Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln has landed the second top spot among universities across the country for graduate employability, according to new figures published today (Thursday).

Ninety-eight graduates out of every 100 who leave BGU following their first degree are in full-time employment or further study six months after graduating, according to the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey published by HESA, the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

BGU’s figure of 98.1% for 2013/14 is up from 96.5% the previous year and puts Bishop Grosseteste University as the second university in the UK league table (after the Royal Agricultural University) for the job prospects of its first degree graduates.

The national average for all UK universities is 93.2%

“This outstanding ranking is fantastic news for our graduates as it shows that they are ready and ideally prepared for the workplace when they leave BGU,” said the Reverend Canon Professor Peter Neil, Vice Chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University.

“We work very hard to ensure that our degree courses are career-focused and most of them incorporate a professional work placement during the period of study.

“A good example is our new Team Entrepreneurship degree programme starting this autumn which will require students to set up their own business while on the course.”

The latest DLHE figures can be found at [www.hesa.ac.uk/PR218].

Notes to editors:

• Bishop Grosseteste University was established in January 1862 and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2012.
• It is an independent higher education institution based in Lincoln which awards its own undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
• It changed its name from Bishop Grosseteste University College to Bishop Grosseteste University in November 2012.
• The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) is the official agency for the collection, analysis and dissemination of quantitative information about higher education in the United Kingdom.
• The Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey or DLHE is a statistical survey which aims to contact UK and EU-domiciled graduates from higher education programmes six months after qualifying. Its aim is to establish what type of employment or further study they are engaged in, and their income, on one specific day in the survey period.

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