Private Education Institution Graduate Employment Survey 2023/2024
Get the latest insights to the annual survey on employment outcomes of economically active PEI graduates
Last updated 30 March 2026
Private Education Institution Graduate Employment Survey 2023/2024
SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) conducts an annual Private Education Institution (PEI) Graduate Employment Survey (GES) for graduates from full-time Bachelor’s level external degree programmes (EDPs) in Singapore, to survey the employment outcomes of PEI fresh graduates in the labour force.
The PEI GES aims to help prospective students make informed decisions on their education choices. It is mandatory for all PEIs offering EDPs to participate in the survey. Similar surveys are conducted for graduates of Autonomous Universities, polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education.
Key Survey Results
The survey received responses from about 3,500 full-time EDP fresh graduates who graduated between May 2023 and April 2024 across 27 PEIs. Detailed results of the survey can be found below. Detailed results of the survey can be found below.
Definitions of the employment indicators can be found in Annex A.
Table 1: Employment outcomes across PEI graduates from the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 cohorts and AU and Post-National Service Polytechnic graduates from the 2024 cohort
Employment Indicators | PEIs (Full-time EDPs) | AUs1 (NTU, NUS, SMU, SUTD SUSS) | Post-National Service Polytechnic Graduates2 | |
Proportion of Graduates in the Labour Force who were: | 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
Employed | 83.2% | 74.8% | 87.1% | 91.4% |
In Full-Time Permanent Employment | 58.7% | 46.4% | 79.5% | 65.2% |
Freelancing | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1.6% | 8.3% |
In Part-time/Temporary Employment | 18.9% | 17.3% | 6.0% | 17.8% |
Voluntary | 14.1% | 17.3% | 3.8% | 16.8% |
Involuntary | 4.7% | 6.9% | 2.2% | 1.0% |
Unemployed | 16.8% | 25.2% | 12.9% | 8.6% |
Unemployed but starting work soon | 2.2% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 2.4% |
Unemployed and still looking for a job | 14.6% | 21.4% | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Median Gross Monthly Salary (Full-Time Permanent Employment) | $3,400 | $3,500 | $4,500 | $3,000 |
Note: Employment figures may not add up due to rounding off.
1 The 2024 Joint AU Graduate Employment Survey (JAUGES) results were published on 24 February 2025. This includes fresh graduates who graduated from NTU, NUS, SMU, SUTD and SUSS only.
2 The 2024 Joint Polytechnic Graduate Employment Survey results were published on 13 January 2025.
Table 2: Employment Outcomes of Fresh Graduates from Full-Time EDPs by Institution (for institutions with 10 or more respondents)
Private Education Institution | Proportion of Graduates in the Labour Force who were | Median Gross Monthly Salary (Full-Time Permanent Employment) | Response Rate2 | No. of Fresh Graduate Respondents in the Labour Force3 | ||
Employed | In Full-Time Permanent Employment | |||||
1 | SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT | 78.4% | 48.3% | $3,600 | 48.1% | 1,446 |
2 | PARKWAY COLLEGE OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH | 76.5% | 70.6% | $4,000 | 73.2% | 17 |
3 | PSB ACADEMY | 73.5% | 45.4% | $3,350 | 33.1% | 291 |
4 | JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY | 70.2% | 42.9% | $3,500 | 18.0% | 84 |
5 | KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY | 67.9% | 41.1% | $3,000 | 39.6% | 287 |
6 | CURTIN EDUCATION CENTRE | 67.5% | 57.5% | $3,281 | 21.3% | 40 |
7 | MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE | 66.7% | 38.6% | $3,000 | 26.3% | 57 |
8 | ERC INSTITUTE | 59.1% | 45.5% | $4,000 | 40.9% | 22 |
9 | RAFFLES COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION* | 50.0% | 18.8% | N.A. | 13.7% | 16 |
*Median gross monthly salaries for selected PEIs are not shown due to the small sample size of respondents in full-time permanent employment.
1 Results of PEIs with fewer than 10 respondents are not published as there are too few economically active fresh graduate respondents for the data to be meaningful.
2 Response rate refers to the percentage of graduates from full-time degree programmes in PEIs who responded to the survey.
3 Results of PEIs based on a small sample size of fewer than 30 full-time fresh PEI degree graduates may not be representative of the institution’s graduate employment outcomes. Users should exercise caution in interpreting the data.
Table 3: Employment Outcomes of Fresh Graduates from Full-Time EDPs by Course Clusters
Course Cluster | Proportion of Graduates in the Labour Force who were | Median Gross Monthly Salary (Full-Time Permanent Employment) | |
Employed | In Full-Time Permanent Employment | ||
Arts, Design & Media* | 70.0% | 26.7% | N.A. |
Business | 77.6% | 50.1% | $3,483 |
Engineering* | 68.1% | 55.3% | N.A. |
Humanities & Social Sciences | 76.5% | 39.8% | $3,500 |
Information & Digital Technologies | 66.4% | 43.4% | $4,080 |
Sciences | 76.2% | 51.8% | $3,350 |
All PEI Courses | 74.8% | 46.4% | $3,500 |
*Median gross monthly salaries for selected course clusters are not shown due to the small sample size of respondents in full-time permanent employment.
View the full list of Course Clusters and Courses here.
Table 4: List of Registered Private Education Institutions with Graduates from Full-Time EDPs that Participated in PEI GES 2023/2024
1 | ACADEMIES AUSTRALASIA COLLEGE |
2 | AMITY GLOBAL INSTITUTE |
3 | AUSTON INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT |
4 | BEACON INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE |
5 | CURTIN EDUCATION CENTRE |
6 | DIMENSIONS INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE |
7 | EAST ASIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT |
8 | ERC INSTITUTE |
9 | ESSEC |
10 | HANBRIDGE INSTITUTE |
11 | JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY |
12 | KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY |
13 | LONDON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & FINANCE |
14 | MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE |
15 | NANYANG INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT |
16 | PARKWAY COLLEGE OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH |
17 | PSB ACADEMY |
18 | RAFFLES COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION |
19 | S P JAIN SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT |
20 | SHELTON COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL |
21 | SHRM COLLEGE |
22 | SINGAPORE COLLEGE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE |
23 | SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT |
24 | SINGAPORE RAFFLES MUSIC COLLEGE |
25 | SISH INSTITUTE |
26 | STANFORT ACADEMY |
27 | TMC ACADEMY |
Note: Private Education Institutions are arranged in alphabetical order