About 90% of Yale-NUS fresh graduates secured employment in six months

89.1 per cent of fresh graduates from Yale-NUS College’s (Yale-NUS) Class of 2023 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 2023 was S$4,300. This is based on the Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey 2023, 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$4,600, while that for graduates with Bachelor of Arts with Honours degrees was S$4,250. For more details on the gross monthly salaries of Yale-NUS graduates, please click here.

183 out of a total of 249 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, “Our graduates continue to be highly sought-after in the marketplace, and we are proud to see them pursue their passions in diverse fields and create impact and value in the communities that they serve. Their education here has taught them the importance of drawing connections and examining issues from different perspectives and harnessing these diverse perspectives to seek solutions that cut across disciplines. I hope they will continue to put what they have learned here to good use, and I look forward to seeing them flourish in their careers.”

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.

Odele Tan joined Arup, a sustainable development consultancy for the built environment, as a Transport Planner after graduating from Yale-NUS with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Urban Studies and a minor in Mathematical, Computational, and Statistical Sciences (MCS). As a Transport Planner, she collaborates with stakeholders, analyses technical data, and conducts research on active and future mobility with respect to sustainable development.

With the supportiveness of the Urban Studies faculty and flexibility of Yale-NUS’ liberal arts and science education, Odele developed her interests and skills in data-driven urban planning. Odele credited Yale-NUS’ critical and interdisciplinary teaching in helping her bring a competitive edge and a holistic perspective to the urban planning industry.

“Learning the liberal arts has been a sheer joy for me. I am deeply thankful for the spaces and communities of the College to explore and pursue my niche from the many classes, activities, and experiences offered. The lessons I learned at Yale-NUS have stayed with me beyond the classroom and have enabled me to engage with the world around me critically and compassionately.”

Christie Chiu started working as a journalist at The Straits Times after graduating from Yale-NUS College with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Arts and Humanities. She shared, “I will always remember the many professors who spoke with me for hours on end not just about class assignments, but also about my life and aspirations. To them, I was more than a student or artist; I was also a fellow human being and they always encouraged me to be bold in my pursuits.” Christie believes the College’s unique environment for interdisciplinary innovation helped her make connections between seemingly disparate issues. She values her time at Yale-NUS for imbuing in her the instinct to seek alternative perspectives, which has put her in good stead in her career.

Besides entering the workforce immediately post-graduation, some Yale-NUS graduates have chosen to pursue graduate studies to deepen their knowledge in their chosen fields.

Venkatkrishna Karumanchi who graduated with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in MCS is now pursuing a Master’s degree in Mathematics at the University of Cambridge, before beginning a PhD programme.

Venkatkrishna appreciated the encouraging environment and supportive faculty at Yale-NUS for nurturing his interest in mathematics and helping him set his sights on an academic career in the field. “The close-knit nature of the Yale-NUS community, the small class sizes, and the faculty’s passion for mathematics allowed me to be captivated by the beauty of mathematics. I was able to begin research and take independent reading courses quite early, owing to the College’s Summer Research Programme funding and academic flexibility.”

The Class of 2023 includes Schwarzman Scholar Ryan Kueh and Yenching Scholar Dou Jingzhi, who are pursuing Master’s degrees at Tsinghua University and Peking University, respectively. To date, Yale-NUS College has three Rhodes, six Schwarzman, four Yenching and two Fulbright Scholars across its alumni and graduating classes. From the Class of 2023, there are also students who have gone on to pursue graduate studies at NUS, Yale University and other top universities worldwide, including Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, University of Chicago and London School of Economics.

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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.

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