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The number of 777ӰԺ Leicester (DMU) graduates securing highly skilled work is on the rise, defying national trends.

The university leapt up 33 places in the national rankings for the number of students going on to secure highly skilled employment, according to this year’s graduate outcomes data, released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).

DMU also saw an increase in the numbers of graduates gaining full-time employment overall, prompting a 31-place rise in the related national table.

The results buck the overall story across the country, which showed that across the whole sector, the proportion of graduates in full-time work 15 months after finishing their studies had dropped for the first time in three years, from 61% to 59%.

Professor Katie Normington, Vice-Chancellor of DMU, said the results showed the importance of DMU’s close collaborations with industry.

She said: “Students come to university to improve their chances at getting a meaningful job they love.
“At DMU, we place a high priority on developing strong partnerships across many industries, collaborating with employers in developing course content and offering students a wide multitude of opportunities to gain meaningful work experience while studying here.

“As such, they graduate ready for the modern workplace and it is exciting to see, from these results, that more and more of our graduates are getting the careers they want.”

The HESA data showed the number of graduates in full-time employment 15 months after graduating from DMU increased to 60.4%, prompting the university to rise 31 places nationally to 53rd in the country.

While the rise in the number of graduates securing highly-skilled work to 76.3% led to a 33-place rise to 89th in the country.

A recent study, by London Economics, found that more than half of DMU graduates choose to build their careers in the East Midlands.

The report also showed that graduates who do so are earning around a third more than those who choose not to go to university at all.