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Education

Graduate Employment Survey - NTU, NUS, SIT, SMU, SUSS & SUTD

Data from Nov 2013 to Mar 2025

Last updated: 05 Mar 2026, 18:07 SGT

MOE (Ministry of Education)

The Graduate Employment Survey (GES) is jointly conducted by NTU, NUS, SMU, SIT (from 2014), SUTD (from 2015) and SUSS (from 2018) annually to survey the employment conditions of graduates about six months after their final examinations. The Ministry of Education (MOE) publishes the results of key employment indicators of the survey to provide prospective students with timely and comparable data to assist them in making informed course decisions. Graduates from NTU, NUS, SMU and SUSS are surveyed in November of the graduation year. Due to a difference in academic calendar, graduates from SIT are surveyed in March of the following year after graduation. Graduates from SUTD were surveyed in February of the year after graduation until 2024, when they were surveyed in November of the graduation year, after aligning its academic calendar with the majority of the AUs.

2024 GES:

  • 6,056 fresh graduates and 161 follow-up graduates from NTU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 74.2% and 61.5% respectively.
  • 7,382 fresh graduates and 806 follow-up graduates from NUS were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 71.4% and 53.0% respectively.
  • 2,300 fresh graduates and 168 follow-up graduates from SMU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 75.7% and 75.0% respectively.
  • 835 fresh graduates and 28 follow-up graduates from SUSS were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 75.6% and 57.1% respectively.
  • 417 fresh graduates and 53 follow-up graduates from SUTD were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 76.3% and 56.6% respectively.
  • 2,706 full-time graduates from SIT were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 78.0%.

2023 GES:

  • 5,963 fresh graduates and 148 follow-up graduates from NTU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 74.2% and 66.2% respectively.
  • 7,629 fresh graduates and 819 follow-up graduates from NUS were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 73.2% and 53.2% respectively.
  • 2,257 fresh graduates and 162 follow-up graduates from SMU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 76.1% and 79.6% respectively.
  • 781 fresh graduates and 16 follow-up graduates from SUSS were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 75.2% and 56.3% respectively.
  • Due to a change in academic calendar resulting in a very small and atypical graduating cohort in 2023, SUTD's GES 2023 results were reported in the following year alongside SUTD GES 2024 results.
  • 2,412 full-time graduates from SIT were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 78.0%.

2022 GES:

  • 5,943 fresh graduates and 128 follow-up graduates from NTU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 76.3% and 82.0% respectively.
  • 7,430 fresh graduates and 824 follow-up graduates from NUS were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 74.8% and 64.4% respectively.
  • 1,982 fresh graduates and 167 follow-up graduates from SMU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 76.3% and 82.0% respectively.
  • 629 fresh graduates and 19 follow-up graduates from SUSS were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 80.8% and 73.7% respectively.
  • 388 full-time and 81 follow-up graduates from SUTD were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 77.3% and 70.4% respectively.
  • 2,193 full-time graduates from SIT were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 78.4%.

2021 GES:

  • 5,599 fresh graduates and 114 follow-up graduates from NTU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 75.1% and 78.1% respectively.
  • 6,897 fresh graduates and 830 follow-up graduates from NUS were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 74.6% and 69.4% respectively.
  • 1,914 fresh graduates and 156 follow-up graduates from SMU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 76.3% and 78.8% respectively.
  • 511 fresh graduates from SUSS were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 81.0%.
  • 416 full-time and 82 follow-up graduates from SUTD were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 82.0% and 78.0% respectively.
  • 2,006 full-time graduates from SIT were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 84.5%.

2020 GES:

  • 5,755 fresh graduates and 99 follow-up graduates from NTU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 79.1% and 83.8% respectively.
  • 6,894 fresh graduates and 853 follow-up graduates from NUS were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 78.5% and 74.1% respectively.
  • 1,883 fresh graduates and 145 follow-up graduates from SMU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 78.4% and 77.2% respectively.
  • 370 fresh graduates from SUSS were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 88.6%.
  • 372 full-time and 62 follow-up graduates from SUTD were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 81.2% and 74.2% respectively.
  • 2,172 full-time graduates from SIT were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 86.6%.

