2025 Graduate Outcome Survey Release

Introduction

The Cooperative Education and Careers Division is delighted to present the findings of the survey of the UL Class of 2024.

This year’s Graduate Outcomes Report reflects the voices of 2,701 respondents, representing the largest survey of UL graduates to date and providing significant data across all award categories. The report allows us to examine and cross-reference the survey results using a wide range of indicators, including award level, employment status, further study/training, faculty, programme, gender, location, salary, and sector. These findings are widely used for programme planning, accreditation, rankings, quality reviews, marketing, and strategic reporting purposes. The report reflects a healthy graduate labour market, with 95% of UL graduates progressing directly into employment or further study. The highest concentrations of graduates are in the Mid-West, East, and South-West regions of Ireland. Internationally, the most popular destinations for the Class of 2024 were Europe, North America, and Great Britain. The UL Class of 2024 report forms part of a national survey of graduate outcomes deployed annually by the Higher Education Authority. The national data are used extensively by government agencies, second-level guidance counsellors, and applicants for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. I would like to extend my thanks to Gavin Connell and Mark Robert for their work on this extensive survey and hope that you will find the report and its findings both interesting and useful. Kind regards,

Patrice Dr Patrice Twomey, Director, Cooperative Education and Careers Division

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