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Highfield campus has many green spaces, loads of places to study, and a massive library. The uni also has other much smaller campuses that are varying distances from the main Highfield one. This is nice in that some courses have a separate space, but is also annoying if your classes are scheduled on different ones in a day. Excellent sport facilities, including a pool. Around 400 clubs and societies, and many activities run by the SU. Lots of the societies are free and pretty casual . They're great for making new friends and trying new things. The student hub Iis the university service for any queries/advice/issues. You can access help 24 hours a day, and the advisors will calmly help you no matter what the issue is. The halls of residence are spread out across Southampton, which means you're more engaged with the community and not trapped in a uni bubble. This really helps to develop independence, and it's great to be able to discuss the different areas of the city.
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Highfield campus has many green spaces, loads of places to study, and a massive library. The uni also has other much smaller campuses that are varying distances from the main Highfield one. This is nice in that some courses have a separate space, but is also annoying if your classes are scheduled on different ones in a day. Excellent sport facilities, including a pool. Around 400 clubs and societies, and many activities run by the SU. Lots of the societies are free and pretty casual . They're great for making new friends and trying new things. The student hub Iis the university service for any queries/advice/issues. You can access help 24 hours a day, and the advisors will calmly help you no matter what the issue is. The halls of residence are spread out across Southampton, which means you're more engaged with the community and not trapped in a uni bubble. This really helps to develop independence, and it's great to be able to discuss the different areas of the city.
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The University of Southampton is situated in the city of Southampton on the South Coast of England. 25,955 students are enrolled at the University of Southampton:
- 15,435 of these students come from the UK
- 1,085 come from EU countries
- And 9,435 are students from non-EU countries.
(Source: HESA 2022/23)
The graduate outcomes for the University of Southampton show that six months after leaving university, 92% of graduates are in work or further study. The typical graduate salary six months after leaving the University of Southampton is £24 - £27K a year.
(Source: HESA Graduate Outcomes Data Survey 2023 for 2020/21 graduates)
Updated: 4th October 2024
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Highfield campus is amazing! Lovely campus
Highfield campus has many green spaces, loads of places to study, and a massive library. The uni also has other much smaller campuses that are varying distances from the main Highfield one. This is nice in that some courses have a separate space, but is also annoying if your classes are scheduled on different ones in a day. Excellent sport facilities, including a pool. Around 400 clubs and societies, and many activities run by the SU. Lots of the societies are free and pretty casual . They're great for making new friends and trying new things. The student hub Iis the university service for any queries/advice/issues. You can access help 24 hours a day, and the advisors will calmly help you no matter what the issue is. The halls of residence are spread out across Southampton, which means you're more engaged with the community and not trapped in a uni bubble. This really helps to develop independence, and it's great to be able to discuss the different areas of the city.
Love this uni - so many opportunities and societies to get involved in. Great facilities for all sorts of things like the library, sports, etc. Very good academically as well-good lecturers and very highly ranking. Good location of uni as well and nicely integrated into the city
A wide variety of clubs and societies available for everyone. Campus gym is quite expensive however.
Southampton is a well-rounded choice for students looking for quality academics, a supportive environment, and a balance between study and social life. The facilities, research opportunities, and lively student scene make it a solid option for a rewarding university experience.
Campus is very nice, but the prices for food and drink aren't student friendly...
Good uni in the decent part of town, idk I like it
Good experience in University of Southampton
Decent campus nothing to really complain about
Academically great with good infrastructure, societies and events tend to have a lot of variety on type of activity
It's a good university with friendly staff and they do support you whether it comes to careers or just general student support.
Overall good university services
Southampton is surprisingly very student-oriented. Society’s events always fun.
Pretty good uni if you’re much more interested in societies than me. They have a lot of them to offer, but could maybe do with some more casual societies that arrange group nights out without themes/ rules
Very pleasant experience, the staff are always so helpful and ensure students are ready for exams in every way. The atmosphere at the university is very welcoming and friendly - I have never experience a bad day at this university. I recommend it to anyone considering coming to this university. The university does provide a lot of career events to ensure you are continuously thinking about your career but also events that get you closer with other students to forge amazing friendships and have some fun aside from the university.
Wifi range and speed is not good in accomodation
I love the campus and study facilities
The university is great, it has everything you would access for to develop your career. It will be nice if the gym membership was included with the uni.
Amazing and Unbelievable, The facility is very new
Great university for medicine - really enjoy all the variety of clubs and societies we have overall and for medics . The campuses are beautiful filled with greenery and so aesthetically pleasing
I have a very nice experience here
Tahir J is a kind person, he helped me a lot!
