The 2021 GOS figures found the proportion of ARU’s UK undergraduates that were in full-time work 15 months after finishing their course ranked in the top 25 of mainstream institutions in England, and first in the region.
Around 700 of ARU undergraduates who graduated in 2018/19 secured paid employment in human health and social work, making ARU the largest supplier of graduates to the sector in the UK.
ARU is also ranked in the top 10 in the country** for graduates who agreed they were using what they learned in their studies.
Professor Roderick Watkins, Vice Chancellor of ARU, said: “This cohort of students, who were surveyed while in the midst of a global pandemic, should be very proud of everything they have achieved despite all the challenges they have faced since graduating.
“Our university strategy puts students at the heart of ARU, and we define our success by the impact we have on the lives of our students and the communities we serve. We are particularly delighted to have provided so many key workers at such a critical time.
“I am extremely proud of all our graduates for their hard work and their success, and these new employment figures show that their ARU education is having a positive influence on their lives.”
*Contains HESA Data: Copyright Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited 2021. The Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data
**Country refers to mainstream Higher Education Institutions in England, excluding specialist institutions and those with fewer than 500 students.
Comparisons in the East of England were made with: University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, University of Essex, University of Bedfordshire, University of Hertfordshire and University of Suffolk