Best universities for employability 2025

Want a university that keeps your career in mind? Here are the universities students rank best for employability!

UK university employability rankings

Our employability rankings take into account how universities help students get ready for life after graduation - whether it's placement years, industries connections or career support. It also uses the views of alumni who've shared how they found securing employment after graduation and the support they received after leaving.

Top universities for employability 2025

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UNIVERSITY 2025 OVERALL
SCORE
RECC
Nottingham TrentView All Courses

1st

19
4.36 4.34 99%
Liverpool JMView All Courses

2nd

20
4.30 4.31 99%
Open UniView All Courses

3rd

6
4.02 4.29 100%
Uni of DerbyView All Courses

4th

103
4.08 4.24 98%
Uni of LiverpoolView All Courses

5th

5
4.29 4.23 100%
UCLView All Courses

6th

-2
3.85 4.22 96%
Manchester Met UniView All Courses

7th

47
4.11 4.22 99%
Middlesex UniView All Courses

8th

28
4.26 4.22 98%
RavensbourneView All Courses

9th

143
4.05 4.21 94%
Loughborough UniView All Courses

10th

1
4.08 4.21 98%
Keele UniView All Courses

11th

61
4.07 4.21 97%
Uni of CambridgeView All Courses

12th

11
3.86 4.20 100%
Uni of NottinghamView All Courses

13th

25
4.19 4.19 99%
Uni of ChesterView All Courses

14th

20
4.10 4.17 97%
Aston UniView All Courses

15th

4
3.96 4.14 98%
De MontfortView All Courses

16th

53
4.00 4.13 92%
Uni of SurreyView All Courses

17th

-11
4.07 4.13 99%
The Uni of SalfordView All Courses

18th

23
4.07 4.12 95%
Bournemouth UniView All Courses

19th

62
4.14 4.11 100%
Uni of LeicesterView All Courses

20th

71
4.13 4.09 92%
Uni of WinchesterView All Courses

21st

41
3.86 4.09 97%
Cardiff UniView All Courses

22nd

-5
4.07 4.07 97%
Uni of WolverhamptonView All Courses

23rd

48
3.75 4.04 96%
Queen Mary, UOLView All Courses

24th

22
3.76 4.03 100%
Uni of BathView All Courses

25th

-20
3.65 4.02 96%
Durham UniView All Courses

26th

-5
3.48 4.02 93%
Uni of PlymouthView All Courses

27th

53
3.86 4.02 100%
Birmingham City UniView All Courses

28th

11
3.84 4.01 91%
Uni of BirminghamView All Courses

29th

-15
4.08 4.01 99%
Oxford BrookesView All Courses

30th

22
3.96 4.00 100%
Uni of West ScotlandView All Courses

31st

53
3.66 4.00 91%
Uni of ReadingView All Courses

32nd

23
3.83 4.00 97%
Uni of WorcesterView All Courses

33rd

12
4.02 3.99 100%
Falmouth UniView All Courses

34th

83
3.91 3.98 100%
Uni of ChichesterView All Courses

35th

60
3.82 3.98 100%
Uni of ExeterView All Courses

36th

-6
4.08 3.98 100%
UEAView All Courses

37th

41
3.97 3.98 98%
Swansea UniView All Courses

38th

-26
3.96 3.97 100%
Leeds Beckett UniView All Courses

39th

37
3.98 3.96 100%
Edge Hill UniView All Courses

40th

-8
4.20 3.96 100%
Uni of LeedsView All Courses

41st

18
4.09 3.96 96%
Uni of WestminsterView All Courses

42nd

58
3.73 3.94 100%
Uni of ManchesterView All Courses

43rd

1
3.99 3.94 97%
Northumbria UniView All Courses

44th

13
4.00 3.94 98%
Uni of LincolnView All Courses

45th

49
3.99 3.92 95%
Uni of HullView All Courses

