Our new data reveals that 73% of UK graduates credit going to university with enabling them to find the job they wanted.
- Research from Universities UK highlights the value of going to university, including that 73% of UK graduates say they found a job reflective of their ambitions in under a year, thanks to their university education
- Crucially, during a cost-of-living-crisis, almost two-thirds (64%) say that going to university has improved their job security
- 78% of UK graduates say the support they received at university helped them gain employment, and 97% of business leaders polled also revealed that graduates reach managerial positions faster, as a result of going to university
- 71% of business leaders also believe that going to university enables graduates to build crucial transferable skills, framing UK universities as an essential training ground for UK industry, equipping the next generation with the skills to return UK PLC to growth
- The research also suggests that going to university can act as a stimulus to upward social mobility. For 78% of graduates and 71% of business leaders who were the first in their family to attend, going to uni opened doors to companies, and likely led to a higher starting salary than students not first in their family to attend
