UK universities ranked by graduate prospects

175 UK universities. Share of graduates in professional or managerial jobs 15 months after finishing.

Universities appear here when at least 50 students contributed to this figure. Figures are for full-time undergraduate degrees, averaged across subjects and weighted by how many students each subject has. How we rank

UK universities ranked by graduate prospects
Rank	University	Prospects	Satisfaction	Entry	Salary	Continuation
1	BPP UniversityEngland	97.1%	90.4%	104	£32,000	77.2%
2	Imperial College LondonEngland	93.9%	82.4%	198	£41,300	94.9%
3	Health Sciences UniversityEngland	92.6%	69.1%	124	£27,000	91.8%
4	Royal Veterinary CollegeEngland	90.0%	77.6%	152	£34,949	97.3%
5	University of BathEngland	86.0%	85.1%	172	£33,545	95.5%
6	London School of Economics and Political ScienceEngland	84.5%	84.5%	186	£40,639	95.5%
7	University of SuffolkEngland	83.7%	84.5%	115	£27,220	85.5%
8	University of CambridgeEngland	82.6%	81.5%	208	£34,787	98.2%
9	City St George's, University of LondonEngland	82.2%	83.0%	135	£32,263	85.0%
9	Loughborough UniversityEngland	82.2%	84.9%	155	£31,498	93.6%
9	University College LondonEngland	82.2%	81.9%	174	£34,447	93.7%
12	University of WarwickEngland	81.3%	86.0%	172	£33,227	95.0%
13	University of OxfordEngland	80.8%	81.1%	196	£32,351	97.1%
14	Heriot-Watt UniversityScotland	79.9%	79.8%	176	£31,303	86.1%
14	Stranmillis University CollegeNorthern Ireland	79.9%	84.6%	145	£27,792	89.5%
16	University of SurreyEngland	79.2%	86.4%	131	£30,104	89.5%
17	Queen's University BelfastNorthern Ireland	78.9%	82.8%	156	£28,240	92.0%
18	University of BradfordEngland	78.3%	79.2%	125	£27,960	84.0%
19	University of ManchesterEngland	77.8%	80.5%	160	£30,024	91.9%
20	University of WorcesterEngland	77.0%	83.6%	117	£27,189	84.0%
21	King's College LondonEngland	76.2%	81.2%	169	£31,624	93.7%
21	University of St AndrewsScotland	76.2%	88.6%	205	£32,333	97.5%
23	University of SouthamptonEngland	76.1%	83.5%	152	£30,792	93.7%
24	University of ExeterEngland	76.0%	82.3%	155	£29,470	94.3%
25	University of EdinburghScotland	75.9%	76.5%	192	£30,488	93.3%
26	Durham UniversityEngland	75.8%	85.7%	177	£31,545	95.9%
26	Robert Gordon UniversityScotland	75.8%	84.5%	151	£28,223	80.1%
26	Royal Conservatoire of ScotlandScotland	75.8%	75.9%	173	£30,750	93.8%
29	University of LeedsEngland	75.6%	81.0%	158	£29,632	89.5%
30	University of NottinghamEngland	75.4%	82.7%	152	£30,451	93.0%
31	Aston UniversityEngland	75.0%	84.4%	130	£28,662	92.1%
32	University of BirminghamEngland	74.9%	83.5%	154	£30,772	92.2%
33	Liverpool John Moores UniversityEngland	74.8%	85.7%	122	£27,541	86.0%
34	Cardiff UniversityWales	74.2%	82.6%	149	£28,905	94.5%
34	University of StrathclydeScotland	74.2%	84.6%	204	£29,265	86.5%
36	University of Greater ManchesterEngland	74.1%	82.8%	94	£27,382	76.6%
37	Newcastle UniversityEngland	74.0%	80.3%	146	£30,679	92.1%
38	University of SheffieldEngland	73.6%	86.9%	158	£29,749	92.8%
39	Harper Adams UniversityEngland	73.1%	79.1%	123	£27,890	88.5%
