Durham University is the top university for on-campus wi-fi, according to data compiled by StudentCrowd.
The online review community asked students to rate their universities on a number of criteria including campus facilities, students’ unions and wi-fi.
The data were based on 7,348 student reviews, giving Durham an average score of 4.5 out of five for wi-fi.
A review left on Durham University graduate said that they "appreciated how fast/reliable” the wi-fi at their university was when they had their own after leaving university.
| Best for wi-fi | University |
| 1 | Durham University |
| 2 | Lancaster University |
| 3 | University of Sheffield |
| 4 | Loughborough University |
| 5 | University of Leeds |
| 6 | Keele University |
| 7 | Newcastle University |
| 8 | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| 9 | University of Winchester |
| 10 | University of Leicester |
There were positive reviews for many of the other universities that were featured in the top 10, such as “I can get fast wi-fi anywhere I go”, one reviewer said, writing about the Loughborough University noted that there was wi-fi access all over campus – “even the shuttle buses!”
Research published earlier this year by facilities management company Sodexo found that wi-fi is of high importance to students, with 79 per cent of UK students considering it the most important service at their university.
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