Graduate employability: top universities in the United States ranked by employers 2025

By seeta.bhardwa@…, 14 November, 2024

A total of 51 US universities appear in the Global University Employability Ranking 2025, designed by the HR consultancy Emerging and published exclusively by Times Higher Education. The ranking reveals which universities recruiters at top companies think are the best at preparing students for the workplace.

The top 10 includes many of the usual suspects – Harvard University, the California Institute of Technology and Stanford University – but also New York University, which is not always found at the top of university rankings.

Tuition fees at US colleges vary widely, particularly for international students, so value for money arguably depends on both the cost of tuition and the likelihood that graduates will succeed in their future careers.

A number of state universities in the US, such as the University of California, Berkeley, which generally have lower tuition fees, do particularly well when evaluated by employers.


Top universities in the world for employability
Top universities in the UK for employability
Top universities in Canada for employability
Top universities in Australia for employability
Top universities in the Netherlands for employability
Top universities in France for employability
Top universities in Germany for employability


Top three universities in the US for graduate employability

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have helped to develop some of the most innovative technologies of today, such as 3D printing and bionic prostheses.

Among MIT’s alumni are 89 Nobel laureates, 58 National Medal of Science winners and 48 MacArthur fellows.

2. California Institute of Technology

According to the Caltech website, a high percentage of graduates go straight into the workforce. Many of these students have been recruited on campus.

The Career Development Center at the university provides networking sessions and twice-yearly careers fairs to assist students in finding jobs. Some 150 recruiters from various fields are present at each fair.

3. Stanford University

Stanford University is located in Stanford, California, near the world-renowned Silicon Valley.

In total, companies founded by Stanford affiliates and alumni generate more than $2.7 trillion (£21.5 trillion) in annual revenues, which would be the 10th-largest economy in the world. These firms include Google, Nike, Netflix, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Instagram and Charles Schwab.

Stanford alumni have also founded non-profit organisations such as Kiva and SIRUM.


Top universities in the United States for graduate employability 2025

Click each institution to view its full World University Rankings 2025 results

US Employability Rank 2025Global Employability Rank 2025Global Employability Rank 2024UniversityState
112Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts
221California Institute of TechnologyCalifornia
333Stanford UniversityCalifornia
445Harvard UniversityMassachusetts
566Princeton UniversityNew Jersey
61210Yale UniversityConnecticut
71516Columbia UniversityNew York
81620University of California, BerkeleyCalifornia
92126Carnegie Mellon UniversityPennsylvania
102517New York UniversityNew York
112930Duke UniversityNorth Carolina
123425Boston UniversityMassachusetts
134049The University of ChicagoIllinois
144134Arizona State University (Tempe)Arizona
154942Johns Hopkins UniversityMaryland
165260Dartmouth CollegeNew Hampshire
175454Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia
187078Brown UniversityRhode Island
197484Cornell UniversityNew York
207677Florida Institute of TechnologyFlorida
218182University of California, Los AngelesCalifornia
22115109Rice UniversityTexas
=23=116NRUniversity of Texas at AustinTexas
=23=116115Texas A&M UniversityTexas
24117121University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
25124138Northwestern UniversityIllinois
26126107Tufts UniversityMassachusetts
27129126Boston CollegeMassachusetts
28145151University of Michigan-Ann ArborMichigan
29146149Northeastern UniversityIllinois
30149145Michigan State UniversityMichigan
31154176Babson CollegeMassachusetts
32156157University of California, San FranciscoCalifornia
33161163University of Southern CaliforniaCalifornia
34164153Georgetown UniversityWashington DC
35172172Emory UniversityGeorgia
36173174University of California, San DiegoCalifornia
37175182Purdue University West LafayetteIndiana
38178168University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina
39182183University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignIllinois
40183179University of FloridaFlorida
41187194Penn State (Main campus)Pennsylvania
42191197Case Western Reserve UniversityOhio
43196196George Washington UniversityWashington DC
44199188Rutgers University - New BrunswickNew Jersey
45203202Vanderbilt UniversityTennessee
46208201University of GeorgiaGeorgia
47227243Brandeis UniversityMassachusetts
48231NRUniversity of WashingtonWashington
49239NRIllinois Institute of TechnologyIllinois
50242224University of Notre DameIndiana
51244246Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNew Jersey

 

Standfirst

US universities producing the most employable graduates have been ranked by companies around the world in the Global University Employability Ranking 2025

Country
Display TAP Popcard?
On

Comments