Over 90 per cent of fresh university graduates were employed in 2012, according to the first joint Graduate Employment Survey conducted by Singapore's three autonomous universities. SMU, NUS and NTU said in a joint statement on Friday that their graduates continue to be well sought after in the job market. They said the findings were strong affirmation of the value of the local university degree placed by employers in Singapore. A total of 9,668 full-time fresh graduates took part in the survey, For SMU, the mean gross monthly salary of its graduates last year was a record S$3,395, an increase from S$3,388 in 2011.