1-6-1　Undergraduate career option trends

In AY2023, the rate of grasping the career path of graduates was 98.3%.
With the restoration of companies’ willingness to hire graduates, the employment rate of graduates seeking employment has increased for four consecutive years since AY2020.

Faculties (Humanities): Faculties other than the Faculty of Science and Technology
Faculties (Sciences): Faculty of Science and Technology

1-6-2　Employment trends by industry by Faculty

The number of graduates who find a job in “Telecommunications” exceeded one fourth of all graduates who found jobs (25.9%). About one third of graduates of the Faculty of Theology and the Faculty of Humanities moved into the field of “Telecommunications,” and not a few students have found employment in the popular industry of consulting. By faculty, a relatively high percentage of graduates of the Faculty of Theology found jobs in “Education,”  graduates from the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Science and Technology secured employment in “Manufacturing,” graduates from the Faculty of Economics found employment in the category of “Investigation and professional services” and “Finance,” and those from the Faculty of Foreign Studies found jobs in “Wholesale/retail.”
Moreover, the service industry, medical and welfare services, electricity and gas services and other services are classified under “Other industries.” The reason why many graduates of the Faculty of Human Sciences found jobs in “Other industries” is that most graduates of the Department of Nursing take employment in the medical service sector.

1-6-3　Graduate career option trends

The percentage of graduate students who found employment among those seeking employment increased by 3 points from last year. Students from the Graduate School of Science and Technology finding jobs in “Manufacturing” dropped to below 50%, and graduate students finding employment in “Telecommunications” increased to approximately 30%.

Graduate schools: Humanities (predoctoral and master’s programs other than Science and Technology)
Graduate schools: Sciences (predoctoral program in science and technology)

1-6-4　Successful candidates of National Public Employee Recruitment Examinations

Decreasing trend of applicants for national public employees nationwide continues to decline, and the number of applications and successful applicants from Sophie University have also dropped slightly. Sophia University has produced successful Certified Nurse and Public Health Nurse examinees from AY2014, when the Department of Nursing was completed.
Statistics for the national exams for Certified Midwives have been accumulated since AY2016, when its first group of enrollees completed the Course of Midwifery.

1-6-5　Employment in companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market

Many students who were hired by private enterprises were employed by companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, that is, 33.7% of undergraduate students with humanities degrees, 41.2% of undergraduate students with science degrees, and 53.2% of graduate students with science degrees.
Until AY2021, the number of students employed by companies listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange was counted, and since AY2022, the number of students employed by companies listed on the Prime Market has been counted. The number of companies listed on the Prime Market is smaller than those listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange,(*) so the percentage of employment of undergraduate students by listed companies is low.

* The number of companies listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange as of March 2022: 2,176; those listed on the Prime Market as of March 2024: 1,651

1-6-6　Satisfaction with career decisions

The level of satisfaction with career decisions was asked as an optional question on the career decision questionnaire but has been asked as a mandatory question from AY2020. The overall level of satisfaction was higher than the last year, with 86.9% of undergraduates indicating that they were “Satisfied” or “Somewhat satisfied” with their career decision, up slightly, while 80.7% of graduates responding “Satisfied” or “Somewhat satisfied” with their career decision, a decrease of 2.1 points.
Employment satisfaction of students who studied abroad is particularly high at 91.7%.