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University of Adelaide graduates are hot property in the Australian job market.

A recent report reveals that nearly 80% of University of Adelaide graduates obtained full-time employment within four months of completing their studies in 2004.

According to Graduate Destination 2004, which is based on an annual national Graduate Destination Survey and published by Graduate Careers Australia, of the University of Adelaide respondents, 78.7% were in full-time employment within four months of graduating, with a further 12.4% in part-time or casual employment.

By comparison, out of all South Australian graduates seeking full-time employment within this period, 75.1% were in full-time employment.

In some fields of study, a high percentage of University of Adelaide graduates succeeded in locating full-time work within four months.

These included Civil Engineering (100%), Medicine (97.9%), Agriculture (95.2%), Dentistry (95%), Economics (92.9%) and Mechanical Engineering (90.9%).

"This is an exceptional result considering a tighter market, mergers and acquisitions. It once again underlines the quality of the education and teaching we are providing," said Vice-Chancellor Professor James McWha.

The results also show a high percentage of University of Adelaide graduates continuing their studies: 45.6% of graduates of first degrees continued on to further full-time study, compared to 23.4% nationally.

Story by Howard Salkow