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A survey of 1,054 undergraduate students found that two-thirds believe their universities were not transparent about job prospects for their courses unless they asked specifically. The poll revealed that 66% of respondents were unaware of the proportion of graduates in their field securing graduate-level jobs and 44% had never been informed about average graduate salaries for their subjects. Duncan Verry, portfolio director at Bett, highlighted students' concerns over honesty regarding post-graduation outcomes rather than just costs.
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A survey conducted by Bett of 1,054 undergraduate students found that 66% felt their universities were not honest about the job prospects associated with their courses. Specifically, 34% of respondents reported never being informed about the employment rates for graduates in their field unless they asked explicitly, while 44% had no knowledge of the average graduate salaries for their subjects. The survey also revealed that 61% of students fear their degree will not lead to a job justifying its cost, with social sciences and arts & creative fields having higher concerns at 78% and 69%, respectively. Duncan Verry from Bett noted the primary issue was about honesty rather than cost. The context is provided by figures showing that 957,000 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or training (NEET) between October and December 2025, representing 12.8% of that age group.
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Two thirds of students say their university was not 'straight' with them about their course's job prospects, a survey has found.
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Polling of 1,054 undergraduates found 66 per cent were not told, unless they asked, what share of graduates in their subject get graduate-level jobs.
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This included 34 per cent who were not told at all.
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Meanwhile, 44 per cent said they have never been told the average graduate salary for their subject.
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In addition, 61 per cent of all respondents said they fear their degree will not lead to a job that justifies the cost, with 15 per cent 'very worried' about this.
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The fear rises to 78 per cent in the social sciences and 69 per cent among arts and creative students.
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Duncan Verry, portfolio director of Bett, which carried out the survey, said: 'I assumed the complaints would be about cost, and some are.
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'A lot of these students do not feel their university has been straight with them about what happens after graduation.'
Two thirds of students say their university was not 'straight' with them about their course's job prospects, a survey has found (file picture)
It comes after figures showed 957,000 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK were not in education, employment or training in October to December 2025, or 12.8 per cent of that age group.
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Employment rates vary greatly, with medicine and economics degrees from top universities producing the best outcomes and art degrees from the lowest-ranked universities producing among the worst.
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In January, Professor Shitij Kapur, vice chancellor of King's College London, warned that a degree is no longer a 'passport' to social mobility but a 'visa', buying entry to the graduate jobs market without guaranteeing a job.
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Today's survey showed many students agree, with 17 per cent saying their degree is 'more like a visa that gets me into the application process but no further'.
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The 'visa' view rises to a third – 33 per cent – of social science students and 20 per cent in the arts.
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Tuition fees have risen with inflation to £9,790 for this academic year, and interest on the newest student loans rose to 4.1 per cent this month.
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The online survey was carried out by Research Without Barriers earlier this year for Bett, which organises London's annual education technology exhibition.
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A spokesman for Universities UK, which represents vice chancellors, said the Government's website Discover Uni helps students 'compare universities and courses using data on many different metrics, including teaching quality, costs, and graduate outcomes'.
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students → represent → quality
They added: 'Universities are also serious about supporting graduates into good jobs, in a challenging economy.
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That's why we've committed to making work-based learning opportunities available to all undergraduates, to embedding AI into every course and making careers advice available to graduates across their working lives.'
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