Graduate Employment Survey SMU Statistics
Table of Contents
This is a subsection of the Graduate Employment Survey blog post. The full blog post can be found here.
Introduction #
In this subsection, we will be analyzing the Graduate Employment Survey (GES) 2025 statistics for Singapore Management University (SMU). The GES is conducted annually to survey the employment conditions of graduates about six months after their final examinations.
We will go through the overall statistics, followed by a detailed analysis of each school’s statistics.
For SMU statistics, we will be combining the Cum Laude and non-Cum Laude statistics into a single chart for better comparison.
You can think of Cum Laude as the top X% of the cohort. I can’t seem to find any sources on the exact percentage. If you have any information, please let me know.
SMU also adds their double degree students into the single degree statistics under their first degree, which is a bit different from NUS and NTU so the higher percentile statistics may be a bit inflated.
With this in mind, the underlying assumption is that students who achieve Cum Laude will have better prospects than those who do not.
Overall #
Cohort Sizes #
The number of fresh graduates has been increasing slowly over the years, with a significant jump in 2023. In 2025, there were 2331 fresh graduates (no follow up graduates were surveyed).
Response Rates % #
However, the response rates are similar over the years.
School of Accountancy #
Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #
In generally, the salary is increasing, with the Cum Laude statistics being higher than the non-Cum Laude statistics as expected.
Employment Rate #
The employment rates are similar between the Cum Laude and non-Cum Laude statistics. It is generally fluctuating around the 95% mark. The full time employment rate dropped for both Cum Laude and non-Cum Laude statistics in 2020, but has since recovered.
School of Business #
Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #
The salary is generally increasing with a slight dip in 2023. The Cum Laude statistics are generally higher than the non-Cum Laude statistics as expected. The median of the Cum Laude statistics is similar to the average of the non-Cum Laude statistics.
Employment Rate #
The full time employment rate of Cum Laude students is generally higher than the non-Cum Laude students. However, the overall employment rate is very similar.
School of Economics #
Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #
The salary is generally increasing, with the Cum Laude statistics being higher than the non-Cum Laude statistics as expected. Similar to other courses in SMU, the median of the Cum Laude statistics is similar to the average of the non-Cum Laude statistics.
Employment Rate #
The full time employment rate of Cum Laude students is generally higher than the non-Cum Laude students. However, the overall employment rate is very similar.
School of Computing & Information Systems (Information Systems) #
Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #
The salary is generally increasing, with the Cum Laude statistics being higher than the non-Cum Laude statistics as expected. The median of the Cum Laude statistics is higher than the average of the non-Cum Laude statistics.
Employment Rate #
The overall employment rate is generally fluctuating around the 95% mark and is very similar between the Cum Laude and non-Cum Laude statistics.
The full time employment rate of Cum Laude students is generally higher than the non-Cum Laude students. However, in 2021, the full time employment rate of Cum Laude students is lower than the non-Cum Laude students.
School of Computing & Information Systems (Computing & Law) #
This is a new programme introduced in recent years. Only data from 2025 is available.
Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #
Employment Rate #
School of Computing & Information Systems (Computer Science) #
This course is still relatively new with data from 2023 onwards. The increasing cohort size provides more meaningful data over time.
Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #
Employment Rate #
School of Social Sciences #
Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #
Similar to other courses, the salary is generally increasing with a small dip in 2023. The Cum Laude statistics are generally higher than the non-Cum Laude statistics as expected. The median of the Cum Laude statistics is similar to the average of the non-Cum Laude statistics.
Employment Rate #
Similar to the other courses, the full time employment rate of Cum Laude students is generally higher than the non-Cum Laude students. However, the overall employment rate is very similar.
School of Law #
Gross Monthly Salary (SGD) #
Unlike the other courses, the Cum Laude statistics are generally similar to the non-Cum Laude statistics.
Employment Rate #
The employment rate fluctuates throughout the years. Similar to the gross monthly salary, the Cum Laude statistics are generally similar to the non-Cum Laude statistics.