NSS Question Mapping (2022–2023)

The National Student Survey (NSS) changed in 2023. Some questions were removed, others reworded, and a few new ones introduced. That’s great for progress — but it makes comparing results across years more complicated.

To keep our rankings fair and meaningful, we only compare answers to questions that are consistent across years. That means we matched questions from 2023 with those from 2022 that ask essentially the same thing — even if the exact wording changed slightly.

This allows us to calculate two-year averages (like 2025 = 2024 + 2023, and 2024 = 2023 + 2022) without mixing up fundamentally different data.

Below is a table showing how we matched the NSS questions:

2022 Question 2023 Equivalent
Q1 – Teaching on my courseQ1 – Teaching on my course
Q2 – Teaching on my courseQ2 – Teaching on my course
Q3 – Teaching on my courseQ3 – Teaching on my course
Q4 – Learning opportunitiesQ4 – Learning opportunities
Q5 – Learning opportunitiesQ5 – Learning opportunities
Q6 – Assessment and feedbackQ7 – Assessment and feedback
Q8 – Academic supportQ10 – Academic support
Q9 – Academic supportQ11 – Academic support
Q10 – Organisation and managementQ13 – Organisation and management
Q11 – Organisation and managementQ14 – Organisation and management
Q12 – Organisation and managementQ15 – Organisation and management
Q15 – Learning resourcesQ17 – Learning resources
Q17 – Student voiceQ18 – Student voice
Q18 – Student voiceQ19 – Student voice
Q19 – Student voiceQ20 – Student voice
Q20 – Student voiceQ21 – Student voice
Q23 – Mental wellbeing servicesQ22 – Mental wellbeing services
Q24 – Mental wellbeing servicesQ23 – Mental wellbeing services
Q25 – Mental wellbeing servicesQ24 – Mental wellbeing services
Q26 – Mental wellbeing servicesQ25 – Mental wellbeing services

Want to see the original questionnaires for yourself?

We’ll update this page each year as the NSS evolves, so you always know what you're looking at and how we got there.