Good place nice people I like it very much
The school environment is very good, and the SUSU answered a lot of questions last week.
ken is absolutely skilful. Thanks to him, the light in my room was soon fixed
The University of Southampton has a great Highfield campus with lots of places for self studying, I really enjoy the big park next to the campus.
Itachi is very nice We have a lot of common activities just like a big family.
Good, good very good, I really enjoy!
So good! I like the service and the equipment. Everything is brilliant:)
Great location and 24 hours reception. A lot of great special activities. All of staff in Vincent are vert nice. Olive and Suny have been incredibly helpful.
The Warderns here are so sweet , it’s a stylish and modern student accommodation, we have Co op near incase you need to run for groceries. Bus stop is close too
Good experience!! Beautiful view and kind professors ❤️❤️
It is a great experience on University of Southampton
Living here, I feel that daily life is very convenient and problems will be solved quickly.
Everything good at the university. Happy with it
I hope Student Hub’s psychological help can provide more professional people to help students. An unprofessional person really made my situation worse. It even made me distrust the university for a long time. I had to spend more time repairing myself and rebuilding trust.
It’s very peaceful in WSA campus however it does feel as if we’ve been left aside by Southampton a bit with facilities, the staff are very helpful
Campus activities are abundant
great.very nice room，nice staff，very convince
A good university, they accepted me and gave me the opportunity to study in England.
My experience at the University of Southampton has been excellent so far. I am a part of a few societies and sports club and it is a lot of fun. The lecturers are topnotch and the lab facilities are great too
Overall everything okay and it’s a lovely city
It has been a great experience
It has a good environment and the accommodation is good and the staff is very friendly and will solve any problems and come quickly when you need to repair things
Studying Physics at Southampton University has been fantastic. The campus facilities are excellent, and the Students Union is really supportive. There's a wide range of clubs and societies to get involved in, and the career support is reliable. Southampton University offers a great environment for studying and enjoying student life.
Very nice school！Better than the University When I get was in undergraduate.
Very good experience i had a lot of friends a much more help from the uni staff
Amazing University I'll recommend it for future upcoming students
Very good location, good arrangement for community activities. JuanFran and Ben are amazing 🎊
Everything is great except the career support for international students
Love the uni! ❤️ Pretty campus!
All is good I am satisfied with almost all facility and clubs. I enjoy study and living here the student ambassador are also very friendly.
in education，all students and professor are really nice
Our apartment is just fantastic! It's in a super convenient spot, making getting around a breeze. The folks who manage the place? They're amazing – always there to help out with a smile. We've got everything we need right here, from a comfy lounge to a gym. And the best part? The friendly neighbors. It's so easy to make friends in this little community of ours. It really feels like home, and I couldn't be happier living here.
The university itself is greedy and demanding. Continuously backing out of promised funding and then requiring new payments. They continuously complain about budget cuts and reducing facilities etc but will pay their admin staff to literally play lego for the day as it "demonstrates team building". They continuously lump awful fees and sums on and when it comes to graduation they'd rather kick you off stage than shake your hand at all. Extremely disappointed in this establishment. Their lecturers won't help when you go to them as it would give you an "unfair advantage over the other students". They have made many student cry in workshop sessions and are just over all poor at hiring.
The staff here is very nice! They are careful about every student and could recognise everyone live here for our security.Whenever we celebrate chinese festivals, they will prepare a lot of activities for us. I love our reception team!!
The staff are friendly and care about the students' mental health.
lots of great clubs, great community as well
Good and safe place for international students to study in Southampton
I have been living here for 2 years now and I think it’s great! I would say the highlight of living here is definitely the location , where Lidl is just 3min walking and it is also next to a big park for some fresh air . As well as this if you have a car , parking is provided which is free which was great for me . In terms of the rooms , it is quite modern and comfortable. Management is here if it is needed and any problem would get sorted out . Also if you go University of Southampton, walking will take 20min and there’s also a bus stop near by. There is a bicycle shed but just be careful when securing your bicycle.
So far I have had a wonderful experience in Southampton and have been enjoying my time in the UK
University of Southampton is the university to be.
Good. Decent. Could be better but can't complain.
