UK / Securing a job after leaving university depend heavily on where they choose to study

Students at Robert Gordon, Glasgow Caledonian and Derby universities outperformed Oxford and Cambridge graduates when it came to securing jobs or places on postgrad courses last year. (Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor)

The table below released today shows a graduate’s chances of securing a job after leaving university depend heavily on where they choose to study.

In total, 97.7% of Robert Gordon graduates, 96.2% of Glasgow Caledonian graduates and 96.1% of Derby graduates were working or studying further six months after finishing their degree.

This compares with 94.9% of last year’s Cambridge graduates and 92% of those who were at Oxford, according to data published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa).

The employability figures include those working in part-time and non-graduate-level jobs. A breakdown showing the proportion of leavers working in graduate-level positions by institution is not yet available.

Robert Gordon comes in at 55 on the Guardian league table of universities for 2014, while Glasgow Caledonian comes in at 96 and Derby at 79. Cambridge (1) and Oxford (2) top the league again.

While more than a fifth of students at some institutions were not in work or studying six months after graduating last summer, almost all students at some other universities – particularly small specialist colleges – found employment or were continuing their education.

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