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 

• 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
• 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
  • 9% pursue medical degrees
  • 8% 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 (30%)
  • Humanities (28%) 
  • Social Sciences (20%)
  • Engineering (10%)
  • Life Sciences (13%) 

TOP Geographic locations

• Philadelphia (21%)
• Washington, D.C. (17%)
• New York City (17%) 
• International (12%)
• Northern California/San Francisco (10%)
• Boston (8%)