Why has Manchester Uni got low graduate prospects?

I thought Manchester has rather high graduate prospects?? :s

Graduate prospects isn't any inidcation of the quality of an academic instituion, especially not alone. For a start, it really depends what you mean by prospects. The newspaper rankings use "graduate jobs or study within six months after graduating". Six months is nothing and, what's more, many students chose to travel or volunteer during their year out rather than go straight into graduate employment.

It's true that a number of top universities have modest grad prospects compared to so-called inferior unis (often ex-polys). This is usually because the new universities focus on vocational courses (nursing, surveying, physiotherapy, pharmach, teaching) and often a strong focus on regional employment links and work placements. This says more for the quality and achievements of the new universities, it doesn't make unis like Manchester rubbish.

Manchester students most targted by employers

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/international/news/students/

I didn't say they weren't I just said that the "graduate prospects" as used by the newspapers ain't particularly sound as many students chose to take time out for six months or a year.

I wouldn't take these surveys (including the Times High Fliers) too literally. Although Manchester, even just due to its size and number of graduates, will easily be up there.

I didn't say they weren't I just said that the "graduate prospects" as used by the newspapers ain't particularly sound as many students chose to take time out for six months or a year.

I wouldn't take these surveys (including the Times High Fliers) too literally. Although Manchester, even just due to its size and number of graduates, will easily be up there.