | 248 | 92 | 37.10 |
| Physics and Astronomy | 288 | 145 | 50.35 |