46th

24
3.83 3.90 100%
Uni of WarwickView All Courses

47th

-14
3.81 3.89 98%
Uni of StrathclydeView All Courses

48th

-11
3.74 3.89 100%
Anglia Ruskin UniView All Courses

49th

-2
3.89 3.88 97%
Uni of GlasgowView All Courses

50th

-15
3.83 3.87 100%
Uni of PortsmouthView All Courses

51st

0
3.86 3.87 98%
Bishop Grosseteste UniView All Courses

52nd

92
3.59 3.87 89%
Sheffield Hallam UniView All Courses

53rd

-22
3.96 3.87 99%
UWE, BristolView All Courses

54th

4
3.90 3.86 96%
Cardiff Met UniView All Courses

55th

-47
3.89 3.86 100%
Uni of GloucestershireView All Courses

56th

62
3.58 3.86 100%
Ulster UniView All Courses

57th

-39
3.91 3.85 100%
Newcastle UniView All Courses

58th

28
4.21 3.85 98%
Uni of YorkView All Courses

59th

-10
4.00 3.85 100%
Edinburgh NapierView All Courses

60th

7
3.79 3.84 94%
Kingston UniView All Courses

61st

16
3.66 3.79 87%
Uni of SheffieldView All Courses

62nd

-49
3.96 3.79 99%
Uni of HuddersfieldView All Courses

63rd

40
3.72 3.78 92%
City, UOLView All Courses

64th

-37
3.62 3.77 92%
Lancaster UniView All Courses

65th

0
3.65 3.77 94%
Brunel Uni LondonView All Courses

66th

36
3.36 3.75 92%
USWView All Courses

67th

43
3.58 3.73 95%
Queen's UniView All Courses

68th

-2
3.68 3.71 96%
Bath Spa UniView All Courses

69th

28
3.58 3.68 100%
UCLanView All Courses

70th

-10
3.44 3.67 94%
Royal HollowayView All Courses

71st

8
3.71 3.64 100%
Uni of BristolView All Courses

72nd

-47
3.74 3.63 97%
Uni of EdinburghView All Courses

73rd

-25
3.58 3.60 100%
Bangor UniView All Courses

74th

38
3.67 3.59 100%
Coventry UniView All Courses

75th

7
3.40 3.57 100%
Canterbury UniView All Courses

76th

11
3.64 3.56 94%
LSBUView All Courses

77th

-62
3.23 3.55 96%
Imperial CollegeView All Courses

78th

-62
3.46 3.54 100%
Uni of BrightonView All Courses

79th

20
3.78 3.54 96%
Glasgow CaledonianView All Courses

80th

-56
3.46 3.53 100%
St Georges, UOLView All Courses

81st

-53
3.38 3.53 100%
York St John UniView All Courses

82nd

-14
3.50 3.50 100%
Uni College BirminghamView All Courses

83rd

-30
3.35 3.50 100%
Uni of GreenwichView All Courses

84th

-41
3.68 3.50 94%
Uni of SussexView All Courses

85th

16
3.78 3.49 98%
St Mary's, TwickenhamView All Courses

86th

-22
3.20 3.49 90%
Leeds Arts UniversityView All Courses

87th

-14
3.21 3.48 100%
Uni of East LondonView All Courses

88th

-13
3.39 3.48 100%
Uni of LawView All Courses

89th

-47
3.37 3.44 100%
Uni of BedfordshireView All Courses

90th

14
3.16 3.43 88%
Uni of CumbriaView All Courses

91st

15
3.42 3.43 100%
Abertay UniView All Courses

92nd

16
3.32 3.42 100%
Uni of SouthamptonView All Courses

93rd

-53
3.18 3.39 100%
Arts BournemouthView All Courses

94th

22
3.40 3.38 83%
Goldsmiths, UOLView All Courses

95th

24
3.27 3.37 100%
Royal Agricultural UniversityView All Courses

96th

24
3.14 3.37 100%
Solent UniView All Courses

97th

-8
3.17 3.34 100%
Uni of KentView All Courses

98th

7
3.35 3.31 97%
Robert Gordon UniView All Courses

99th

39
2.91 3.30 100%
Uni of OxfordView All Courses

100th

-99
3.17 3.26 100%

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