Published: 05 September 2024
City St George’s has been named University of the Year for Graduate Jobs in the Daily Mail’s University Guide 2025.
The Guide also placed City St George’s as runner-up for the overall University of the Year Award.
It is the first University Guide to be released since City, University of London merged with St George’s, University of London creating a powerful multi-faculty institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.
The Daily Mail University Guide, which launched last year, includes a set of judged awards as well as the first new ranking of British universities in over 15 years.
Existing strengths as well as potential
Alastair McCall, editor of the Daily Mail University Guide, said:
“The union of City and St George’s as a single institution within the University of London is one of the most exciting developments in higher education in the past 20 years."
The ambition behind the creation of City St George’s and the potential impact of these two previously high-ranking universities is immense and a key factor in City St George’s success as runner-up in our University of the Year award.
- Alastair McCall, editor of the Daily Mail University Guide -
“However, judges wanted to acknowledge the universities’ existing strengths as well as potential. Both universities have enjoyed stellar success in the graduate jobs market over many years: St George’s as a key provider of staff into medicine, health and Biomedical Science, and City, also within the NHS but more widely into the professions – business, finance, media, law, technology - and many of the businesses that ply their trades cheek by jowl to its campuses."
If higher education is an investment in your future, graduates of City St George's reap a generous dividend. For this sustained excellence, City St George’s is the Daily Mail University of the Year for Graduate Jobs.
- Alastair McCall, editor of the Daily Mail University Guide -
“Students at both universities go on to achieve – and earn – well in their chosen careers, helped on their way by institutions that are highly respected by employers for their ability to turn out talented, focused graduates able to hit the ground running.
“City St George’s hopes to create a “health powerhouse” for students, researchers, the NHS and other partners and to rethink healthcare for the 21st century. It sets out on that quest already as a “jobs powerhouse” offering the prospect of high salaries and high-skilled jobs for the vast majority of graduates."
Building successful and fulfilling careers
Dr Julie Hendry, Associate Dean for Student Outcomes at City St George's said:
"Before merging, both City and St George’s were recognised for their commitment to building successful and fulfilling careers and becoming leaders in the world of work – a legacy that will continue at City St George’s."
I am delighted to see the tremendous work of our hard-working students, and our talented staff across City St George’s with their dedication to excellent student outcomes, recognised in this award.
- Dr Julie Hendry, Associate Dean for Student Outcomes -
A powerful focus on employability
Dr Sionade Robinson, Vice-President (Enterprise, Engagement and Employability) at City St George’s commented:
“City St George’s inherits a powerful focus on employability from both City and St George’s, its constituent institutions. We are committed to enabling our graduates to build successful and fulfilling careers and become leaders in the world of work."
The Award recognises our students’ success as they progress into employment and I am very proud of colleagues across our campuses whose dedication to helping students achieve their aspirations is evidenced here.
- Dr Sionade Robinson, Vice-President (Enterprise, Engagement and Employability) -
“I am also very grateful to our excellent employer partners, who share our commitment to bringing ambitious new talent to business, practice and the professions.”
Daily Mail University Guide 2025
The Daily Mail University Guide launched last year and includes the first new university ranking of British universities in over 15 years.
The 12 ranking measures incorporate graduates’ success in the jobs market and the salaries they go on to earn, and the extent of student support including the effectiveness of signposting for mental health and welfare services. The ranking also assesses the fairness of university admissions policies, measured by the proportion of first-generation students – those whose parents did not go to university - admitted to each institution.
This year’s university rankings will be the last to list City, University of London and St George's, University of London separately. This is necessary because the data used to compile the rankings is drawn from the period before the merger completed on 1st August 2024. Both campuses have made significant strides in the last year and this is reflected in improved placements in the Daily Mail University Guide 2025:
- St George’s, University of London is ranked 12th in the UK, up 10 places
- City, University of London is ranked 27th, up 7 places.