Wollongong soars even higher in the graduate employment/salaries stakes

12 December 2000

Figures to be released tomorrow (Wednesday, 13 December) by the Graduate Careers Council of Australia will show that the University of Wollongong has improved its position from earlier this year when it topped the country in the full-time job market for its under 25 first degree graduates.

Previous Graduate Council figures revealed that when it came to first full-time employment for its graduates, UOW was ahead of all other Australian universities, with 91.8 per cent of its graduates entering the workforce finding full-time employment.

Tomorrow will reveal that the employment rate for those completing undergraduate degrees and who are under 25 years of age in the full-time job market is 93 per cent for the University of Wollongong. The comparable national figure is 83.7 per cent and in NSW, 86.3 per cent. The figures will be released by the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Dr David Kemp.

The release of the statistics will also show that starting salaries for UOW graduates is $35,000 while the national average is $33,000.

"We are not only Australia’s University of the Year* for preparing graduates for the e-world – but we are also Australia’s best at finding employment for its undergraduates and seeing they are well paid," the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gerard Sutton said.

For further information contact the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Gerard Sutton, on (02) 4221 3909.

* The University of Wollongong was named Australia’s University of the Year for 1999-2000 for its outstanding R&D partnerships and in 2000-2001 for preparing graduates for the e-world.