Bath Spa University Placements

Bath Spa University might not be the first name that pops up when Overseas Education Consultants in India talk about big placements, but year after year it quietly delivers some of the strongest employability outcomes for international students, especially from India.

The university sits in a UNESCO World Heritage city that attracts creative industries, tech start-ups, tourism companies and big names like Dyson (which has a major campus 30 minutes away). Students on creative writing, film, media, music, fashion and business courses regularly land paid internships and graduate roles at BBC Bristol, Aardman Animations, Endemol, Superdry, Rotork and smaller Bath-based digital agencies. The in-house Careers & Employability team runs dedicated international student workshops, CV clinics in Hindi/Punjabi when needed, and one-to-one mock interviews with British employers who already know how to hire globally.

What surprises most families is the 96-98 % employability rate (HESA data) that includes international graduates. The optional placement year is properly structured, students can work anywhere in the UK, and the university helps secure Tier 4 placement visas without extra headaches. Many Indian students come back with offers from London agencies because Bath is only 90 minutes by train and companies love hiring from a university that feeds them portfolio-ready talent every year.

Living costs are lower than Bristol or London, so students can actually afford to stay an extra year for the placement and still save money. For creative and business profiles that don’t need Russell Group prestige on the CV but want solid UK work experience and the two-year Graduate Route visa, Bath Spa keeps outperforming expectations.