Stayrates of international graduates
Summary
- Almost 26% of international graduates stays in the Netherlands 5 years after graduation. Most of them have found a paid job position by then. Graduates of recent years stay more often than those who graduated before 2018.
- Research university graduates stay more often than university of applied science graduates. For example, all education students graduated at a research university compared to more than half of the education students graduated at a university of applied science stay in the Netherlands.
- Most stayers find a place to live in the provinces of Noord- and Zuid-Holland. However, Amsterdam is the most popular city to live in 5 years after graduation.
For more data on stay rates of international students in the Netherlands in 2013-2022 and an analysis of current trends and developments see our report Stayrate en arbeidsmarktpositie van internationale afgestudeerden 2013-2022 (in Dutch).
Follow this link for more information on stayrates and practical tips to increase students’ stayrates (in Dutch).
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