Imperial Graduates top University earnings table

Imperial College London graduates have beaten Oxbridge to earn the highest salaries in their first year after graduation, according to research by the job website, Adzuna.

The average Imperial graduate earns £37, 931 in their first year after graduation, which is over £5000 more than the £32,374 picked up by Oxford graduates. The news comes in the same week it was announced that Imperial College London had retained its fourth-place ranking in The Times’ 2018 Good University Guide. Despite landing behind Oxbridge in the university rankings, Imperial boasts the higher graduate earning potential. King’s College London, which placed below both Oxbridge and Imperial, also landed above Oxbridge in the graduate earnings rankings. King’s College London claimed second place with average graduate earnings of £33,077 in the first year after graduation.

In a statement made to The Guardian, Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, had this to say: “Students concerned with getting the best bang for their buck should look outside the traditional league tables and should not automatically assume Oxbridge to be best. For savvy students looking ahead to their career these resources can help make an informed decision, not just for their university enjoyment, but for their future success.”

All ten of the top universities for graduate earnings were Russell Group universities. Adzuna’s research is based on analysis of 155,000 graduate CVs posted on its site, detailing the average salaries of these graduates in the first year after graduating. Adzuna also claims to supply labour market data to the Office of National Statistics.