Band 7+: The charts below show what the history and engineering graduates of a particular university were doing six months after graduating. The figures cover a two-year period. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar charts represent information about history and engineering graduates from after 6-month graduating during a two-year period.

Overall, the vast majority of graduates in both fields were employed six months after graduation. However, engineering graduates had a merely higher employment rate than history graduates, while more of them continued further study. In both years, around 60–70% of history graduates were employed, with a small increase in second.

Also, more history graduates continued their study compared with engineering students. In particular, only around 10% of engineering graduates decided to study further in both years. In contrast, about 25–30% of history students went to further study, which was significantly higher than engineering graduates. Only a small percentage of graduates from both fields took time out or were seeking work. However, more engineering graduates were unemployed (about 10%) compared to history graduates (under 5%).

In conclusion, engineering graduates were better employed, while history graduates were more likely to continue their studies.