London universities boast highest graduate employment rates

The capital’s universities top the rankings of graduates in employment or further study 12 months after leaving university, with the usual suspects not far behind.

St George’s, University of London, which specialises in medicine and health sciences, tops the table with 93.4 per cent of graduates in professional jobs or further study 12 months after graduation, closely followed by Imperial College London in second place with 91.1 per cent.
London universities with larger faculties, including King’s College London (sixth), University College London (13th) and City University London (25th), all appear high up the list, collated by The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016.
The universities of Cambridge and Oxford rank third and fourth respectively, with Birmingham, Bath, Durham, Sussex and Loughborough rounding out the top 10.

Rank	Institution	Graduate prospects score
1	St George’s, University of London	93.4
2	Imperial College London	91.1
3	University of Cambridge	89.3
4	University of Oxford	87.1
5	University of Birmingham	86.7
6	King’s College London	85.7
7	University of Bath	85.2
8	Durham University	84.4
9	University of Sussex	84.1
10	Loughborough University	83.7
11	University of Buckingham	83.4
12	University of St Andrews	83.3
13=	University College London	83.1
13=	Robert Gordon University	83.1
15	Lancaster University	82.5
16	Swansea University	81.4
17	University of Nottingham	81.3
18	Cardiff University	80.1
19	University of Dundee	80
20=	University of Warwick	79.8
20=	University of Exeter	79.8
22	University of Bristol	79.6
23	University of Glasgow	79.3
24	Newcastle University	79.1
25	City University London	78.9