NSS 2026 results for libraries
09 July 2026 
Noura Mokhtar, Project Manager
The latest NSS results, published today, show continuing high levels of student satisfaction with university libraries' support for students. The results for question 20 "Q20: How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?" give an average score across the UK of 90.6*, up on last year’s score of 90.1 and showing the second most positive rating for any aspect of student satisfaction covered by the NSS after Q1 on the quality of teaching.
Particular praise should go to the following libraries which achieved the highest positive ratings for their students in response to Q20 among SCONUL members:
| 1. =2. =2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. to 20. | University of Oxford (97.9) Architectural Association School of Architecture (97.7) Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance (97.7) Royal College of Music (97.1) London Contemporary Dance School (96.4) Birmingham Newman University (96.3) University of Cambridge (95.9) Northern School of Contemporary Dance (95.8) Edge Hill University (95) Lancaster University (94.6) Royal Northern College of Music (94.5) University of St Andrews (94.4) Leeds Arts University (94.2) Robert Gordon University (93.9) Arts University Bournemouth, University of the Arts London, Durham University, University of East Anglia, University of Liverpool and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (93.7) |
More information regarding the National Student Survey (NSS) is available here: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-analysis/national-student-survey-data/
The results for the library question for all survey participants back to 2008 are available for members here.
* Figures are for NSS 2026 positivity measures for all students, all modes.