2018-2019 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 2010 enrolment file. The records of these students were matched against records of those who were awarded degrees from the University of Guelph from 2011 to 2017. 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 2016 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 2016-17 who did not receive loans or grants through OSAP in 2017-18 and who defaulted on their repayment responsibilities as of July 2019. OSAP default rates are calculated by the MCU.

2018-2019 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 83.8% 91.2% 96.8% 0.5%
Architecture & Landsc Arch 97.8% 76.5% 100.0% 12.9%
Business & Commerce 79.7% 91.5% 98.3% 1.8%
Computer Science 54.2% 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Engineering 74.1% 91.2% 98.6% 1.6%
Fine & Applied Arts 67.3% 100.0% 93.8% 4.1%
Food Science & Nutrition 83.3% 91.3% 96.1% 2.6%
Health Professions x x x x
Humanities 74.4% 92.9% 94.2% 4.9%
Kin / Rec / Phys. Ed 88.0% 91.0% 95.7% 1.0%
Mathematics 72.2% x x 0.0%
Other Arts & Science 76.4% 93.9% 98.1% 8.7%
Pharmacy - - - -
Physical Sciences 79.0% 88.0% 100.0% 0.0%
Social Sciences 76.0% 92.9% 95.5% 4.0%
Veterinary Medicine 100.0% 97.6% 100.0% 0.0%
Institution Total 79.1% 91.9% 96.8% 2.5%
System Total Rate - 89.1% 95.2% 3.0%
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 2018-19 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 2019 Canada-Ontario Integrated Student Loan Default Rates