Freshers’ Week in Leeds is in full swing and the city’s newest cohort of students are beginning to settle in.
With the madness of Freshers’ Week officially getting underway on Monday (September 21), here at the Yorkshire Evening Post we have ranked Yorkshire’s top universities based on the success of graduates upon leaving university.
Each year, the Complete University Guide ranks the top 130 universities based on a number of criteria, including entry standards, student satisfaction, research quality and intensity and graduate prospects in the last year.
So as students prepare to dive headfirst into their new degrees, here are the 11 best-ranked universities in Yorkshire for graduate prospects...
1. University of Leeds
The University of Leeds received a graduate prospects score of 80%. | Jonathan Gawthorpe
2. University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield received a graduate prospects score of 80%. | Iconic
3. University of Bradford
The University of Bradford received a graduate prospects score of 79%. | UoB
4. University of Hull
The University of Hull received a graduate prospects score of 78%. | Iconic
5. University of York
The University of York received a graduate prospects score of 76%. | Iconic
6. Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University received a graduate prospects score of 73%. | Iconic