27 November, 2025
Graduate Outcomes Survey 2025

Five higher education institutions benefit from Performance Funding totalling €5M.
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We collect, analyse and disseminate student & graduate data returned to the HEA from all HEA-funded institutions annually.
The overall non-progression rate for full-time undergraduate new entrants in 2021/22 was 15%. The highest rate of non-progression was among entrants to Level 7 programmes (31%), followed by a 25% non-progression rate for entrants to Level 6 courses. The lowest non-progression rate was for entrants to Level 8 courses, at 14%.
The mean salary for the Class of 2021 was €40,556 for males and €35,790 for females.
One in ten students are disadvantaged, while 20% are affluent – double the number of disadvantaged students. Approximately 29% of students are marginally below average, and 42% are marginally above average.