Our graduates

1st in the UK
for graduates in employment
Out of 100 Higher Education Institutions with 3,000 or more graduates, HESA: Graduate Outcomes 2023
Above the national average for graduates in highly skilled employment

Nearly two-thirds of CCCU graduates are in highly skilled graduate-level employment 15 months after completing their studies, 5 percentage points higher than the national average (71%)

Economic and community impact

University and students’ annual impact:
£535m
impact on the South East economy
£324m
impact on the Canterbury economy
5,757
additional jobs we helped create outside the University
Viewforth Consulting 2020
20,000
volunteering hours since 2017
Top 30%
for public and community engagement
KEF cluster 2021
Top 10%
for research partnerships
KEF cluster 2021

Environmental impact

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People and Planet, 1st award class University League 2019
reduction in scope1&2 carbon emissions since 2010

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Green Gown Awards International Winner

Accreditations

Stonewall
Stonewall
Athena Swan
Athena Swan
Disability Confident Employer
Disability Confident Employer
Eco Campus
Eco Campus
Armed Forces Covenant
Armed Forces Covenant
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Fairtrade Mark RGB
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