2019 GES:

  • 5,909 fresh graduates and 75 follow-up graduates from NTU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 78.4% and 80.0% respectively.
  • 6,609 fresh graduates and 870 follow-up graduates from NUS were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 77.9% and 74.7% respectively.
  • 1,842 fresh graduates and 161 follow-up graduates from SMU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 77.0% and 72.7% respectively.
  • 252 fresh graduates from SUSS were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 87.3%.
  • 431 full-time and 62 follow-up graduates from SUTD were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 85.8% and 80.6% respectively.
  • 1,809 full-time graduates from SIT were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 83.3%.

2018 GES:

  • 5,900 full-time graduates and 28 follow-up graduates from NTU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 75.9% and 96.4% respectively.
  • 6,699 full-time graduates and 877 follow-up from NUS were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 76.3% and 68.4% respectively.
  • 1,886 full-time graduates and 145 follow-up graduates from SMU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 79.7% and 77.2% respectively.
  • 168 full-time graduates from SUSS were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 91.7%.
  • 334 full-time graduates and 76 follow-up graduates from SUTD were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained were 85.3% and 84.2% respectively.
  • 1,707 graduates from SIT were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 85.2%.

2017 GES:

  • 6,042 full-time graduates and 30 follow-up graduates from NTU were surveyed and the overall response rates obtained were 84.3% and 100% respectively.
  • 6,466 full-time graduates and 825 follow-up from NUS were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained were 80.6% and 72.1% respectively.
  • 1,779 full-time graduates and 114 follow-up graduates from SMU were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained were 77.6% and 75.4% respectively.
  • 228 graduates from SUTD were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 85.4%.
  • 1,530 graduates from SIT were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 85.6%.

2016 GES:

  • 5,836 graduates from NTU were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 77.0%.
  • 6,314 graduates from NUS were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 80.4%.
  • 1,803 graduates from SMU were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 74.1%.
  • 246 graduates from SUTD were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 83.7%.
  • 1,230 graduates from SIT were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 84.6%.

2015 GES:

  • 5,774 graduates from NTU were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 71.9%.
  • 6,188 graduates from NUS were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 74.8%.
  • 1,638 graduates from SMU were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 76.2%.
  • 298 graduates from SUTD were surveyed and the overall response rate was 86.2%.
  • 1,363 graduates from SIT were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 78.9%.

2014 GES: 14,868 graduates from NTU, NUS, SIT and SMU were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 75%.

2013 GES: 15,365 graduates from NTU, NUS and SMU were surveyed and the overall response rate obtained was 72%.

Notes:

* SMU's courses are direct four-yr programmes and graduates could be awarded Cum Laude and above, Merit, High Merit or no awards. The data for SMU's courses is displayed in two categories: (i) overall results for all graduates within the course regardless of the award they attained, and (ii) results for the graduates awarded Cum Laude and above. Should the graduates undertake more than one Degree (e.g. Dual Degree programme), they have been classified based on their first Degree.

^ Data is based on a sample size of fewer than 30 respondents.

** No data is shown due to the small number of graduates and/or low response rates.

# Data on Law, Medical, Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences & Chinese Medicine graduates are obtained from a follow-up survey on those who graduated one year ago (e.g. for 2018 GES survey, data is obtained from 2017 graduates) after they have completed their one-year practical law course/pupillage/housemanship/first-year residency/practical training. Data on Architecture graduates are obtained from a follow-up survey on those who graduated 3 years ago (e.g. for 2018 GES survey, data is obtained from 2015 graduates) after they have completed their practical training.

^^ Data includes the employment figures of graduates from Bachelor of Engineering (Bioengineering), which was merged into Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) in 2014.

## Data on NTU’s Medicine graduates will be obtained from a follow-up survey on the graduates after they have completed their housemanship/first-year residency.

### Data on SUTD's Bachelor of Science (Architecture and Sustainable Design) graduates will be obtained from a follow-up survey on the graduates after they have completed their practical training.

Disclaimer:
The data published is provided on an “as is” basis without any warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law, MOE does not warrant and hereby disclaims any warranty as to the accuracy, correctness, completeness, reliability or fitness for any particular purpose of such data. The reader assumes all responsibility and risk for the use of such data. MOE shall not be liable for any damage or loss of any kind caused as a result (directly or indirectly) of the use of such data, including but not limited to any damage or loss suffered as a result of reliance on the data published.

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