Graduate employment

Every year the university surveys its recent graduates to find out what they have done approximately six months after leaving, as part of a national survey called Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE).

Based on information from our 2016-17 leavers, the university’s Employment Performance Indicator for UK, full-time first degree leavers is 92.6%.

Find out more about how the university supports students with their career development.

Due to a change in the survey, figures for 2017–18 will be available in 2020.

Destination of leavers: academic year 2016-17

Activity	Respondents	Respondents by %
Full-time work	2,465	58.6 %
Part-time work	740	17.6 %
Full-time study	353	8.4 %
Part-time study	21	0.5 %
Work and study	215	5.1 %
Due to start work	46	1.1 %
Unemployed	223	5.3 %
Other	144	3.4 %
Total	4,207	100 %

About the DLHE survey

The survey is conducted at two points in the year (April and January) in order that graduates are surveyed as close to six months after they leave their course as possible.

The surveys have precise and strict methods for collecting data to ensure consistency across different universities.

Eligibility to take part in the survey is determined by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), but almost all our graduates are eligible to take part.

This is the last set of published data from the DLHE survey. In future, graduates will be surveyed after approximately 15 months as part of the new Graduate Outcomes survey.

If you have any further questions about the DLHE survey, please contact Sam Rhodes, Head of the Careers Service at s.rhodes@brighton.ac.uk.