Post Graduation Statistics
Plans of Recent Graduates Upon Graduation

Class of 2020 Plans
Surveyed upon graduation (class of 2020), 69% of students planned to pursue employment and 15% planned to attend graduate or professional school, with the remaining 16% planning to travel, conduct other academic study or remain undecided. Within five years of graduation, 75% plan to enroll in graduate or professional school.
FIRST DESTINATIONS OF GRADUATING SENIORS (77% Response Rate)
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
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- 29% Finance & Consulting
- Management consulting
- Economic consulting
- Investment Banking
- Sales & Trading
- Financial services
- Marketing/Advertising
- 27% Technology/Engineering
- Software engineering
- Technical support/services
- University laboratories
- Government & non-profits
- 21% Research (STEM, Humanities, Social Sciences, Other)
- University laboratories
- Medical/pharmaceutical laboratories
- Think tanks
- Government & non-profits
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- 7% Public Service
- Service organizations
- Government
- Non-profits
- Religious organizations
- 7% Law
- Law firms
- Think tanks
- 6% Education
- Domestic (K-12, student teaching)
- Abroad (Fulbright, private tutoring)
graduate programs & professional programs
- Types of Programs (Classes 2016-20)
- 47% enter Ph.D. programs
- 32% enter Master's programs
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9% pursue medical degrees
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8% pursue law degree
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Top Attended Universities
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Harvard University
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University of Pennsylvania
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Yale University
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Princeton University
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Brown University
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University of Cambridge
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Columbia University
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University of Chicago
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- Top Graduate Fields
- Math and Physical Sciences (30%)
- Humanities (28%)
- Social Sciences (20%)
- Engineering (10%)
- Life Sciences (13%)
TOP Geographic locations
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Philadelphia (21%)
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Washington, D.C. (17%)
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New York City (17%)
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International (12%)
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Northern California/San Francisco (10%)
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Boston (8%)