Post Graduation Statistics

Plans of Recent Graduates Upon Graduation

Class of 2019 Plans

Surveyed upon graduation (class of 2019), 70% of students planned to pursue employment and 21% planned to attend graduate or professional school, with the remaining 9% planning to travel, conduct other academic study or remain undecided. Within five years of graduation, 84% plan to enroll in graduate or professional school.

FIRST DESTINATIONS OF GRADUATING SENIORS (75% Response Rate)

EMPLOYMENT TRENDS (70% of respondents)

• 26% Research (STEM, Humanities, Social Sciences, Other)
  • University laboratories
  • Medical/pharmaceutical laboratories
  • Think tanks
  • Government & non-profits
• 26% Finance & Consulting
  • Management consulting
  • Economic consulting
  • Investment Banking
  • Sales & Trading
  • Financial services
  • Marketing/Advertising
• 24% Technology/Engineering
  • Software engineering
  • Technical support/services
  • University laboratories
  • Government & non-profits
• 9% Education
  • Domestic (K-12, student teaching)
  • Abroad (Fulbright, private tutoring)
• 9% Public Service
  • Service organizations
  • Government
  • Non-profits
  • Religious organizations
• 5% Law
  • Law firms
  • Think tanks

graduate programs & professional programs (21% of respondents)

• Types of Programs (Classes 2015-19)
  • 44% enter Ph.D. programs
  • 35% enter Master's programs
  • 9% pursue medical degrees
  • 9% pursue law degree
• Top Attended Universities

  • Harvard University 

  • University of Pennsylvania

  • Yale University

  • Princeton University 

  • Brown University

  • University of Cambridge

  • Columbia University

  • University of Chicago

• Top Graduate Fields
  • Math and Physical Sciences (34%)
  • Humanities (27%) 
  • Engineering (19%)
  • Life Sciences (10%)  
  • Social Sciences (10%)

TOP Geographic locations

• New York City (19%) 
• Philadelphia (17%)
• Washington, D.C. (14%)
• Northern California (10%)
• Boston (9%)
• International (5%)