University of Surrey places 12th in the UK for Graduate Outcomes

Overall, the University of Surrey places 12^th in the UK - and 2^nd only to the University of Oxford in the South East of England - for higher-skilled employment amongst its graduates, when data published in the Graduate Outcomes Survey is analysed and used to create a ranking*. 

The survey, which provides an insight into the jobs that graduates go on to take after university, shows that 95% of Surrey graduates are in employment or further study, while 87% of graduates record “higher skilled” outcomes – being in graduate-level employment or further study. 

Furthermore, 95% of graduates who did a placement year are in graduate-level employment or further study. 

The Graduate Outcomes survey, published by the Higher Education Standards Agency, was completed by nearly 400,000 graduates who studied at universities and colleges in the UK, and collects data on what they are doing 15 months after graduating. 

It offers a measure of whether a graduate’s degree has helped to secure highly skilled employment, which reflects their graduate status. 

In March 2022 the University of Surrey won the best university careers and employability service at the National University Employability Awards and the University was awarded the University of the Year for Graduate Employment in the Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide for 2022. 

Find out more about the University of Surrey's Employability and Careers Service. 

* UK domiciled graduates of full-time, undergraduate qualifications, in full-time employment, from higher education institutions tracked by the Guardian Newspaper, when data published in the latest Graduate Outcomes Survey is analysed and used to create a ranking.