The vast majority of St. Clare's graduates go to university as the next step in their career. International Baccalaureate Diploma students are supported in their applications for institutions all over the world.

The majority of students start university immediately while a small proportion choose to develop their personal skills and interests by taking a ‘gap year' in which to travel, work or volunteer and thus improve their career prospects prior to continuing in education. The IB 2008 students have applied far and wide and they have been successful in taking places at prestigious universities around the world.

The College has a strong, well-regarded Careers Office which provides advice to students seeking entry to universities in the UK, the US and other universities worldwide.

The list of university destinations in 2008 is impressive, reflecting the academic success of the 2008 graduates and those who took a gap year in 2007.

Summary of destinations for 2008 graduates:	No. of students
UK universities (see below for details of top universities)	65
US universities including Amherst, Bryn Mawr, Emory, Miami, Savannah College of Art and Design	8
Europe including Bocconi (Italy), Geneva (Switzerland), Maastricht (Netherlands), Poznan (Poland)	17
Art foundation	3
Gap year (most placed in universities)	13

UK university league tables

This year 31 St. Clare's graduates have been placed in the top 20 UK universities (as ranked by The Guardian newspaper), with 20 in the top 10 universities. These universities are ranked nationally by teaching, research, entry standards, staff-student ratio, first and second class degrees awarded, job prospects and spending per student.

Students placed in the top 10 UK universities are as follows:	No. of students
Oxford University	2
Cambridge University	2
Imperial College, University of London	1
St. Andrews	2
University College London	4
London School of Economics	3
Edinburgh University	5
Warwick University	1

The range of subjects that our students are studying includes medicine, law, chemical engineering, history/politics, economics, neuroscience, business studies, computer science, modern languages, architecture, public relations, psychology, international relations, music, singing and oriental studies.

Further detailed information is available from our Careers and Higher Education Adviser, Liz Reece (liz.reece@stclares.ac.uk) and for United States Universities and Colleges, Paul Sinclair (paul.sinclair@stclares.ac.uk).