Best unis
for employability
124 UK universities ranked by average graduate salary, employment rates and student satisfaction — the metrics that show what a degree is actually worth.
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The podium
The three universities whose graduates are landing the best jobs and salaries — backed by real graduate outcome data.
Your degree should open doors. But not all universities are equally good at getting their graduates into work — or into well-paid work. This ranking cuts through the noise and shows you where graduates are actually landing.
We ranked 124 UK universities by average graduate earnings and employment rates, weighted alongside student satisfaction. Every number is sourced from graduate outcome data and is fully transparent below.
Full ranking
All 124 universities ranked
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University |
City |
Employability Score |
Avg. Graduate Salary |
In Employment |
Satisfaction |
Safety |
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Editorial integrity
The judging panel
Our methodology is reviewed and approved by a student-focused editorial panel. For this category we worked with recent graduates, our editor, and voices active in graduate careers and recruitment.
Chris Moss
Co-Founder, Unifresher
Connor Steele
Editor, Unifresher
Our rankings are powered by a wide mix of voices and data sources:
- Homepage nominations from our annual Unifresher users
- Social polls from 20,000+ Instagram and TikTok followers
- Expert input from specialists relevant to each category
- Student panel feedback from 20+ current university writers
- Editorial review by Unifresher's founder and content team
That means our awards reflect what real students care about, not just what sounds good in a brochure.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
The questions students actually search for about graduate employability, answered honestly.
How we rank
What goes into the score
Every metric is normalised to 0-100 before weighting. No data is hidden.
Full scoring methodology: unifresher.co.uk/methodology