The by far best university in Germany, sixth in Europe, and in the top 31 worldwide: These are the results of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in the Employability Ranking published today by Quacquarelli Symonds, QS for short. This makes the KIT be among the top 6% of the universities ranked. The ranking focuses on preparation of university graduates for the labor market. Among others, KIT reaches very good results for the indicators “Cooperation with employers,” “Reputation among employers,” and “Proportion of employed alumni.”
In the area of “Cooperation with employers,” KIT reaches 96.4 of 100 possible points. For the employment rate of alumni, KIT’s score is 88.4 (of 100) points. As regards both indicators, KIT is ranked very well on the international level and reaches the best results of all participating German universities. For “Reputation among employers,” KIT reaches 90.1 points worldwide, which is a good result. This year again, KIT reaches two national first places in the categories. In the overall ranking, KIT scores 79.9 (of 100) points and is in position 31 worldwide.
The QS Graduate Employability Ranking among others measures the university’s reputation among employers, the number of successful alumni, networking of the university with employers, and attractiveness of the graduates for employers in industry and business. The 2019 QS Graduate Employability Ranking covers 660 universities worldwide. 500 of them are listed in the ranking, of these, 32 German universities. For the ranking, QS also analyzed the feedback of more than 40,000 employers.
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In close partnership with society, KIT develops solutions for urgent challenges – from climate change, energy transition and sustainable use of natural resources to artificial intelligence, sovereignty and an aging population. As The University in the Helmholtz Association, KIT unites scientific excellence from insight to application-driven research under one roof – and is thus in a unique position to drive this transformation. As a University of Excellence, KIT offers its more than 10,000 employees and 22,800 students outstanding opportunities to shape a sustainable and resilient future. KIT – Science for Impact.