The students have spoken, and the results are in!
IDP is delighted to announce the UK institutions that have been shortlisted across 12 categories for the Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs) 2025. Over the last few months, the WUSCAs review collection team visited over 100 university campuses across the UK, gathering over 36,000 reviews from students.
Students had the opportunity to independently review their university experiences across various categories, including Lecturers and teaching quality, Student support, and Halls and student accommodation. Today this monumental effort culminates in the announcement of our shortlists, showcasing the top-rated ten universities for each category.
On Wednesday, the 21st of May 2025, the three winners (Gold, Silver and Bronze) for each category will be announced at the WUSCAs ceremony at The Brewery in London.
Secure your seat at the WUSCAs 2025
Tickets for the Whatuni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs) are now available to book and selling fast! There are limited spaces - to secure your place, email the team at idp.ukorders@idp.com. For more details on the awards, click here.
Revealing the WUSCAs 2025 shortlists
See which institutions made it onto the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2025 shortlists:
Shortlisted institutions can download social media tiles and the shortlists video using the links below:
Celebrating the student voice
Now in its 12th year, the WUSCAs is the only higher education awards ceremony in the UK where institutions are judged and reviewed solely by students themselves. The 36,800 student reviews collected this year provide independent insights for institutions on how they are delivering for students, what they are doing right and what they can improve. Over the years many WUSCAs winners and runners up have also used their prestigious WUSCAs accolades in their student marketing strategies.
For prospective students, the WUSCAs student reviews serve as an invaluable and unbiased resource for researching their higher education options.
Congratulations to all the institutions that have made the WUSCAs 2025 shortlists and thank you to all those that have participated and helped to elevate the student voice.
For more information on the review collection process, the awards ceremony and Insight Day 2025, visit our WUSCAs page.
Discover the 2025 WUSCAs shortlists
Find out the top rated universities across the UK, voted by students themselves.
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