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).
4.04.32.8209 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsI love the quiet rural campus and being situated close to town. I love knowing everyone and feeling safe in the environment. I do think that the su and tithe bar could be improved as it’s too expensive for students and places in town are cheaper. The accommodation is great and most of the lecturers are interesting. There is an issue with some lecturers having really strong accents making it harder to understand what they’re saying especially when covering new terminology. First year was a bit slow but i feel like I’m learning loads in 2nd year, and I feel like it’s preparing me for a career in land management
Great area and campus. Love the night and student life. Would be great to be provided with more facilities especially in the equine centre. I feel supported through my learning most of the time but sometimes get let down with certain members of staff and have been disregarded in terms of certain private issues affecting my studies recently.
Social life, accommodation and facilities are great but I find many of the lectures are not in depth enough and subjects require significant research to do assignments properly. Many of the lecturers are brilliant and very knowledgeable
Good library to work in and helpful IT centre. Shop and cafe is very expensive considering we are students. Some of the lecturers are very hard to understand but most are good.
Great place to study. Good location, and great people
The University doesn’t overload its students with unnecessary work. There may not be many lecture hours but this gives the students the opportunity to gain experience by working in town. It is so allows the students to have a well-rounded lifestyle of study work and socialising. Many of the Lecturers are from foreign countries. This means that some students struggle to understand the lecture when they are speaking.
I have been enjoying studying at RAU since i started it’s very inclusive, even for people with learning disabilities. Everyone knows each other (the pros of a smaller university) friendly and kind with great staff and student support. good living facilities. Could improve on the food.
More restrictions on music outside of halls
Gets quite boring if you have nothing to do. The university should put on more social activities, either involves alcohol or alcohol free.
Best is location, Cotswolds is mega, great for feild sports etc. Price of snake bites in tithe are too expensive
Lovely rural area
18-24 years
The university is very good at making you feel like a person rather than just a number. All the lecturers are very friendly and will offer significant support when needed. They also create a very good atmoshphere for studying. Sometimes I find the contact hours are minimal and we could do with more face to face learning. It would also be nice to go on more trips so that we can put the learning into a practical sense.
The people make it the absolute best place. I think probably the worst thing about the uni would be that if you were not a specific type of person you would struggle to find friends due to the strong countryside culture of the place.
I love the small campus vibe, being able to get around from one lecture to another so easily makes being a student so much nicer. The facilities are all up to date with a great library space to complete work assigned. I have settled in extremely well and am enjoying myself so much.
It’s just a fabulous university with so much to offer, course wise and has a great atmosphere whether that’s the place or the people. Both are fantastic
Need a basketball court.
Lectures and accomodation, social life
Brilliant student experience socially and the campus is a great social space. SU have their hands tied normally with social events with the uni.
Mostly Good lectures, however some lecturers read off the slides already set out in the pre lecture work and sometimes due to foreign lecturers it’s really difficult to understand the content that is already extremely difficult. Some SU events are poorly planned and it’s difficult to see where the money spent eg. on Autumn ball goes when it is on uni campus with no free or discounted drinks/food - making students pay £40+ is expensive especially on a budget, subsequently the Tithe bar is also far too expensive for a student bar when you compare to the drinks prices at other universities
4.2
My lecturers are very engaging and the University offers excellent student support m.
All my lectures are in person which I prefer and I feel my course is preparing me well for my future career as a chartered surveyor.
West Lodge 2 was great. Clean rooms and the en-suite was nice to have. Great memories on campus.