The 1999-2000 Ontario University Graduate Survey found that 93.1% of 1997 university graduates were employed within six months of graduation and that employment rate climbed to 96.4% two years after graduation.

Dr. Paul Davenport, Chair, Council of Ontario Universities, and President of The University of Western Ontario was delighted by the results. “It’s great to have yet another confirmation that our graduates are doing so well in the job market. These results show that the success rate is distributed across the full range of disciplines taught at our universities.”

Commenting on today’s release of the 1999-2000 Ontario University Graduate Survey results, Hon. Dianne Cunningham, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities said: “Clearly a university education is preparing young people for ongoing success in the workforce.”

“Publicizing the experiences of university graduates gives prospective students the information they need to make informed choices for the future,” said Cunningham. “This information release is timely given that students will soon be making admission choices for this coming fall.”

The survey was conducted by the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre on behalf of the Council of Ontario Universities under a contract with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. This is the second annual survey to be conducted. More than 19,614 graduates took part in the survey, which also reviewed graduates’ earnings and how the skills graduates acquired during their studies are being applied in the workplace. On May 8, 2000, all Ontario universities will make survey results and other information about their institution publicly available through their institutions’ web sites.

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Arnice Cadieux 
Executive Director, Public Affairs
(416) 979-2165 ext. 224