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Graduate Outcomes Survey – Longitudinal

The GOS-L is completed by graduates of Australian higher education institutions approximately three years after completing their studies. The GOS-L supplements the GOS by measuring graduates’ medium-term employment outcomes and further study activities.

   Target population
Graduates of Australian higher education institutions
    Responses
Over 48,000 graduates in 2025
   Survey cycle
Conducted annually
Data for the reports (2025 GOS-L National Report Tables) are available to download on the 'Resources' page of the QILT website.
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2025 GOS-L Results Summary

Graduates continue to experience strong gains in employment in the three years following completion of their qualification. The domestic undergraduate full-time employment rate immediately after graduation was 79.5 per cent in 2022 but rose 12.2 percentage points in the three years following graduation to 91.7 per cent in 2025. For further details, see the 2025 GOS-L National Report and data visualisation above.

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About the GOS-L

The GOS-L is completed by graduates of Australian higher education institutions approximately three years after completion of their studies. It provides information on labour market outcomes and further study activities, including employment status, salaries, occupations and skills utilisation. The GOS-L has been administered annually since 2016 and includes graduates who previously completed the  GOS. For example, the 2025 GOS-L re-surveys graduates who completed the 2022 GOS.

Results for domestic and international graduates are presented in the National Report.

Graduates of Australian higher education institutions are in scope for the GOS-L, including at undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and postgraduate research level. Information is collected for both domestic and international graduates, however published results refer to domestic graduates only.

Full-time employment

The proportion of graduates who were employed full-time three years after completing their course, as a percentage of those graduates who were available for full-time employment.

Overall employment

The proportion of graduates who were in any kind of employment.

Median salary

The median salary level of graduates who were in full-time employment.

Full-time study

The proportion of graduates who were undertaking further full-time study, as a proportion of all graduates.

Graduate Outcomes Questionnaire - Longitudinal (GOQ-L)

Data for the GOS-L is collected through the Graduate Outcomes Questionnaire - Longitudinal (GOQ-L).