40	Buckinghamshire New UniversityEngland	72.3%	82.5%	99	£33,065	73.7%
40	Lancaster UniversityEngland	72.3%	84.9%	149	£28,865	93.8%
42	Bournemouth UniversityEngland	71.7%	78.5%	105	£26,822	84.6%
42	Keele UniversityEngland	71.7%	84.2%	110	£26,909	87.4%
44	Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and DanceEngland	71.6%	77.0%	132	£24,000	89.4%
44	University of LiverpoolEngland	71.6%	85.7%	145	£27,976	94.3%
46	University of LeicesterEngland	71.4%	85.5%	125	£30,178	91.1%
47	University of BristolEngland	71.2%	82.2%	169	£30,800	92.8%
48	Queen Mary University of LondonEngland	70.8%	82.1%	149	£31,322	93.6%
49	Ulster UniversityNorthern Ireland	70.7%	83.9%	128	£26,307	88.1%
49	University of GreenwichEngland	70.7%	81.9%	107	£28,866	82.8%
51	University of ReadingEngland	70.5%	83.4%	122	£28,285	86.9%
52	Guildhall School of Music & DramaEngland	70.0%	79.8%	147	£27,600	95.0%
52	Point BlankEngland	70.0%	82.4%	102	£27,000	80.2%
52	University of BrightonEngland	70.0%	80.0%	115	£27,671	81.9%
55	University of AberdeenScotland	69.7%	85.7%	177	£28,244	91.6%
56	University of PlymouthEngland	69.6%	83.5%	116	£27,251	88.2%
57	University of CumbriaEngland	69.4%	79.0%	109	£28,026	83.5%
58	University of East AngliaEngland	69.1%	82.8%	126	£28,005	89.4%
59	University of ChesterEngland	69.0%	79.2%	116	£26,249	89.7%
59	University of GloucestershireEngland	69.0%	83.0%	113	£26,831	84.1%
61	Glasgow Caledonian UniversityScotland	68.9%	84.3%	171	£28,787	92.3%
61	London South Bank UniversityEngland	68.9%	83.5%	105	£29,571	86.3%
63	University of DerbyEngland	68.6%	85.3%	105	£26,889	76.7%
64	De Montfort UniversityEngland	68.2%	82.2%	101	£27,777	73.7%
64	University of HertfordshireEngland	68.2%	83.6%	120	£27,857	80.0%
66	University of YorkEngland	68.1%	81.5%	150	£28,792	95.0%
66	Wrexham UniversityWales	68.1%	83.0%	116	£29,098	82.4%
68	University Campus of Football BusinessEngland	68.0%	85.0%	120	£25,000	85.7%
69	University of HuddersfieldEngland	67.9%	79.7%	120	£25,758	87.4%
70	University of West LondonEngland	67.8%	86.6%	109	£28,115	78.4%
71	Birmingham City UniversityEngland	67.7%	84.3%	121	£26,274	85.5%
71	Canterbury Christ Church UniversityEngland	67.7%	80.7%	99	£27,184	84.4%
73	University of DundeeScotland	67.5%	84.8%	177	£28,047	87.9%
73	University of East LondonEngland	67.5%	85.9%	100	£28,881	78.4%
75	University of GlasgowScotland	67.4%	78.0%	204	£28,385	90.5%
76	Oxford Brookes UniversityEngland	67.3%	84.3%	118	£27,934	88.0%
77	Sheffield Hallam UniversityEngland	67.2%	78.9%	113	£26,648	90.5%
77	Teesside UniversityEngland	67.2%	84.5%	112	£26,602	85.3%
77	University of HullEngland	67.2%	85.0%	109	£27,296	91.0%
80	Royal Agricultural UniversityEngland	66.6%	71.6%	112	£26,440	89.9%
81	Middlesex UniversityEngland	66.5%	83.4%	99	£28,996	79.7%
82	University of NorthamptonEngland	66.3%	82.3%	99	£26,920	82.3%
83	University of BuckinghamEngland	66.2%	86.8%	112	£24,885	81.8%
84	Coventry UniversityEngland	66.1%	84.3%	108	£27,415	68.7%
85	University of SunderlandEngland	65.7%	86.4%	113	£27,564	88.2%
