AlmaLaurea Report 2025

The AlmaLaurea Report on Graduates’ Profiles analysed the educational performance of more than 305,000 graduates from 80 universities in 2024. Specifically, this includes 171,000 first-cycle graduates, 102,000 graduates from two-year Master’s programmes, and 32,000 graduates from single-cycle degree programmes.

The AlmaLaurea Report on Graduates’ Employment Outcomes analysed 690,000 graduates from 81 universities, holding first- and second-cycle degrees from 2023, 2021 and 2019, who were surveyed respectively one, three and five years after obtaining their qualification.

The University of Insubria’s graduates of 2024 included in the 27th Report on Graduates’ Profiles number 2,261. These comprise 1,585 first-cycle graduates, 390 graduates from two-year Master’s programmes, and 286 from single-cycle degree programmes.

The proportion of graduates with foreign citizenship stands at 3.5% overall: 2.6% among first-cycle graduates and 6.7% among graduates from two-year Master’s programmes. 
5.7% of graduates come from outside the region; specifically, this figure is 4.9% among first-cycle graduates and 9.5% among two-year Master’s graduates. 
56.4% of graduates hold an upper secondary school diploma from a liceo (classical, scientific, language, etc.): this share is 51.9% for first-cycle graduates and 55.9% for two-year Master’s graduates. 36.4% of graduates hold a technical secondary school diploma: 41.6% among first-cycle graduates and 33.3% among two-year Master’s graduates. The remaining proportion of graduates hold a vocational or foreign secondary school qualification.

The average age at graduation is 25.1 years for graduates overall, specifically 24.4 years for first-cycle graduates and 26.6 years for graduates from two-year Master’s programmes. This figure is influenced by delayed entry into university: not all upper secondary school graduates enrol immediately after obtaining their qualification. 
61.9% of graduates complete their studies within the standard time: in particular, 60.9% among first-cycle graduates and 72.6% among two-year Master’s graduates. 
The average graduation mark is 102.0 out of 110: 99.6 for first-cycle graduates and 108.3 for two-year Master’s graduates.

57.3% of graduates completed internships recognised by their degree programme: this figure is 58.1% among first-cycle graduates and 52.5% among two-year Master’s graduates (the latter rises to 70.2% when also considering those who undertook the internship only during the first cycle). 
11.1% of graduates undertook a study experience abroad recognised by their degree programme (primarily through Erasmus): 8.0% among first-cycle graduates and 16.4% among two-year Master’s graduates (this share increases to 20.9% when also including those who completed such experiences only during the first cycle). 
70.5% of graduates undertook paid employment during their university studies: 72.9% among first-cycle graduates and 68.9% among two-year Master’s graduates.

To analyse satisfaction with the university experience that has just been completed, the opinions expressed by graduates as a whole on a number of aspects were considered. 
89.2% of graduates are satisfied with their relationship with the academic staff, and 85.9% consider the workload to be appropriate for the duration of the degree programme. With regard to the facilities provided by the University, 70.4% of graduates who used them consider the classrooms to be adequate. More generally, 90.0% of graduates state that they are satisfied with their overall university experience. 
And how many would enrol again at university? 67.6% of graduates would choose the same degree programme at the same University again, while 4.5% would re-enrol at the same University but change degree programme.

The Survey on Graduates’ Employment Outcomes involved a total of 3,266 graduates 
from the University of Insubria. The data focus on analysing the outcomes of first- and second-cycle graduates who completed their studies in 2023 and were interviewed one year after graduation, as well as those of second-cycle graduates who completed their studies in 2019 and were interviewed five years after graduation.

The survey involved 1,579 first-cycle graduates of 2023, contacted one year after graduation (in 2024). 
46.8% of first-cycle graduates, after obtaining their degree, decide to continue their education with a second-cycle programme (the share of those enrolling in another first-cycle programme is negligible). After one year, 46.6% are still enrolled at university. For a more detailed analysis, the employment outcomes of first-cycle graduates who, after obtaining their degree, chose not to continue their university studies and entered the labour market directly are therefore examined below. 
By isolating first-cycle graduates of the University of Insubria who, after graduation, never enrolled in another degree programme (52.5%), it is possible to analyse their employment outcomes one year after graduation.

