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Southampton Solent University

Southampton, South East. 81 full-time degree courses in 17 subjects.

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Overall score
50
ranked 74 of 149
Salary 5 yrs on
£27.5k
typical course
Satisfied students
86%
National Student Survey
Staying on
80%
into year 2
Degree courses
81
full-time
TEF 2023
Gold
teaching excellence
Firsts
28.3%
73.8% firsts or 2:1s (2023-24)

Its strongest courses

Compared with the same subject at other universities (50 = typical).

  1. BA Computer Games (Art) · Computer games and animation · course score 62 · £30.5k after 5 years (UK average £35k)
  2. BSc Football Studies · Sport and exercise sciences · course score 60 · £27.5k after 5 years (UK average £27.5k)
  3. BA Interior Design Decoration · Design studies · course score 60 · £25.5k after 5 years (UK average £26k)
  4. BA Criminology · Sociology · course score 59 · £27.5k after 5 years (UK average £27k)
  5. BA Make-Up and Hair Design · Others in creative arts and design · course score 58 · £25k after 5 years (UK average £25k)

Subjects

Questions

Is Southampton Solent University a good university?

Southampton Solent University ranks 74 of 149 UK universities on our overall score of 50 (50 is typical), based on graduate pay, jobs, student satisfaction, continuation, TEF and entry points.

How much do Southampton Solent University graduates earn?

Graduates of a typical Southampton Solent University course earn £27.5k five years after graduating, from HMRC tax records.

What are Southampton Solent University's best courses?

Compared with the same subject at other universities, its strongest courses are Computer Games (Art), Football Studies, Interior Design Decoration.

How the score works: universities are compared within each subject on salary five years after graduating (27%), the share in work or further study (18%), student satisfaction (18%), students staying on (13.5%), typical UCAS points (13.5%, compared within each nation) and the TEF rating (10%, England). 50 is typical. Figures: Discover Uni (Office for Students, HESA), National Student Survey, Graduate Outcomes, HMRC LEO earnings; full-time first degrees.