London universities boast highest graduate employment rates
The proportion of graduates employed 12 months after completing an undergraduate degree is highest in St George's, University of London, followed by Imperial College London.
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The capital鈥檚 universities top the rankings of graduates in employment or further study 12 months after leaving university, with the usual suspects not far behind.
Imperial College London in second place with 91.1 per cent.
London universities with larger faculties, including King鈥檚 College London (sixth), University College London (13th) and City University London (25th), all appear high up the list, collated by听The Sunday Times听Good University Guide 2016.
The universities of Cambridge and Oxford rank third and fourth respectively, with Birmingham, Bath, Durham, Sussex and Loughborough rounding out the top 10.听
| Rank | Institution | Graduate prospects score |
| 1 | St George鈥檚, University of London | 93.4 |
| 2 | Imperial College London | 91.1 |
| 3 | University of Cambridge | 89.3 |
| 4 | University of Oxford | 87.1 |
| 5 | University of Birmingham | 86.7 |
| 6 | King鈥檚 College London | 85.7 |
| 7 | University of Bath | 85.2 |
| 8 | Durham University | 84.4 |
| 9 | University of Sussex | 84.1 |
| 10 | Loughborough University | 83.7 |
| 11 | University of Buckingham | 83.4 |
| 12 | University of St Andrews | 83.3 |
| 13= | University College London | 83.1 |
| 13= | Robert Gordon University | 83.1 |
| 15 | Lancaster University | 82.5 |
| 16 | Swansea University | 81.4 |
| 17 | University of Nottingham | 81.3 |
| 18 | Cardiff University | 80.1 |
| 19 | University of Dundee | 80 |
| 20= | University of Warwick | 79.8 |
| 20= | University of Exeter | 79.8 |
| 22 | University of Bristol | 79.6 |
| 23 | University of Glasgow | 79.3 |
| 24 | Newcastle University | 79.1 |
| 25 | City University London | 78.9 |
