This graph shows recent university graduates responses to a survey question about how well their college education had prepared them to find a full-time job and to be successful in that job. The survey was conducted in the United States in 2012. 23 percent of graduates said that their college education had not prepared them very well to get a full-time job.
How well did your university education prepare you for the following?
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Statistics on Higher education in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of students enrolled in the United Kingdom 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic University applicants in the United Kingdom 1994-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of university enrolments in the UK 2020/21, by subject
- Basic Statistic Number of undergraduate qualifications obtained UK 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of postgraduate qualifications obtained UK 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic University applicants in the UK 2008-2022, by domicile of applicant
- Premium Statistic University and College Union (UCU) membership in the United Kingdom (UK) 2006-2020
- Premium Statistic Tution fees as a share of higher education income in the UK 2008-2021
Undergraduates
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- Premium Statistic HE part-time undergraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Basic Statistic Part-time undergraduate HE student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject & gender
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate 20 and under UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate aged 21 to 24 UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate aged 25 to 29 UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate 30 and over UK 2018/19, by subject area
Postgraduates
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- Premium Statistic HE full-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE part-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Basic Statistic Part-time postgraduate HE student enrolments UK 2018/19, by subject & gender
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate 20 and under UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate aged 21 to 24 UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate aged 25 to 29 UK 2018/19, by subject area
- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate 30 and over UK 2018/19, by subject area
Results
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- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a first class degree UK 2011-2019
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining an upper second degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a lower second degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a third class degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining a first class honors UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining an upper second degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining a lower second degree UK from 2011/12 to 2017/18
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining a third class degree UK 2011-2018
Student loans and debt
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- Premium Statistic Number of student maintenance loans for universities in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Value of student maintenance loans for universities in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of tuition fee loans for English universities 2006/07-2018/19
- Premium Statistic Student tuition fee loans: value in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Value of average maintenance loan at English universities 2006/07-2018/19
Further related statistics
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- Contribution of college education to graduates' skill development in the U.S. 2012
- U.S. college students' skill development, by internship participation 2012
- What U.S. college students would have done differently to increase success 2012
- Post-graduation career steps of bachelor graduates in China 2019
- Annual income of U.S. graduates in FT positions 2009, by mal-employment status
- Mal-employment rates of university graduates in the U.S. 2009, by major
- Mal-employment rates of university graduates rates in the U.S. 2009, by degree held
- Financial support offered to graduates by family members in the U.S. 2012
- Job market: mal-employment rates in the U.S. 2000-2010, by age group
- Impact of college debt on financial and life decisions in the U.S. 2012
- U.S. college graduates experiences finding career-related jobs 2012
- How university students paid for their degree in the United States 2012
- Graduates from UGC funded universities in Hong Kong by academic program 2011-2019
- What major U.S. college graduates would choose in hindsight 2012
- Preferred work location among university students Japan 2022
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- Annual income of U.S. graduates in FT positions 2009, by mal-employment status
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- Financial support offered to graduates by family members in the U.S. 2012
- Job market: mal-employment rates in the U.S. 2000-2010, by age group
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- How university students paid for their degree in the United States 2012
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John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (May 10, 2012). How well did your university education prepare you for the following? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "How well did your university education prepare you for the following?." Chart. May 10, 2012. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (2012). How well did your university education prepare you for the following?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "How Well Did Your University Education Prepare You for The Following?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 May 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, How well did your university education prepare you for the following? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
How well did your university education prepare you for the following? [Graph], John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, May 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/235233/preparedness-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/