University of St Andrews Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages

Incepted in the 15^th century, the University of St Andrews is the first university in Scotland and also the third oldest in the English-speaking world. As per the latest available graduate outcomes survey (2018-2019), 92% of the undergraduate 1^st-degree level students who had obtained their degrees either had full-time jobs or were pursuing higher education. The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 recognized the university as the top university in the UK. The Guardian University Guide 2022 also rated the university first in Scotland and third in the UK.

St Andrews Placement Highlights 2019

St Andrews Class Profile 2022

As the class data for the year 2019 is not available, we are highlighting the latest available batch information, which is for the year 2022.

St Andrews students have been able to utilize the international study opportunity available to them and have made it to international locations such as the USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Canada for student exchanges and studying abroad.

In 2021-2022, a total of 10,425 students were enrolled for different courses for the first semester. The total number of students pursuing an undergraduate course was 8,260 and 2,164 students were studying to obtain a postgraduate degree. Students from over 130 nations made up the student population at St Andrews.

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St Andrews Employment Profile 2019

49% of the university graduates had obtained full-time employment and 18% were into full-time further education. Also, 33% of the pass-outs were into volunteering, due to start working, retiring, or did not have a job. Talking about the locations of employment, the majority of these students were working in the UK. After the UK, most of the students were working overseas.

Other places where St Andrews graduates relocated to for work are Canada, Netherlands, France, Spain, Ireland, Hong Kong, India, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Turkey, Russia, Greece, Belgium, Austria, Thailand, Korea, Japan, UAE, Poland, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Denmark, Czech Republic, Australia, South Africa, Luxembourg, Colombia, Bulgaria.

The graph displayed below shows the employment status of the numerically represented on the basis of location.

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St Andrews Top Employers 2019

St Andrews Placement by Jobs 2019

Students walking out of St Andrews, holding a graduate degree, were employed by brilliant top-market players, both nationally and internationally. Some of the position which the university graduates acquired have been listed below:

University Teacher, Translator, Technology Associate, Technician, Sustainability Consultant, Supply Chain Analyst, Sports Journalist, Staff Bank Administrator, Software Engineer, Social Media Manager, Sergeant, Retail Sales Specialist, Restaurant Manager, Quality Assurance Officer, Quantitative Developer, Public Affairs Officer, Psychologist, Project Manager, Native English Teacher

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St Andrews Internships

An internship helps a student get acquainted with the corporate or work-industry and helps them gain professional skills and tactics which help them explore the right career and also help them in the long run. At St Andrews students are offered:

• Internship and other work experience opportunities
• Formal recognition of work experience you have chosen
• Support with regard to internships outside the UK

Summer Internship Scheme: Students are provided challenging and paid work experience within professional service units of the university.

Work shadowing program: In this program, the university alumni and staff offer their time for the existing students for shadowing them at their respective places of employment.

St Andrews Average Salary by Job & Degree

In this section, the salary details for the year 2019 have been substituted by 2022’s salary data, as the former was not provided on the official website. Students can go through the same to get a rough idea about the salary graph. The table displayed below features the average salary amount the university graduates on the basis of jobs and degrees.

Source (Emolument)

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St Andrews School of Management Placement 2018

Taking into consideration the responses of 54 students, 9% of the graduates were in a non-professional role and 91% were in professional roles. 33% of the management graduates were working internationally, whereas the location of 16% of them was unknown. 2% of the students found a job in Scotland.

The pie chart featured below shows the post-graduation status of the university students (63 respondents).

Job Positions: Manager, Deputy Program Manager, Data Scientist, Assistant Marketing Manager, Senior Consultant, Account Executive, Management Assistant, Customer Success Representative, Business Change Manager, Underwriting Trainee, Financial Analyst, Program Coordinator, Supply Chain Specialist, Researcher, Strategy Consultant & Analyst, Product Manager, Advisory Associate, Senior Lease Analyst, Insurance & Markets Supervisor, Junior Client Solutions Manager

Employers: SNCG Company, Saint-Gobain Weber, Rewe Group, Procter and Gamble, Prisma European Capacity Platform, PwC, PEO Group, Pembroke Managing Agency, Paul und Collegen, Paramount Lebanese Kitchen, Louis Vuitton, KPMG, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Chili House, Central Bank of Armenia, The University of Surrey

Study Options after Under Graduation

A student has a choice to either work or study further after completing his/her undergraduate course. The following options are offered by St Andrews to its students once they graduate:

• Higher degree: Mainly taught by course e.g. MA, MSc, MBA: 381
• Higher degree: Mainly by research e.g. PhD, DPhil, MPhil: 288
• UG degree (including integrated master’s degree) e.g. BA, BSc, MBChB, MEng: 137
• Professional Qualification: 117
• Postgraduate diploma or certificate including PGCE and PGDE: 67
• Not aiming for a formal qualification: 53
• Other Qualification: 36

St Andrews Campus Placement Support

More than 10,000 students who are studying at the university at present and around 2,500 recent graduates (who graduated within the last 3 years) made use of the university’s career centre services. Students can book appointments with experts, at the centre, and get regarding writing personal statements, building and enhancing their resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles. You can also improve your speaking skills by approaching coaches who will help you crack job interviews.

Career Connect: Students can discover internships, graduate opportunities, part-time jobs and more here. They can also book appointments, sign-up for various events, submit online queries and create mail alerts for new opportunities and workshops.

Careers by Sector: Overview of different sectors, details regarding the most in-demand job skills, links of important websites and agencies.

Speak to a career adviser: One-on-one appointments can be booked with professional career advisers and interaction can be initiated related to career-related questions and doubts.

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