Student Reviews
SUGGESTED KEYWORDS
Course
Choose one or more
Read honest reviews from real students at this uni
The overall ranking is decided by students from this institution rating them in a 2026 Whatuni review. This forms the basis of the Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs for short).
503 Student reviews
35-44 years
First gen student
I usually stay till 6 to study it would be nice if the cafe etc stayed open later, that there were more microwaves and kettles to make a hot drink.
18-24 years
First gen student

The University of Bolton is a diverse, close knit family of students and lecturers full of 24/7 support and guidance throughout your course. With their good resources and facilities, you can be sure that whatever you need for your course, it can be provided. The lecturers are professional and full of knowledge and experience in their chosen field so career prospects and futures for students are almost guaranteed. The message the University stands for makes you feel at home, plus, the community they have built is warming and a completely different experience to any other University. This Institution is #UniAsItShouldBe
The lecturers are truly amazing - they are fully invested in students work! whenever there’s been issues my programme leader has managed to sort issues within a day. All facilities are fully equipped with industry standard equipment and software. Regular emails including details of jobs (graduate and part time) are sent out to all students. The technicians are also extremely helpful and are just as valuable as the lecturers. Classes are small so i get more 1-1 time with my lecturers which helps my education feel more tailored and personal. The university of bolton did have a bad name when i was in college but i cannot fault it. its a brilliant and supportive environment and i will always recommend the uni to anyone considering going.
Uni is good but some toileting facilities are a little dated. Also parking is an absolute nightmare. The carpark is horrendous. Not enough spaces for students. I have to arrange childcare from 7am to get a space for 7.45, any later and there is no chance.
….
Everything u need is there and the tutors are helpful
Certain teachers don’t provide enough support during the semester, resulting in pure stress for students as they have to teach themselves. However, the technicians are always very positive and happy to help, especially the woodworking crew. They’re great.
18-24 years
Good support from teachers, and individual progress tutors. Easy to navigate campus. Worst- timetable
Great experience
35-44 years

Great school to be in, teachings are well organised
University of Bolton has been very supportive and helpful in every aspect ranging from academic to social life. I have a wonderful experience in the institution. Lecturers are respectful and friendly. Most of them that I came across are ready to help to enable achieve ours goal. Also strive to prepare us for ours future life I love everything about the institute
Helpful staff generally. Good academic support. Good library.
18-24 years
First gen student

Both the staff and students are all very friendly, if you ever need help with something there is always someone willing to do so. The university even though not in the best area still provides all the resources support and equipment to give you the essential skills required to set you up with your future career path.
Uni of Bolton has been a great experience over the past 3 yrs. Great student support from staff, well being etc Only improvement could be more organised with timing and notifying students with lesson changes etc
The communication and student support is amazing
The best aspect of my university experience has been the support from the tutors. The small classes make a huge difference. I think one thing that could maybe be improved for disabled student and students with difficulties, would be the university hiring their own study skills staff and support mentor staff to be able to access that support through the university it’s self instead of through outside companies.
18-24 years
First gen student
All of the staff are amazing, they are so welcoming and kind. They go out of their way to help you with anything no matter how big or small the issue is. The student support is also amazing and extremely helpful. In my opinion there isn’t anything i would improve.
The teaching quality and support from teachers are really good.
Whilst studying in this Uni, I experienced many downs in my circumstances. To be honest, UOB has been very supportive to me. My Personal tutor is always there to offer and give her support for me to get through my difficulties. Even the support from the Trust, the PEFS were there for me.


The Uni is missing this tiny tiny detail called "organization". Nothings planned and no one knows what the other is doing. So it took only four tries to get fully enrolled. Well perhaps 5, who knows if I am fully enrolled now? I did think so 3 time before. And there should be more lectures. Like seriously, I have 4 time 90Min a week. What am I paying all this money for? Certainly not for the lab equipment. I personally had to help fixing that stuff, with my own tools, in order to do my experiments required for the major project. So overall 10/10 can't recomment this University. There is a reason why it is ranked 120 out of 130 Unis in the UK. And I would very much like to see the 10 that are worse. I find it hard to imagine that it is possible. And it is hard to understand why everything is terrible here, because the one good thing is that all the staff is friendly and helpfull, but nevertheless nothing works here. Must be a substencial problem within the organization. Or the lack of it.
A few lecturers are doing a great job. However, others are just all over the place. Jumping from one topic to the others. Starting in the middle of the topic, get thru it till the end and then teach the beginning of it. In the end I had to learn an entire module via youtube, because the lecturers were unable to teach the subject.
Just don't go to Bolton. Stay somewhere nice. Somewhere where the drugs are not taken in brought daylight in the middle of a street.
The worst part: No heating. It is just cold in there. And the whiteboard is to small for everyone to actually see it. Not that a bigger one would actually improve things, because the lecturers mostly use markers that barly work anyway.