Shropshire Star

Harper Adams University top in employment figures

More than 99 per cent of Harper Adams graduates are in work or further study, new figures show.

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The data revealed 99 per cent of students that responded to the survey were employed or in further study 15 months after graduating

Almost all of UK-based undergraduates from Harper Adams University are in work or further study.

The student survey data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) shows 99.2 per cent of students that responded were employed or continuing their studies.

92 per cent of Harper Adams University graduates in 2020-21 were either employed or in unpaid work, higher than the UK average for higher education graduates that year of 82 per cent.

The University is also top in the country for the proportion of its graduates who are now in full-time employment at 81.5 per cent.

The Graduate Outcomes survey, in which 826,610 graduates are eligible to participate, explores what former students from UK universities and other Higher Education providers are doing around 15 months after their graduation.