Datasets
Autonomous University Identity and GES Definitions
The six Autonomous Universities versus UAS private-arts status, plus Graduate Employment Survey denominator and employment-definition rules that distinguish overall employment from full-time permanent employment.
Autonomous University Identity and GES Definitions
Use each row with its stated population base, denominator, and reference period. These rows identify institutional status and survey definitions. They do not quote a year's headline employment rate, guarantee admission, or predict an individual graduate's outcome. Narrative interpretation lives in universities.
Publicly funded university identity
| Institution | Status | Population / denominator | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, SIT, SUSS | Six Autonomous Universities (AUs) | Singapore publicly funded autonomous universities | Accessed 9 Aug 2026 |
| University of the Arts Singapore (LASALLE and NAFA constituent colleges) | Government-supported private arts university; not a seventh AU | Government-supported private arts university sector | Accessed 9 Aug 2026 |
| Duke-NUS Medical School | Graduate medical school within NUS; not a separate AU | Graduate medical school within NUS | Accessed 9 Aug 2026 |
Sources: MOE Education Statistics Digest 2025 and MOE post-secondary overview, accessed 9 August 2026.
Graduate Employment Survey definitions
| Concept | Definition | Population / denominator | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey timing | About six months after completion of final examinations | GES responding graduates from the autonomous universities | GES 2024 |
| Labour-force denominator | Graduates who were working, or not working but actively looking and available for work | Graduates in the GES labour force | GES 2024 |
| Overall employed | Graduates in the labour force working on a full-time permanent, part-time, temporary or freelance basis | Share of graduates in the labour force | GES 2024 |
| Full-time permanent employment | Employment of at least 35 hours a week that is not temporary (including contracts of one year or more), as a share of graduates in the labour force | Share of graduates in the labour force | GES 2024 |
| Salary medians | Reported for full-time permanent employees only | Full-time permanent employees in the GES sample | GES 2024 |
An overall employment rate is therefore not the same as a full-time permanent employment rate, and a university-wide figure is not a course-cluster guarantee. Source: MOE Joint AU GES 2024, accessed 9 August 2026.
Record details
- Also known as
- ["autonomous universities","AU count","GES definitions","graduate employment survey denominator"]
- Jurisdiction
- SG
- What each row represents
- one institutional-status row or GES denominator/definition rule
- Update cadence
- after MOE university-identity changes or Graduate Employment Survey definition changes
- Source format
- markdown
Dates describe this record’s own period and applicability. A verification date does not mean a rule is currently in force.
Sources
- MOE — Overview of Singapore's education system Accessed 2026-08-09
- MOE — Overview of post-secondary education institutions Accessed 2026-08-09
- MOE — Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey 2024 Accessed 2026-08-09
Collection as of 2026-10-07 · An expanding collection. Published counts show available knowledge, not complete coverage of Singapore.