The students have spoken! It’s time to find out which universities are top of the charts this year in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2026.
Updated: 22 May 2026
Every year, we collect university reviews from thousands of students across the country. We use them to power our Whatuni Student Choice Awards (the WUSCAs), and we’ve just announced the winners for 2026!
We collected reviews from over 42,000 from real students this year, both on campus and on this very website, and they let us know what they love and what they don’t love about their unis. These reviews decide which universities top the charts for the 12 WUSCA categories, including the highly coveted title of University of the Year.
The 12 categories all focus on factors that can influence your university life on a daily basis. This makes the WUSCAs wonderfully helpful for finding unis that fit your wish list. Want a uni with great teaching? Check out the Lecturers and Teaching Quality category. Trying to improve your future job options? Take a look at the unis on the Career Prospects table. Handy.
Right, enough preamble. Let’s see some winners!
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