Bristol Beat Oxford For Graduate Employment

Students from Bristol University are more employable than their Oxford rivals, as revealed by a recent study.

High Flier Research’s list of the top 20 universities targeted by graduate employers placed Bristol in fifth place, ahead of their recent University Challenge conquerors Imperial.

Next stop KPMG (Photo: ralph and jenny)

Warwick beat the competition to the top of the list, whilst Oxford came a poor seventh behind rivals Cambridge, Durham and Bristol.

Given the large number of Oxbridge rejects who end up at Bristol University, this rare opportunity to gloat is being savoured by many.

“This just shows it’s impossible to gain life experience from a book,” one student told The Tab in response to the news.

Bristol’s high ranking is especially important as many firms are scaling back their recruitment budgets this year, focusing their efforts at just 20 key universities.

Despite these budget cuts, it was recently announced top employers will be recruiting 18,306 graduates this year, up 2.7% on last year’s figures.

Those lucky enough to find graduate employment straight from university can look forward to healthy starting salaries. The country’s top 100 employers pay as much as £45,000 to bankers and £38,000 to lawyers.

At the other end of the scale, public sector jobs offer the lowest salaries of £22,000.

1. Warwick
2. Nottingham
3. Manchester
4. Cambridge
5. Bristol
6. Durham
7. Oxford
8. Birmingham
9. Bath
10. Leeds
11. Sheffield
12. Imperial College London
13. Loughborough
14. Edinburgh
15. London School of Economics
16. University College London
17. Southampton
18. Newcastle
19. Strathclyde
20. Exeter

Cover Photo: KevBow (flickr)