Top 100 UK Universities by Graduate Employment 2026

This leaderboard ranks 100 UK universities by in work or further study, drawn from HESA Graduate Outcomes (via HESA Discover Uni). Only universities with at least 10 qualifying courses are included.

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	95.5%	15 courses
TEF S · #2	Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Liverpool	95.2%	19 courses
TEF B · #3	University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) Inverness	93.9%	161 courses
#4	Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Edinburgh	93.2%	26 courses
#5	Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow	93.0%	45 courses
#6	Robert Gordon University Aberdeen	92.7%	70 courses
#7	Norwich University of the Arts Norwich	92.3%	63 courses
#8	University of Strathclyde Glasgow	91.7%	273 courses
#9	Imperial College London Kensington and Chelsea	91.6%	64 courses
#10	University of Worcester Worcester	91.5%	149 courses
#11	Queen's University Belfast Belfast	91.4%	168 courses
#12	Northumbria University, Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne	91.2%	52 courses
#13	Royal Veterinary College, University of London Westminster	91.0%	10 courses
#14	The Northern School of Art Hartlepool	90.9%	11 courses
#15	London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London Westminster	90.8%	42 courses
#16	University of Reading Reading	90.8%	247 courses
#17	University of Dundee Dundee	90.8%	189 courses
#18	Ulster University Coleraine	90.7%	83 courses
#19	Hereford College of Arts Hereford	90.5%	11 courses
#20	University of Chichester Chichester	90.4%	108 courses
#21	University of Gloucestershire Cheltenham	90.2%	137 courses
#22	University of Surrey Guildford	90.1%	102 courses
#23	University of Winchester Hampshire	90.1%	87 courses
#24	University Academy 92 (UA92) Manchester	90.0%	15 courses
#25	Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool	89.9%	69 courses
#26	Loughborough University Loughborough	89.9%	118 courses
#27	University of Derby Derby	89.8%	260 courses
#28	Royal Agricultural University Cirencester	89.6%	25 courses
#29	Edinburgh Napier University Edinburgh	89.3%	57 courses
#30	St Mary's University, Twickenham Twickenham	89.2%	79 courses
#31	Bournemouth University Poole	89.1%	113 courses
#32	University of Bath Bath	89.1%	81 courses
#33	Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh	89.1%	88 courses
#34	University of Suffolk Ipswich	88.9%	45 courses
#35	University of Warwick Coventry	88.6%	165 courses
#36	University of Chester Chester	88.6%	205 courses
#37	Arts University Plymouth Plymouth	88.5%	15 courses
#38	Bath Spa University Bath	88.4%	174 courses
#39	University of Staffordshire Stoke on Trent	88.4%	97 courses
#40	Aston University, Birmingham Birmingham	88.3%	27 courses
#41	University of Lincoln Lincoln	88.3%	131 courses
#42	Bishop Grosseteste University Lincoln	88.2%	80 courses
#43	University of Exeter Exeter	88.2%	188 courses
#44	University of Birmingham Birmingham	88.2%	207 courses
#45	University of St Andrews St Andrews	88.2%	881 courses
#46	University of Aberdeen Aberdeen	88.1%	405 courses
#47	York St John University York	88.1%	157 courses
#48	Sheffield Hallam University Sheffield	88.0%	105 courses
#49	Nottingham Trent University Nottingham	88.0%	184 courses
#50	University of Nottingham Nottingham	88.0%	138 courses
#51	Canterbury Christ Church University Canterbury	88.0%	111 courses
#52	The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh	88.0%	387 courses
#53	University of Liverpool Liverpool	88.0%	177 courses
#54	University of Portsmouth Portsmouth	87.9%	155 courses
#55	Liverpool Hope University Liverpool	87.8%	761 courses
#56	Leeds Beckett University Leeds	87.8%	92 courses
#57	Abertay University Dundee	87.8%	44 courses
#58	University of Leeds Leeds	87.7%	240 courses
#59	University of Plymouth Plymouth	87.7%	169 courses
#60	University of Southampton Southampton	87.6%	277 courses
#61	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Glasgow	87.6%	10 courses
#62	Leeds Conservatoire Leeds	87.6%	17 courses
#63	Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester	87.5%	134 courses
#64	Edge Hill University Ormskirk	87.5%	127 courses
#65	Falmouth University Falmouth	87.5%	148 courses
#66	Hartpury University Gloucester	87.4%	45 courses
#67	Swansea University Swansea	87.4%	211 courses
#68	Cardiff Metropolitan University Cardiff	87.4%	44 courses
#69	Cardiff University Cardiff	87.3%	129 courses
#70	University of York York	87.2%	193 courses
#71	Bangor University Bangor (Wales)	87.2%	160 courses
#72	Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne	87.0%	107 courses
#73	University of Glasgow Glasgow	86.9%	740 courses
#74	Leeds Arts University Leeds	86.8%	15 courses
#75	University of Bristol Bristol	86.7%	180 courses
#76	University of Salford Salford	86.7%	175 courses
#77	Durham University Durham	86.6%	89 courses
#78	Birmingham City University Birmingham	86.6%	144 courses
#79	Arts University Bournemouth Poole	86.6%	21 courses
#80	University Centre Peterborough Peterborough	86.6%	16 courses
#81	The University of Law London	86.5%	29 courses
#82	City (City St George's, University of London) City of London	86.5%	49 courses
#83	Lancaster University Lancaster	86.5%	241 courses
#84	University of Leicester Leicester	86.5%	114 courses
#85	University of Hull Hull	86.5%	194 courses
#86	Keele University Keele	86.4%	244 courses
#87	University of Cambridge Cambridge	86.3%	28 courses
#88	University of Brighton Brighton	86.2%	108 courses
#89	University of East Anglia UEA Norwich	86.2%	346 courses
#90	University for the Creative Arts Farnham	86.2%	116 courses
#91	University of Kent Canterbury	86.2%	123 courses
#92	Buckinghamshire New University High Wycombe	86.1%	129 courses
#93	Teesside University Tees Valley	86.0%	140 courses
#94	Glasgow School of Art Glasgow	85.8%	13 courses
#95	University of Stirling Stirling	85.8%	192 courses
#96	University of Sheffield Sheffield	85.7%	106 courses
#97	Blackpool and the Fylde College Blackpool	85.7%	14 courses
#98	Coventry University Coventry	85.7%	266 courses
#99	University of Huddersfield Huddersfield	85.7%	145 courses
#100	Royal Holloway, University of London Egham	85.6%	222 courses

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