One year after graduation, the employment rate (including all those engaged in paid work, employment or training) stands at 83.9%, while the unemployment rate (calculated on the labour force, i.e. those already in or intending to enter the labour market) is 7.6%. 
Among those in employment, 17.6% continue the job they held before graduation, 25.7% have changed job, while 56.7% started working only after obtaining their degree. 
46.1% of those in employment have an open-ended employment contract, while 20.6% have a fixed-term contract. 7.6% are self-employed (as freelancers, self-employed workers, entrepreneurs, etc.). 
Part-time employment involves 10.0% of those in employment overall: 4.4% work part-time by choice, while for 5.6% it is involuntary part-time work. Average net monthly earnings amount to €1,552. 

But how many are doing a job related to what they studied? The effectiveness of the degree was examined, combining the requirement of a degree for the job performed and the use, in the job, of the skills acquired at university. 61.8% of those in employment consider their degree to be very effective or effective for the job they do. More specifically, 55.5% state that they make extensive use of the skills acquired at university in their work.

Second-cycle graduates of 2023 contacted one year after graduation number 659 (of whom 407 are graduates from two-year Master’s programmes and 252 from single-cycle Master’s programmes), while those who graduated in 2019 and were contacted five years after graduation number 492 (of whom 224 are graduates from two-year Master’s programmes and 268 from single-cycle Master’s programmes).

Among second-cycle graduates of 2023 interviewed one year after graduation, the employment rate (including all those engaged in paid work, employment or training) stands at 87.9% (88.7% among two-year Master’s graduates and 86.5% among single-cycle Master’s graduates). The unemployment rate, calculated on the labour force, is 5.6% (7.3% among two-year Master’s graduates and 2.5% among single-cycle Master’s graduates). 
15.6% continue the job they held before graduation, 17.5% have changed job, while 66.8% started working only after obtaining their degree. Among two-year Master’s graduates, these shares are 22.4%, 21.3% and 56.3% respectively; among single-cycle Master’s graduates they are 3.9%, 11.0% and 85.1%. 
22.3% of those in employment have an open-ended employment contract, while 15.6% have a fixed-term employment contract. 9.0% are self-employed (as freelancers, self-employed workers, entrepreneurs, etc.). Among two-year Master’s graduates, these shares are 32.8%, 20.9% and 3.7% respectively; among single-cycle Master’s graduates they are 3.9%, 6.5% and 18.2%. 
Part-time employment involves 8.3% of those in employment overall (5.6% among two-year Master’s graduates and 13.0% among single-cycle Master’s graduates): 3.6% work part-time by choice, while 4.7% are in involuntary part-time employment. Average net monthly earnings amount to €1,600 (€1,556 for two-year Master’s graduates and €1,679 for single-cycle Master’s graduates). 
78.0% of those in employment consider their degree to be very effective or effective for the job they are doing (67.7% among two-year Master’s graduates and 95.4% among single-cycle Master’s graduates); moreover, 72.0% state that they make extensive use of the skills acquired during their studies in their work (62.3% among two-year Master’s graduates and 89.0% among single-cycle Master’s graduates).

The employment rate of second-cycle graduates of 2019, interviewed five years after graduation, stands at 95.5% (91.9% among two-year Master’s graduates and 97.9% among single-cycle Master’s graduates). The unemployment rate is 1.7% (2.2% among two-year Master’s graduates and 1.4% among single-cycle Master’s graduates). 
39.9% of those in employment have an open-ended employment contract, while 6.0% have a fixed-term contract. 15.9% are self-employed. Among two-year Master’s graduates, these shares are 74.7%, 8.8% and 8.8% respectively; among single-cycle Master’s graduates they are 17.6%, 4.2% and 20.4%. 
Part-time employment involves 4.7% of those in employment overall (2.2% among two-year Master’s graduates and 6.3% among single-cycle Master’s graduates): 2.6% work part-time by choice, while 2.1% are in involuntary part-time employment. Average net monthly earnings amount to €2,108 (€2,172 for two-year Master’s graduates and €2,065 for single-cycle Master’s graduates). 
80.8% of those in employment consider their degree to be very effective or effective for the job they do (60.7% among two-year Master’s graduates and 93.6% among single-cycle Master’s graduates); 70.8% state that they make extensive use of the skills acquired at university in their work (53.8% among two-year Master’s graduates and 81.7% among single-cycle Master’s graduates). 
But where do they work? 51.9% of graduates are employed in the private sector, while 47.6% work in the public sector; 0.4% are employed in the non-profit sector. The services sector employs 85.8% of graduates, while industry accounts for 13.7% of those in employment; 0.4% work in the agricultural sector.