86	University of St Mark & St JohnEngland	65.5%	87.2%	126	£27,368	84.1%
87	Northumbria UniversityEngland	65.4%	84.1%	123	£28,879	86.3%
88	Brunel University LondonEngland	65.2%	81.7%	120	£29,034	86.8%
89	Kingston UniversityEngland	65.1%	83.2%	110	£28,348	90.1%
90	Edge Hill UniversityEngland	64.9%	85.8%	121	£26,541	87.5%
91	Queen Margaret UniversityScotland	64.6%	80.9%	162	£27,761	84.8%
92	University of SussexEngland	64.5%	83.6%	129	£28,050	93.5%
93	Manchester Metropolitan UniversityEngland	64.1%	86.0%	125	£26,216	86.5%
93	University of StaffordshireEngland	64.1%	79.6%	117	£25,693	79.8%
95	Nottingham Trent UniversityEngland	63.8%	85.6%	116	£27,045	85.8%
96	Edinburgh Napier UniversityScotland	63.7%	82.4%	155	£27,812	89.6%
96	SOAS University of LondonEngland	63.7%	75.6%	125	£29,514	86.8%
98	Swansea UniversityWales	63.3%	85.0%	121	£27,709	87.2%
98	University of the West of EnglandEngland	63.3%	82.1%	118	£27,288	89.3%
98	University of WolverhamptonEngland	63.3%	83.9%	98	£27,418	86.4%
101	Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityWales	63.0%	82.7%	121	£26,457	81.5%
102	University Centre PeterboroughEngland	62.8%	85.4%	92	£27,000	86.5%
103	University of ChichesterEngland	62.7%	84.4%	124	£26,070	93.7%
104	Abertay UniversityScotland	62.3%	86.3%	160	£27,032	91.4%
104	ICMP ManagementEngland	62.3%	76.6%	89	£24,000	83.1%
104	St Mary's University, TwickenhamEngland	62.3%	83.1%	105	£29,721	67.7%
107	University of SalfordEngland	62.2%	82.1%	120	£26,729	86.9%
108	University of PortsmouthEngland	62.1%	85.0%	116	£28,212	88.0%
108	University of the Arts LondonEngland	62.1%	82.0%	143	£27,000	90.9%
110	Futureworks TrainingEngland	61.9%	91.2%	118	£23,500	85.8%
111	AAP EducationEngland	61.7%	71.9%	128	£27,000	87.1%
112	Royal Central School of Speech and DramaEngland	61.3%	71.2%	113	£27,000	93.5%
113	Leeds ConservatoireEngland	61.2%	77.7%	130	£24,000	87.1%
114	Royal Holloway, University of LondonEngland	60.6%	83.5%	129	£28,463	90.6%
114	University of WinchesterEngland	60.6%	80.9%	109	£26,740	91.5%
116	Lincoln Bishop UniversityEngland	60.4%	89.3%	103	£28,286	80.2%
116	University of EssexEngland	60.4%	85.5%	121	£27,844	85.2%
118	South Essex College of Further and Higher EducationEngland	60.0%	89.2%		£24,955	86.2%
119	University of the West of ScotlandScotland	59.7%	85.2%	138	£28,372	73.0%
120	University of LincolnEngland	59.6%	83.2%	114	£25,904	90.5%
121	University of LancashireEngland	59.3%	82.7%	116	£26,799	74.3%
122	Leeds Beckett UniversityEngland	58.9%	83.6%	120	£26,000	89.9%
123	Ravensbourne University LondonEngland	58.6%	75.1%	88	£25,346	77.4%
124	Royal Welsh College of Music and DramaWales	58.1%	81.0%	58	£18,571	97.1%
125	ACM GuildfordEngland	58.0%	79.4%	102	£24,000	76.3%
126	Birkbeck, University of LondonEngland	57.3%	78.2%	97	£29,231	75.6%
126	University of South WalesWales	57.3%	82.4%	114	£26,038	89.4%
128	Leeds Trinity UniversityEngland	57.1%	85.1%	89	£27,066	72.2%
129	East Sussex College GroupEngland	57.0%	86.7%			87.0%
