HOW ALUMNI EMPLOYABILITY AFFECTS UNIVERSITY RANKINGS Ben Sowter

HOW ALUMNI EMPLOYABILITY AFFECTS UNIVERSITY RANKINGS Ben Sowter | Director INTELLIGENCE UNIT

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A UNIQUE LENS QS the only global ranking authority to consider it INTELLIGENCE UNIT ? WORLD CLASS UNIVERSITY Central to the life goals of most prospective students An essential inclusion in every QS assessment 3

HEADLINE METHODOLOGY 40% EMPLOYER REPUTATION § Consistent, simple methodology § Stable results § Discipline independent 10% FACULTY STUDENT § Language powered by 5% INT’L FACULTY 20% independent dependence on self-reporting INTELLIGENCE UNIT ACADEMIC REPUTATION 5% § Low 20% CITATIONS PER FACULTY INT’L STUDENTS 4

INTELLIGENCE UNIT BY REGION BY SUBJECT BY CONTEXT BY MISSION BY TYPE 5

BY SUBJECT BY CONTEXT BY MISSION BY TYPE ASIA 48 SPECIFIC SUBJECTS BEST STUDENT CITIES GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY QS CLASSIFICATIONS LATIN AMERICA 5 BROAD AREAS HE SYSTEMS REIMAGINE EDUCATION TOP 50 UNDER 50 ARAB REGION GLOBAL MBA EECA DISTANCE/ ONLINE MBA BRICS EMBA INTELLIGENCE UNIT BY REGION QS STARS BUSINESS MASTERS 6

INTELLIGENCE UNIT ALUMNI OUTCOMES 7

SOURCES AND CRITERIA FOR MAPPING GLOBAL MEDIA OUTLETS SELECTION CRITERIA DATA SOURCES INCLUSION CRITERIA TOP GLOBAL/ REGIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS SPECIALISTS’ PUBLICATIONS DIVERSIFICATION YOUTH LEADERSHIP GLOBAL/ REGIONAL AWARDS CREDIBILITY OF PUBLISHER GLOBAL / REGIONAL REACH 8

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LISTS CONSIDERED INTELLIGENCE UNIT 201 57, 000 RECORDS 10

IN NUMBERS HIGH-ACHIEVERS LISTS OVER 28, 000 ALUMNI MAPPED 5 YEARS OF LISTS 25% GROWTH ALUMNI OUTCOMES DATA 132 LOCATIONS REPRESENTED INTELLIGENCE UNIT 201 OVER 2, 000 UNIVERSITIES MAPPED OVER 39, 000 HIGH-ACHIEVERS DEGREES MAPPED OVER 57, 000 RAW RECORDS ANALYSED 11

RECORD BALANCE Youth Other Degrees Tracked Undergrad Postgrad INTELLIGENCE UNIT List Classification 12

ALUMNI DISTRIBUTION INTELLIGENCE UNIT 13

INTELLIGENCE UNIT YOUTH/SENIOR LISTS BY LOCATION 14

LIST DISTRIBUTION 43 Marketing & Media 41 Law & Policy 35 Healthcare 30 Science & Technology Retail Education INTELLIGENCE UNIT 45 Culture & Entertainment 27 25 15

INTELLIGENCE UNIT The best universities at engaging with employers 16

INDICATORS & WEIGHTS ALUMNI OUTCOMES % 25 INTELLIGENCE UNIT % 25 % 10 GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RATE % 30 EMPLOYER STUDENT CONNECTIONS EMPLOYER REPUTATION % 10 PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS 17

INDICATORS & WEIGHTS ALUMNI OUTCOMES % 25 INTELLIGENCE UNIT % 25 % 10 GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RATE % 30 EMPLOYER STUDENT CONNECTIONS EMPLOYER REPUTATION % 10 PARTNERSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS 18

INTELLIGENCE UNIT BUSINESS MASTERS & MBA RANKINGS 19

MBA MIF MSB MMK 35% 15% 20% 15% 10% 20% 20% 10% 30% 20% 20% 20% 10% 35% 15% INTELLIGENCE UNIT MIM 40% 20

MBA MIF MSB MMK 35% 15% 30% 20% 35% 15% 20% 15% 10% 20% 10% ALUMNI OUTCOMES 20% Alumni 20% Outcomes 10% Entrepreneurship 20% 20% 10% INTELLIGENCE UNIT MIM 40% 21

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