Good Professors and great facilities
Good university good Southampton
Unilife is the best student apartment I have ever seen in Southampton. I have been to many of my classmates' apartments (such as VP, Mercury and Glen Eyre and many other apartments), which are far worse than Unilife. For this reason, my classmates are very jealous of me... They envy me very much when they come to visit me. Unilife High street has excellent hygiene, comparable to the sanitary conditions of 4-5 star hotels. I have seen many bugs in my classmates' apartment, but I can't see any foreign objects in Unilife. I noticed that the apartment housekeeper is cleaning up the whole building every day. Compared with my classmates worrying about hygiene every day, Unilife is really reassuring. In terms of facilities, Unilife also has the facilities of 4-5-star hotels. When I first came here, it was like coming to a star hotel 😂. It is worth mentioning that when I travelled during the Christmas holiday recently, none of the star hotels I live in were more comfortable than Unilife. Back
Genuinely cannot fault Green Wood Court, the staff (Brandon and Ollie) are so helpful and quick to fix anything, going above and beyond. The location is great with a bus stop and local shop 1 minute away, and new, clean facilities. Love it here and would recommend to absolutely anyone!
Very good university with amazing accessible facilities.
Overall Great place to choose to live. Room is big enough and facilities are all well.
The school is in a very nice environment, centrally located, and the classrooms are very new. Teacher kelvin is very nice and very careful in class. There are many interesting games in the class, which can let me learn a lot.
it is a worthy university. But the wifi is little bit bad. Environment is far more than I expected.
Good uni is the only one that I know that I have to
Great place to live. Great staff. Very clean. Great location.
UoS has been a great experience for me, especially with the caring lecturers and Oncampus management who make sure all my needs are met.
Park House is a perfect Flat and the staff are all very kind people.
good course, good campus aaaaaa
The school really OK. And the
The location itself is very scenic and in a very nice part of Southampton (Bassett) It’s only a 15 minute walk and 20 minute bus from Highfield/Avenue Campus (the Walk itself I reccomend as it is also very scenic) The staff of the complex are there Monday-friday and are both incredibly welcoming and attentive to any request (and also just nice people) The bedroom is a clean environment with all the space you need and the community itself is diverse and friendly. Could not recommend enough
Very pleasant place with a good location,the bus stop is right across the road
The uni is pretty good, nice campus and really good union and societies. My course (BSc Psych) I personally feel isn’t great, but that’s just me. Give some proper thought to what it is you enjoy, I chose Psych as the lesser of three evils (least bad of my A-levels) and I should have just chosen what I enjoy studying outside of school.
My experience at Unilife High Street has been outstanding. The staff here is friendly and incredibly helpful. My premium vip studio is exceptionally comfortable, and having a big screen TV. In addition, the location in the city center is perfect, with Costa and Lidl just seconds away. The weekday grab and go breakfast is convenient, and the regular interesting events they organize truly enrich the student experience. For students studying in Southampton, Unilife High Street is a fantastic choice!
good transportation system, Staffs are patient and reliable.
I have good classmates and roommates. I met many friend students and teachers. I believe I can spend a nice master life.
I very like here and the people are warming to each people
L’università è situata in centro di fronte a uno dei parchi principali. È moderna e ben organizzata. Ci sono molte attività da fare e hanno una bella palestra
Very nice proffessors and lectures are easy to understand
I love my university but I do think there are many aspects need to be improved.
Studying in Winchester School of Art is very good
Great resources for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
One of the best universities in the United Kingdom.
The staff here are very kind, life in a foreign country is not easy, but Jenna always helps me, I can ask her all the questions in life, I can always turn to Jenna when I have some emergencies, thank you very much Jenna and Mandy and some other staff for their support in my foreign life, living in Orion Point was definitely my best living experience，thank you guys Jenna 💕
very good teaching quantity. Teachers are very proffesional and friendly. i can get a very good experinment here
The school is very good and advanced and the teachers are very friendly and professional. The students are very enthusiastic and hardworking.
Good experience for all sorts of coursea
Loved the student culture and the karaoke Thursdays
I studied in the uni of Southampton’s it’s a place with great lab and library. Don’t forget to use the security bus.
My tutor pay a lot attention to me and help me to develop my academic knowledge. I am confident about my ability now and I believe the degree I got in university of Southampton can help me get my dream job!
super wonderful living experience！
Studying at Southampton university has been a great experience. I was mostly impressed by the academic hub services and the library resources. Also the student services was exemplary in their responsiveness. I would recommend the university as a great place to study and research.
i have been living in university accommodation last year (i live in St Margret this year) and i cannot emphasise enough about how St Margret House changes my university experience. everyone is very friendly and chatty, making the transition from high school to university a lot smoother. the bedroom is very nice, with everything we needed. the bed is comfy and the kitchen is very clean and well equipped. i would say the staffs has been the best experience i had. the emails are clear and reply messages are very quick and lovely, giving me a homely atmosphere around the house. i will definitely recommend st margret for any university students in Southampton if you are looking for an affordable and high-quality place and stay!!