Significant rise in employability of Aberystwyth University graduates
Statistics released today by the Higher Education Statistics Agency show a significant improvement in the employability performance indicator for Aberystwyth University. The percentage of Aberystwyth University full-time first degree leavers (i.e. full time undergraduate when they were studying at Aberystwyth), who are in work or further study or both, has risen from 85.5% (12/13 statistics) to 91.4% in the Destinations of Leavers of Higher Education Survey 2013/14. While this step-change is against a background of rising employability for new graduates UK-wide and in Wales – up 1 percentage point - Aberystwyth University has improved well above the national trend with a 6 percentage point increase. In addition, the proportion of employed Aberystwyth University graduates gaining graduate-level employment has risen at an even greater rate – 9 percentage points up over the last year. Professor April McMahon, Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University said: “We are delighted that our empl...