ALTHOUGH Cardiff University is at the heart of the Welsh capital, just a third of its students are originally from Wales and the university is host to increasing numbers of international students. With the introduction of top-up tuition fees at universities in England later this year, Cardiff is expecting many more applicants from other parts of the UK.
What’s the university’s academic record?
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Ranked 22nd in The Times Good University Guide, Cardiff has average entry requirements of three grade As at A-level, the highest of any Welsh university, and almost 70 per cent of its finalists in 2005 attained a first or 2:1 for their degree.
Graduates’ plans for life after university?
Fewer than 40 per cent of Cardiff’s final-year students in 2005 expected to get a job after graduation. Instead, almost a quarter intended to continue at university for postgraduate courses and a fifth hoped to take time off or go travelling after completing their degrees. The remaining 20 per cent of graduates were undecided.
Career aspirations and expectations?
The top career destinations Cardiff graduates applied for last year were teaching, marketing and the media. The Civil Service, law, charity work and research & development were also popular choices. Just a fifth of job hunters expected to remain in Wales after graduation with many opting to work in London or the South West instead. On average, Cardiff graduates expected to earn £19,000 for their first job and £41,000 after five years in employment.