The vast majority of St. Clare's graduates go to university as the next step in their career. Our students are welcomed by institutions all over the world, and during their two years at St. Clare's they are well prepared for university entry and given guidance and support in the applicaton process.

Most 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.

Students applied far and wide and have been successful in taking places at prestigious universities around the world. This has been a year of excellent results which has ensured success for our students, particularly at a time when competition is strong.

Summary of destinations for 2012 graduates:	No. of students
UK universities (see below for details of top universities)	74
US universities and Liberal Arts colleges	7
European universities and colleges including Cologne and Hamburg (Germany), Maastricht and Utrecht (Netherlands), IE Business School, Madrid (Spain), École Hoteliere de Lausanne (Switzerland), Vesalius (Belgium	16
Australia	2
Gap year (most placed in universities)	10
Employment or national service	1

UK university league tables

For 2012, 43 St. Clare's graduates, including those who took a gap year from 2011, have been placed in the top 20 UK universities (as ranked by The Independent newspaper) with 24 in the top 10 (see below).

Students placed in the top 10 UK universities are as follows:	No. of students
UK universities
University of Oxford	1
University of Cambridge	1
Imperial College London	2
Durham University	1
University of St. Andrews	2
University of Warwick	5
University College London	8
Lancaster University	1
University of Bath	3

The choice of degree subjects includes medicine, law, engineering, economics, biology, environmental engineering, urban planning, physics, history/politics, business studies, hospitality, modern languages, psychology, international relations, film studies, fashion marketing, arts and sciences and liberal arts.

Universities in the United States

Of the roughly 100 students who graduated with the International Baccalaureate Diploma in 2012 most applied to UK universites but some did choose to continue their studies in universities and colleges in the United States. Of those who chose US universities it is pleasing that 5 out of the 8 students gained entry to their first choice institution.

The universities are listed below along with their position in US universities league table:

• 2 to Pennsylvania State University, both to do engineering (for which Pennsylvania State is ranked #16)
• 1 to New York University (ranked #32 in National Universities)
• 1 to Northeastern University in Boston (ranked #56 although this student was invited to join their prestigious and much more competitive Honors Program)
• 1 to University of Richmond (ranked as a Liberal Arts College, #28)
• 1 to Barnard College, part of Columbia University in New York (ranked as a Liberal Arts College, also ranked #28)
• 1 to Xavier University in Ohio
• 1 to Parsons the New School For Design (in New York)

We pride ourselves on helping students to make well informed choices. Our careers and higher education programme provides a strong foundation for future study, work and life. Students comment on its value many years after they have left St. Clare's. An example of the sort of activities our university adviser runs is given in this newsletter - click here to read more.

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).