Student and Grad Success From Western Governors University

Student and Grad Success From Western Governors University

WGU is Focused on Student and Graduate Success

Knowing that the university you attend is accredited, it is important to know that you will learn the things you need to know to be successful in your career. At WGU, we are focused on your learning. At WGU, we're focused on your success.

WGU Grads Get the Jobs They Want and Are More Engaged at Work

A 2014 Gallup-Purdue Index, which compared 4,000 WGU graduate responses against national data, found that WGU grads are more engaged at work and reported better overall well-being than the national average. According to the study:

• The employment rate for WGU alumni who have graduated within the last five years—79 percent—easily outdistances the national average of 66 percent.
• WGU graduates are more likely to be engaged employees—15 percent higher than the national average.
• WGU alumni are at least twice as likely as graduates of other institutions to be thriving in all five elements of well-being—purpose, social, financial, community, and physical.
• WGU alumni are almost twice as likely to be emotionally attached to their university than alumni from other types of universities—proof that personal connections are possible in distance learning.