The University of Worcester has the best employment outcomes in the country, a recent study has revealed.

The study, conducted by Universities UK, examined government-published Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data to reveal that graduates from university earn at least a third more than non-graduates.

It found that by the age of 31, those who attended university earn significantly more than those who did not.

The University of Worcester topped the country for sustained employment and/or further study five years after graduation, according to the 2024 LEO data.

The Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024 showed that 96 per cent of Worcester graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating.

The university was described in its recent Teaching Excellence Framework report as "an engine of opportunity – supporting its students to benefit from an educational experience that is personally transformative and allows them to succeed in their chosen career".

In May 2023, government inspectors awarded the university's teacher primary and secondary training Ofsted 'Outstanding'.

Kiran Sahota, an award-winning social historian and the first in her family to attend university, said: "I learnt so much during my time at the University of Worcester.

"Particularly the value of digging deeper, pulling harder on the thread of a thought until you can follow it somewhere really valuable, really interesting."

Richard Henderson, a Sports Coaching Science with Disability Sport graduate, and now the Disability Sport Co-Ordinator at the Albion Foundation, said: "For me, the biggest thing was the connections the university had.

"Through those I was then able to have the best connections to go and find the right places to go and learn and put everything into practice in real life."

According to UUK’s analysis, graduates can earn up to 36 per cent more compared to other employees in the West Midlands.

Graduate skills are estimated to have an economic impact of £95 billion nationwide – and £8.4 billion in the West Midlands.