The aim of this article is to see if in France and the United Kingdom, graduates from the more selective departments have better employment prospects than those from other departments, even when individual characteristics of the graduates are controlled for. Logit models were tested usiing two employment indicators (the probability of being unemployed and the probability of occupying a high-grade occupation), for each of the three subject groups (Social sciences, Languages and Science). The model show that the selectivity of British university departments has greater effect on graduate employment prospects than that of French university departments.