Best unis for
career prospects
124 UK universities ranked by the metrics that matter when you leave: average graduate salary, percentage in graduate-level employment and student satisfaction with the course that got them there.
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The podium
The three universities whose graduates consistently land the best jobs and earn the most 15 months after graduating.
Career prospects at university are shaped long before graduation. The universities that produce the best-employed, highest-earning graduates are the ones with strong employer relationships, active placement programmes, and degrees that are genuinely valued in the job market. This ranking measures the outcomes, not the promises.
We ranked 122 UK universities using HESA graduate outcomes data — average salary and percentage in graduate-level employment 15 months after finishing — weighted alongside student satisfaction with the course.
Full ranking
All 124 universities ranked
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Careers Score |
Avg Earnings |
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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, careers advisers and our editor.
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 and parents actually search for about graduate career prospects, 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