Approximately six months after their graduation dates, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ surveyed the class of 2016. The survey tracks early outcomes and satisfaction among ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ graduates. See highlights of the study below.
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| Post-Graduation Status | Post-Graduation Employment Status | Annual Base Salaries by School or College | Graduate Satisfaction |
83%
of graduates are employed full-time, attending graduate school or participating in a service program.
70% were employed full-time.
10% were attending graduate school full-time.
3% were participating full-time in a service program.
86%
of grads looking for work obtain full-time jobs.
Full-time employment of job-seeking graduates by field of study:
Engineering: 80%
Business: 93%
Math or natural sciences: 78%
Social sciences: 90%
Humanities or fine arts: 78%
53k
median starting salary for the graduate working full-time
Median starting salary for full-time worker by field of study:
Engineering: $70,500
Business: $60,500
Math or natural sciences: $38,000
Social sciences: $45,500
Humanities or fine arts: $45,500
85%
of all graduates indicated that ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ had provided good to excellent preparation for life after college.
92% of grad school students indicated that ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ provided good to excellent preparation for graduate study.
80% of full-time workers indicated that ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ provided good to excellent preparation for their careers.
These data were collected from graduates who began as first-time freshmen in 2012 and graduated within four years. The survey instrument was emailed to all 2016 graduates for whom we had valid e-mail addresses (97%). The response rate of 40% yields a profile that is representative of the class of 2016 by school/college, academic cluster, sex, and ethnicity/race.