130	Solent UniversityEngland	56.8%	86.4%	105	£25,635	93.0%
131	University of StirlingScotland	56.7%	81.4%	173	£26,659	86.4%
132	University of KentEngland	56.6%	80.3%	114	£27,596	87.9%
133	Mountview Academy of Theatre ArtsEngland	56.2%	85.9%	126	£31,500	98.0%
134	Anglia Ruskin UniversityEngland	55.9%	83.0%	97	£27,741	84.4%
134	Goldsmiths, University of LondonEngland	55.9%	75.4%	115	£27,299	81.4%
136	University for the Creative ArtsEngland	55.4%	77.0%	117	£23,455	74.6%
136	University of the Highlands and IslandsScotland	55.4%	85.8%	134	£25,453	70.0%
138	Glasgow School of ArtScotland	54.7%	76.5%	174	£25,173	96.1%
139	Liverpool Institute for Performing ArtsEngland	54.5%	69.7%	138	£24,846	91.2%
140	Birmingham Newman UniversityEngland	54.4%	87.8%	93	£26,333	77.6%
141	Leeds Arts UniversityEngland	54.0%	83.8%	143	£22,500	92.9%
142	Bath Spa UniversityEngland	53.6%	83.5%	110	£24,647	73.1%
142	Falmouth UniversityEngland	53.6%	78.5%	135	£24,135	88.1%
142	University of WestminsterEngland	53.6%	83.6%	105	£27,352	88.3%
145	Tec PartnershipEngland	53.5%	86.9%		£23,250	86.7%
145	York St John UniversityEngland	53.5%	85.1%	111	£24,645	90.6%
147	Rose Bruford College of Theatre and PerformanceEngland	53.4%	79.8%	139	£24,800	91.7%
147	SRUCScotland	53.4%	76.3%	140	£25,750	85.1%
149	Liverpool Hope UniversityEngland	53.3%	87.1%	106	£26,022	82.6%
150	Arts University BournemouthEngland	52.9%	81.0%	150	£24,603	92.6%
150	University of LawEngland	52.9%	83.7%	100		81.6%
152	City College NorwichEngland	51.9%	82.0%		£21,000	87.3%
153	Farnborough College of TechnologyEngland	51.8%	91.7%		£25,000	76.9%
154	Aberystwyth UniversityWales	51.6%	87.7%	115	£25,582	87.9%
155	BIMM UniversityEngland	51.5%	73.3%	111	£24,909	94.4%
156	University of BedfordshireEngland	51.4%	83.6%	95	£26,492	72.9%
157	Warwickshire CollegeEngland	51.0%	77.2%			85.1%
158	Norwich University of the ArtsEngland	50.4%	79.5%	123	£23,632	94.1%
159	London Metropolitan UniversityEngland	50.0%	82.8%	88	£28,345	75.2%
160	University College BirminghamEngland	49.1%	88.1%	105	£25,393	78.6%
161	Met Film SchoolEngland	48.5%	53.0%	122	£27,000	93.0%
162	Bangor UniversityWales	48.2%	82.7%	120	£24,933	89.1%
163	University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidWales	47.7%	87.9%	118	£24,371	74.5%
164	University of RoehamptonEngland	46.9%	83.0%	92	£27,228	85.0%
165	Bishop Burton CollegeEngland	45.8%	70.5%		£24,000	91.8%
166	Arden UniversityEngland	44.8%	86.5%	62	£26,300	78.9%
167	Arts University PlymouthEngland	44.1%	87.8%	130	£22,083	86.3%
168	Northern School of ArtEngland	41.7%	81.4%		£23,692	84.4%
169	Hartpury UniversityEngland	40.6%	85.2%	117	£24,677	89.1%
170	Luminate Education GroupEngland	40.4%	97.9%		£25,000	89.5%
171	Bloomsbury InstituteEngland	35.9%	90.6%	120	£30,000	63.5%
172	Hereford College of ArtsEngland	33.5%	86.8%		£19,250	90.4%
173	Sparsholt CollegeEngland	32.3%	66.2%		£23,571	88.9%
174	London School of Management EducationEngland	21.2%	94.0%	32	£28,000	89.0%
175	Icon College of Technology and ManagementEngland	21.0%		32	£27,000	71.0%