Graduate Employment Survey
GES 2019 results
LASALLE overall employment rate for GES 2019 – 80.3%. 662 out of 870 graduates were surveyed in 2019. Overall response rate was 76%.
| LASALLE | OVERALL EMPLOYMENT RATE | FULL TIME PERMANENT FTP EMPLOYMENT RATE | PROPORTION OF GRADUATES IN THE LABOUR FORCE WHO ARE FREELANCING | MEDIAN GROSS MONTHLY SALARY OF FTP EMPLOYED |
| BA (Hons) | 84.7% | 40.9% | 25.9% | $2,550 |
| Visual and Applied Arts | 83.6% | 45.2% | 19.4% | $2,500 |
| Performing Arts | 90.6% | 17.0% | 62.3% | $3,200^ |
| Diploma | 69.9% | 25.7% | 16.9% | $2,100 |
| Visual and Applied Arts | 64.5% | 30.1% | 10.8% | $2,100~ |
| Performing Arts | 81.4% | 16.3% | 30.2% | $2,200^ |
| Masters (Visual and Applied Arts only) | 77.5% | 37.5% | 20.0% | $4,000~ |
Notes:
~ based on fewer than 30 FTP employed graduates
^ based on fewer than 10 FTP employed graduates
Source: Graduate Employment Survey 2019 conducted by independent research company, Beacon Consulting Pte Ltd
GES 2017 – 2019 Topline employment results
| QUALIFICATION | YEAR | EMPLOYED (%) | FULL TIME PERMANENT (%) |
| BA (HONS) | 2017 | 83.0% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | 39.7% | |
| 2019 | 84.7% | 40.9% | |
| Diploma | 2017 | 62.4% | 25.7% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | 27.3% | |
| 2019 | 69.9% | 25.7% |
Source: Graduate Employment Survey 2017 – 2019
Notes:
- The employment rates refer to the number of graduates employed as a proportion of graduates in the labour force (i.e. those who were working or not working but actively looking and available for work) as at 1st Nov 2019 (i.e. approximately six months after completing their final examinations).
- Overall employment includes all types of full-time, part-time, temporary and freelance employment.
- Full-time permanent employment refers to employment of at least 35 hours a week and where the employment is not temporary. It includes those on contracts of one year or more.
- Gross monthly salary pertains only to full-time permanently employed graduates. It comprises the basic salary, overtime payments, commissions, fixed allowances and other regular cash payments, before deductions of the employee’s CPF contributions and personal income tax. Employer’s CPF contributions, bonuses, stock options, lump sum payments, and payments-in-kind are excluded.
Full list of LASALLE diploma and degree courses surveyed available for download here.
