Career-focused degrees behind strong graduate success in latest survey

Hartpury University is celebrating the latest Graduate Outcomes Survey (2025), with 95% of its graduates progressing into employment, further study, or other purposeful activity – surpassing the national average of 94%.

The results highlight Hartpury University’s ongoing commitment to employability and career-focused education.

Impressively, 100% of Agriculture undergraduates are in employment, further study, or other purposeful activity, while 96% of Veterinary Nursing graduates have progressed to employment or further study.

100% of Animal postgraduate students and 100% of MSc Sports Coaching students have secured employment, further study, or purposeful activity. 100% of MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy postgraduates are similarly progressing successfully.

These strong outcomes are underpinned by Hartpury University’s consistently high student satisfaction ratings. In the 2025 National Student Survey (NSS), Hartpury ranked 6^th in the UK and 1^st in Gloucestershire and the Southwest for Academic Support, placing it within the top 5% of all UK universities for the second year running.

The university also placed 30^th out of 146 institutions for overall positivity scores in the NSS.

Prof. Andy Collop, Vice-Chancellor of Hartpury University said: “We’re immensely proud of these results, which reflect our students’ hard work and the dedication of our academic and support teams. Hartpury University remains committed to providing outstanding education that equips our graduates with the skills, knowledge, and experience to succeed in their chosen fields.”

Hartpury University’s close links with industry, specialist facilities, and focus on real-world experience continue to make it a leading choice for students at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

It’s been another outstanding academic year, with Hartpury University ranking 6th in the UK for Teaching Quality in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide for 2025. Sports degrees at Hartpury University were also ranked 4^th among 86 universities (for student satisfaction) in The Guardian University Guide 2025.