Best UK universities for graduate employment

Percentage of graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation, averaged across courses.

100 UK universities ranked · minimum 10 courses per university to qualify · source: HESA Graduate Outcomes (via HESA Discover Uni)

Rank	University	In work or further study	Sample
TEF G · #1	Harper Adams University Newport	95.4%	28 courses
TEF G · #2	Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Liverpool	95.2%	38 courses
TEF G · #3	University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Inverness	93.8%	228 courses
TEF G · #4	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Edinburgh	93.2%	52 courses
TEF G · #5	City of Bristol College Bristol	93.0%	10 courses
TEF G · #6	Robert Gordon University Aberdeen	92.8%	129 courses
TEF G · #7	Stranmillis University College Belfast	92.7%	14 courses
TEF G · #8	Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow	92.7%	81 courses
TEF G · #9	Norwich University of the Arts Norwich	92.3%	126 courses
TEF G · #10	Imperial College London Kensington and Chelsea	91.8%	124 courses
TEF S · #11	University of Strathclyde Glasgow	91.7%	469 courses
TEF S · #12	Queen's University Belfast Belfast	91.5%	313 courses
TEF S · #13	University of Worcester Worcester	91.3%	276 courses
TEF S · #14	Royal Veterinary College, University of London Westminster	91.3%	19 courses
TEF S · #15	Northumbria University, Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne	91.2%	101 courses
TEF S · #16	University of Dundee Dundee	91.1%	334 courses
TEF S · #17	The Northern School of Art Hartlepool	90.9%	22 courses
TEF S · #18	University of Reading Reading	90.8%	475 courses
TEF S · #19	Ulster University Coleraine	90.8%	135 courses
TEF S · #20	London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London Westminster	90.8%	83 courses
TEF S · #21	University of Surrey Guildford	90.4%	185 courses
TEF S · #22	University of Chichester Chichester	90.3%	205 courses
TEF S · #23	University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham	90.3%	264 courses
TEF S · #24	University of Suffolk Ipswich	90.2%	71 courses
TEF S · #25	University of Winchester Hampshire	90.2%	169 courses
TEF S · #26	Loughborough College Loughborough	90.0%	12 courses
TEF S · #27	University Academy 92 (UA92) Manchester	90.0%	30 courses
TEF S · #28	Hereford College of Arts Hereford	90.0%	19 courses
TEF S · #29	Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool	90.0%	128 courses
TEF S · #30	Loughborough University Loughborough	89.9%	223 courses
TEF S · #31	University of Derby Derby	89.9%	470 courses
TEF S · #32	Royal Agricultural University Cirencester	89.6%	50 courses
TEF S · #33	Edinburgh Napier University Edinburgh	89.6%	97 courses
TEF S · #34	Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London Camden	89.4%	16 courses
TEF S · #35	St Mary's University, Twickenham Twickenham	89.2%	154 courses
TEF S · #36	Bournemouth University Poole	89.1%	216 courses
TEF S · #37	Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh	88.9%	168 courses
TEF S · #38	University of Bath Bath	88.9%	140 courses
TEF S · #39	University of Chester Chester	88.6%	405 courses
TEF S · #40	University of Staffordshire Stoke on Trent	88.6%	170 courses
TEF S · #41	Arts University Plymouth Plymouth	88.6%	29 courses
TEF S · #42	University of Warwick Coventry	88.6%	310 courses
TEF S · #43	York St John University York	88.5%	243 courses
TEF S · #44	Bath Spa University Bath	88.5%	321 courses
TEF S · #45	Aston University, Birmingham Birmingham	88.4%	53 courses
TEF S · #46	University of Lincoln Lincoln	88.3%	238 courses
TEF S · #47	University of Exeter Exeter	88.3%	350 courses
TEF S · #48	Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield	88.2%	177 courses
TEF S · #49	Nottingham Trent University Nottingham	88.2%	319 courses
TEF S · #50	University of St Andrews St Andrews	88.2%	1507 courses
TEF B · #51	University of Aberdeen Aberdeen	88.2%	722 courses
TEF B · #52	Canterbury Christ Church University Canterbury	88.1%	214 courses
TEF B · #53	University of Birmingham Birmingham	88.1%	388 courses
TEF B · #54	University of Nottingham Nottingham	88.1%	260 courses
TEF B · #55	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth	88.1%	293 courses
TEF B · #56	Liverpool Hope University Liverpool	88.0%	1316 courses
TEF B · #57	The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh	88.0%	704 courses
TEF B · #58	Bishop Grosseteste University Lincoln	88.0%	149 courses
TEF B · #59	Hertford Regional College Broxbourne	88.0%	10 courses
TEF B · #60	University of Liverpool Liverpool	87.9%	341 courses
TEF B · #61	University of Southampton Southampton	87.9%	513 courses
TEF B · #62	Edge Hill University Ormskirk	87.8%	198 courses
TEF B · #63	University of Leeds Leeds	87.8%	446 courses
TEF B · #64	Abertay University Dundee	87.8%	88 courses
TEF B · #65	Leeds Beckett University Leeds	87.7%	136 courses
TEF B · #66	University of Plymouth Plymouth	87.7%	324 courses
TEF B · #67	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Glasgow	87.6%	20 courses
TEF B · #68	Leeds Conservatoire Leeds	87.6%	34 courses
TEF B · #69	Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff	87.5%	81 courses
TEF B · #70	Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester	87.5%	238 courses
TEF B · #71	Falmouth University Falmouth	87.5%	283 courses
TEF B · #72	Bangor University Bangor (Wales)	87.4%	291 courses
TEF B · #73	University of Glasgow Glasgow	87.3%	1063 courses
TEF B · #74	Swansea University Swansea	87.3%	399 courses
TEF B · #75	Hartpury University Gloucester	87.3%	88 courses
TEF B · #76	University of York York	87.3%	366 courses
TEF B · #77	Cardiff University Cardiff	87.2%	237 courses
TEF B · #78	Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne	86.9%	209 courses
TEF B · #79	Leeds Arts University Leeds	86.8%	30 courses
TEF B · #80	Birmingham City University Birmingham	86.8%	252 courses
TEF B · #81	The University of Law London	86.7%	57 courses
TEF B · #82	University of Bristol Bristol	86.6%	339 courses
TEF B · #83	City (City St George's, University of London) City of London	86.6%	97 courses
TEF B · #84	University of Leicester Leicester	86.6%	207 courses
TEF B · #85	University Centre Peterborough Peterborough	86.6%	16 courses
TEF B · #86	Durham University Durham	86.5%	172 courses
TEF B · #87	University of Salford Salford	86.5%	314 courses
TEF B · #88	Lancaster University Lancaster	86.5%	471 courses
TEF B · #89	University of Hull Hull	86.5%	364 courses
TEF B · #90	Arts University Bournemouth Poole	86.5%	41 courses
TEF B · #91	Keele University Keele	86.5%	473 courses
TEF B · #92	University of Cambridge Cambridge	86.3%	55 courses
TEF B · #93	University for the Creative Arts Farnham	86.3%	232 courses
TEF B · #94	Buckinghamshire New University High Wycombe	86.2%	247 courses
TEF B · #95	University of Brighton Brighton	86.2%	206 courses
TEF B · #96	University of East Anglia UEA Norwich	86.1%	658 courses
TEF B · #97	University of Kent Canterbury	86.1%	210 courses
TEF B · #98	Coventry University Coventry	85.9%	482 courses
TEF B · #99	University of Huddersfield Huddersfield	85.8%	266 courses
TEF B · #100	University of the West of Scotland Paisley	85.8%	62 courses

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