Student population
Students constitute a significant part of the city's population. The University of Southampton and Southampton Solent University together have a student population of just over 40,000.
Each year approximately 6,000 graduates enter the labour market, with about 30% staying within the Southampton area to seek career opportunities. This gives the Region's employers access to a large pool of graduate labour including specalists areas such as marine, science, biotechnology, electronic engineering, medical sciences, opto-electronics, law and social sciences.
The following two tables provide details of student numbers at the University of Southampton and Southampton Solent University.
