Featuring 495 universities, the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2018 provides vital information about how successful today’s students are at securing a top job after graduation.
The QS Graduate Employability Rankings is an innovative exercise designed to provide the world’s students with a unique tool by which they can compare university performance in terms of graduate employability outcomes and prospects.
Each institution’s score is comprised of five carefully-chosen indicators. Employer Reputation excepted, all metrics used are, currently, unique to the QS Graduate Employability Rankings. These indicators and the main methodological enhancements introduced this year are described below:
- Employer reputation (30%); QS traditionally includes the Employer Reputation as a key performance area in all its ranking exercises. Of course, this metric adopts a leading role in a ranking focused solely on employability.
- Alumni Outcomes (25%)
- Employer/Student Connections (10%)
- Graduate Employment rate (10%)
From this interesting list, let’s have a look at the positions of Southeast Asian universities for graduate employability:
RANK #171-180
Singapore Management University, Singapore [5-star rating]
RANK #201-250
University Malaya, Malaysia [5-star rating]
![Source Image: Asian Sentinel](https://d1clnn1l7s2lhf.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/kuala-lumpur-20120212-01170.jpg)
RANK #251-300
1. Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
![Images of Chulalongkorn University taken in 2015. Source Image: Yamastudio](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/4713299b601bc4679e11fdb3f7ab4128/cb9854e97ba81edf6b059d42_rw_1920.jpg?h=a418add9d2859cc10f6fcaf94e071fa4)
2. Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
![Source Image: YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XE_eOUu_HX0/maxresdefault.jpg)
3. University of Santo Tomas, Philippines [4-star rating]
![In the sprawling urban jungle that is Manila, UST stands out as a beautiful sanctuary. Source Image: Profascinate](http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2013/242/3/b/university_of_santo_tomas_main_building_by_jerald214-d6kenf0.jpg)
4. University of the Philippines, Philippines
![The Buildings of the University of the Philippines Diliman. Source Image: Choose Philippines](http://chooseweb.s3.amazonaws.com/raw/up_bgc_2.jpg)
RANK #301-500
1. Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia
2. De La Salle University, Philippines
![Source Image: FindUniversity.ph](http://www.finduniversity.ph/_resources/business/10966/de-la-salle-university-manila-995.jpg)
3. Mahidol University, Thailand
![Prince Mahidol Hall at Mahidol University in Thailand. Photography courtesy of Lasvit.](https://d4qwptktddc5f.cloudfront.net/Lasvit_Neurons_-Prince-Mahidol-Hall_Bangkok-1.jpg)
4. Gadjah Mada Universtiy, Indonesia
![Source Image: Asia Green Buildings](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u7xtuBZi-xY/UE6QgPFW0KI/AAAAAAAAAOo/xLDVr9Pn8Cs/s1600/467933_352977688102636_510483575_o.jpg)
5. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia [5-star rating]
![Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment UKM. Source Image: UKM](http://www.ukm.my/jurutera/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20140506_181232-copy.jpg)
6. Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) [3-star rating]
![Source Image: UiTM official website](http://www.uitm.edu.my/images/stories/news-hub/canseleri1.jpg)
Source : https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2018