About 86% of Yale-NUS fresh graduates secured employment in six months
85.8 per cent of fresh graduates from Yale-NUS College’s (Yale-NUS) Class of 2024 in the labour force[1] were employed[2] within six months of completing their final examinations. The median gross monthly salary[3] of Yale-NUS graduates in full-time permanent employment in 2024 was S$4,786. This is based on the Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey 2024, which was conducted jointly by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and other Autonomous Universities (AUs) in Singapore.
According to the survey, the median gross monthly salary of Yale-NUS graduates with Bachelor of Science with Honours degrees who were in full-time permanent employment was S$5,043, while that for graduates with Bachelor of Arts with Honours degrees was S$4,557. For more details on the gross monthly salaries of Yale-NUS graduates, please click here.
149 out of a total of 231 fresh graduates participated in the joint survey.
Yale-NUS graduates were employed in diverse industries, which include Financial and Insurance, Business and Management Consultancy, Information & Communication, Scientific Research & Development, and Education.
Professor Joanne Roberts, President of Yale-NUS, said, “We are very proud of our graduates who are actively contributing to their communities, putting into use the skills they have learned during their time here. Their capacities to harness different perspectives, draw connections across fields, and work collaboratively are highly sought-after skills in the workplace, and I am confident that our graduates will continue to excel in their different pathways.”
Yale-NUS students receive a broad-based interdisciplinary education that requires them to engage with different academic disciplines, multiple traditions, and ways of interacting with knowledge. Students are led to draw connections between multiple fields across the natural and social sciences and humanities, discover links across domains and connect these discoveries to topics and problems of contemporary society. The expertise gained through their majors and the interdisciplinary learning that they are exposed to at the College enables students to develop critical thinking, cross-cutting competencies and the skills needed to address global issues. Their four years of residential life on campus, also equips them with the ability to interact across cultures, manage differences and appreciate varied perspectives, refining their communication and social interaction skills. This enables them to adapt quickly to local and global work environments.
Nicole Lim joined the Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore’s Associate Programme after graduating from Yale-NUS College in 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics. During her time at Yale-NUS, Nicole participated in multiple internships, including an internship with EDB where she worked on its healthcare and wellness strategy, mapping out economic opportunities in line with Singapore’s move towards preventive health. Her stint as a Community Building Intern at Bettr Group also allowed her to spearhead outreach efforts, collaborate with social service organisations and facilitate impactful programmes for marginalised communities.
“I’m immensely grateful for the transformative journey that Yale-NUS has provided me. It’s been a profound opportunity to expand my horizons, both intellectually and culturally, as I’ve engaged with diverse perspectives and ideas. The academic challenges I’ve encountered have pushed me to grow, encouraging me to think critically and creatively. Beyond the classroom, Yale-NUS College has been a nurturing environment, offering me a supportive community and a sense of belonging—a true home away from home. My college years have been nothing short of extraordinary, and I’m forever thankful for the profound impact it has had on my personal and intellectual development.”
Ning Xinran, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Mathematical, Computational and Statistical sciences (Computer Science track), hopes to utilise engineering as a tool to create positive change. Xinran is currently working as an iOS developer at Rakuten Viki, a streaming platform focusing on providing Asian entertainment to global audiences.
Xinran is grateful to Yale-NUS College for having been a haven for exploring new interests and pursuing unconventional paths. Outside of academics, she took a gap year to pursue a diploma in illustration, and returned to co-lead the Life Drawing Circle in her final year. “I am forever thankful to Yale-NUS for inspiring me to reconnect with my childhood dreams and question the beliefs I had about myself. Beyond my personal journey, I am deeply moved by the culture of compassion which permeates through the community. I know this legacy will live on in its alumni well beyond its closure in 2025.”
History major Dineshram Sukumar is pursuing a World History and Cultures Master of Arts (MA) programme at King’s College London, before he embarks on a career as a secondary school history teacher in Singapore. As a history graduate, Dineshram recognised that historical narrative is shaped in large part by the sources at this historian’s disposal. However, to realise the potential of these sources for historical inquiry required getting the material to metaphorically ‘speak’. Hence, he was thankful that through the last four years of term assignments, office hours, and Summer Research Projects, he learned how to ask better questions and work with the material he had. It is this skill of asking questions that Dineshram hopes to impart to the students.
“I think the main benefit of Yale-NUS is the space for conversation that exists among students and faculty. It is often in these liminal moments that the best ideas are catalysed. The building energy of an ecstatic conversation gives initial form to these ideas, preparing them for further pursuit. That kind of space incubates a pursuit of knowledge that is rooted in relationships and people. I think that Yale-NUS showed me that these two spheres of life are not mutually exclusive, inspiring me to keep up the same spirit wherever I go next.”
Htet Myet Min Tun graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Global Affairs and a minor in Economics. He is currently pursuing a Master’s in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing under the Schwarzman Scholarship. As a Schwarzman Scholar, he engages with cutting-edge issues in diverse fields from geopolitics to business to technology which are reshaping the world today.
During his time at Yale-NUS College, Htet Myet led the Myanmar community in the wider NUS, served in the Student’s Judiciary, and conducted both academic and policy-oriented research on Myanmar and Southeast Asia.
“What I appreciate most out of my Yale-NUS education is the ability to think and the spirit to explore. I think liberal arts education has prepared me well to see the connections and gaps between different industries, ideas, and cultures and to articulate those complex issues. Further, numerous opportunities provided by Yale-NUS, from study abroad in Paris to summer internship in the United States, have broadened my perspectives and ignited my desire to see the wider world. That spirit, I believe, is crucial to thrive in today’s fast-changing world.”
The Class of 2024 also includes Rhodes Scholar Max Han and Quad Fellow Stanley Tan, who are pursuing postgraduate degrees at the University of Oxford and Yale University, respectively. From the Class of 2024, there are also students who have gone on to pursue graduate studies at NUS and other top universities worldwide, including Columbia University, University of Cambridge, University of Chicago and Imperial College London.
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[1] Graduates in the labour force refer to graduates who are either employed (i.e. working) or unemployed (i.e. not working but actively looking and available for a job).
[2] Employment refers to graduates working on a full-time permanent, part-time, temporary or freelancing basis.
[3] Gross Monthly Salary comprises basic salary, fixed allowances, over-time pay, commissions and other regular cash payments, before deduction of the employee’s CPF contributions and personal income tax. Employer’s CPF contributions, bonuses, stock options, other lump sum payments and payments-in-kind are excluded.
[4] Data is based on survey response rates of less than 70%.
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