2017-2018 Key Performance Indicators

The following table displays graduation and employment rates available as of 2019 for the University of Guelph.

Graduation Rates (Undergraduate)

Graduation rates are calculated by the MTCU by following a single cohort to determine whether the students graduated within 7 years. The chosen cohort consists of first-time, full-time undergraduate students in their first year based on the official Fall 2009 enrolment file. The records of these students were matched against records of those who were awarded degrees from the University of Guelph from 2010 to 2016. These graduation rates are understated as students who have transferred to another institution are recorded as “not graduating”.

Employment Rates (Undergraduate)

Employment rates result from the Ontario University Graduate Survey (OUGS) administered by the Ontario Universities Application Centre (OUAC). All 2015 graduates were asked about their employment situation 6 months and 2 years after graduating.

OSAP Default Rates (Undergraduate and Graduate)

OSAP default rates are the percentage of students issued Canada-Ontario Integrated Student Loans (COISL) in 2015-16 who did not receive loans or grants through OSAP in 2016-17 and who defaulted on their repayment responsibilities as of July 2018. OSAP default rates are calculated by the MCU.

2017-2018 Graduation, Employment, and COISL Default Rates: Guelph1, 2

Program Graduation Rate3

Graduate Employment Rate

(6 Months)4

Graduate Employment Rate

(2 Years)4

COISL Default Rate5
Agriculture & Bio Sci 79.5% 91.6% 94.8% 0.9%
Architecture & Landsc Arch 97.6% 92.3% 92.9% 0.0%
Business & Commerce 80.9% 93.2% 96.2% 1.8%
Computer Science 64.7% 78.6% 100.0% 1.1%
Engineering 71.8% 83.6% 98.1% 1.4%
Fine & Applied Arts 71.3% 80.0% 78.3% 5.7%
Food Science & Nutrition 83.7% 91.9% 94.3% 2.8%
Health Professions 89.5% x x X
Humanities 75.7% 93.5% 93.8% 1.7%
Kin / Rec / Phys. Ed 90.2% 90.9% 91.3% 0.9%
Mathematics 83.3% 100.0% 100.0% 13.3%
Other Arts & Science 76.3% 90.6% 98.0% 5.0%
Pharmacy - - - -
Physical Sciences 73.9% 84.0% 83.3% 0.0%
Social Sciences 78.0% 89.6% 96.1% 1.3%
Veterinary Medicine 100.0% 98.1% 98.1% 0.0%
Institution Total 79.3% 91.2% 94.9% 1.8%
System Total Rate - 88.3% 94.6% 2.8%
Notes:
1 “-“ indicates no data available.
2 To ensure respondent's confidentiality, cell counts less-than 5 are displayed as "x".
3 Degree Completion Rate for undergraduate cohort, fall new, year 1 students vs. graduates over a 7 year period. System total for 2017-18 not yet available.
4 Graduate Employment Rate is the number of graduates of bachelors or first professional degree programs expressed as a percentage of the labour force after graduation.
5 Canada-Ontario Integrated Student Loan Default Rates not yet available.