The latest available figures* show that 94% of our recent graduates were in employment or further study. This is a higher figure than that achieved by graduates from Oxford, Cambridge, Southampton and Warwick.
* Figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA)
Our Professional Training placement programme is admired by other universities around the world.
Over 1,000 partner organisations work with us to provide students from all parts of the University with vital experience of the professional environment. What makes our Professional Training placements so good? They’re built into your degree programme, not bolted onto it.
Our campus hosts major national facilities such as the Ion beam Centre, which academics from other universities come here to use. These facilities allow our Award-winning researchers to change the world in important fields such as safe water, sustainable energy, communication, disease control and health.
£12m Ivy Arts Centre and Guildford School of Acting; £36m Surrey Sports Park, host to 15 teams; £35m 5G Research Centre for the next generation of mobile communications; £47m School of Veterinary Science; £70m Manor Park student village; £13m new Library & Learning Centre.
We work with over 1,000 partner organisations to provide students with vital experience of the professional environment.
I came to Surrey because of the reputation of the Professional Training year. It lived up to expectations and I now have a much greater appreciation of the commercial imperatives of the business and how my role contributed to them.
Most students on our Professional Training placement programme are paid a salary by their employers.
I feel really lucky to be at Sadler’s Wells as it was my first choice for a placement.
Surrey led the field in introducing a Professional Training placement for students in 1955.
