Cornell Career Services

Cornell Career Services Class of 2012 Postgraduate Report career.cornell.edu

Cornell Career Services surveys Cornell University bachelor s degree recipients for six months following graduation. This report summarizes postgraduate activities for the university as a whole. For more comprehensive statistics by college, please refer to college reports. Response Response Rates Total Surveyed Responses Response Rate University 3,649 2,571 70.5% Agriculture and Life Sciences 977 833 85.3% Architecture, Art, and Planning 122 53 43.4% Arts and Sciences 1,006 655 65.1% Engineering 725 443 61.1% Hotel 241 203 84.2% Human Ecology 301 156 51.8% ILR 277 228 82.3% Postgraduate Activities Activities by College Employed Graduate School Other Endeavors* University 57.3% 26.0% 16.7% Agriculture and Life Sciences 52.6% 23.3% 24.1% Architecture, Art, and Planning 62.3% 9.4% 28.3% Arts and Sciences 52.6% 32.6% 14.8% Engineering 57.7% 36.2% 6.1% Hotel 88.7% 3.4% 7.9% Human Ecology 34.0% 30.1% 35.9% ILR 74.6% 18.4% 7.0% * Includes pursuing graduate school admission or employment, volunteering, and travel, among other activities. Graduate/Professional Studies Most Frequently Selected Fields Engineering 19.6% Medicine 15.4% Biological Sciences 10.4% Law 9.2% Other Physical Sciences 7.1% Health Fields Other than Medicine 6.8% Computer and Information Sciences 4.2% Business and Management 4.1% Veterinary Medicine 3.9% Agriculture and Natural Resources 3.8%

Legal Careers Law schools most frequently attended in 2012 Boston College Cardozo School of Law Columbia University Cornell University George Washington University Georgetown University Harvard University New York University University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania Acceptance rates* Cornell (for 88 applicants) 97% * Based on most recent data available from Law School Admission Council for fall 2012 acceptance. Medical Careers Medical schools most frequently attended in 2012 Albert Einstein Columbia University New York Medical College New York University SUNY Downstate SUNY Upstate Stony Brook University Tufts University University of Rochester Weill Cornell Medical College Acceptance rates* Cornell (for 135 applicants) 71% Cornell students with a 3.5 GPA or above 83% National 43% * Based on most recent data available from Association of American Medical Colleges for fall 2012 acceptance. Fellowships Cornell consistently gains national recognition for the fellowship successes of its students. The competitions are highly selective and there are few awards annually. 2012 2011 Beinecke Scholarship 1 Carnegie Scholarship 1 Churchill Scholarship 1 Gates Cambridge Scholarship 3 Gates Cambridge Scholarship 1 Goldwater Scholarship 2 Goldwater Scholarship 2 Luce Scholarship 2 Keasbey Scholarship 1 Marshall Scholarship 1 Truman Scholarship 2 Udall Scholarship 2 Udall Scholarship 1

Employment Full-Time On-Campus Recruiting by Bachelor's Degree Recipients College of Enrollment Students Interviews Agriculture and Life Sciences 213 733 Architecture, Art, and Planning 31 47 Arts and Sciences 230 819 Engineering 321 1,179 Hotel 154 822 Human Ecology 46 87 ILR 129 458 Total On-Campus Recruiting Activity* by Sponsoring Office Employers Interviews Cornell Career Services, Barnes Hall 159 4,226 Agriculture and Life Sciences 34 362 Architecture, Art, and Planning 3 46 Engineering 187 4,570 Hotel 73 1,133 Human Ecology 1 6 ILR 57 822 * Includes graduate and undergraduate full-time, internship, and co-op interviews. Employers Hiring the Most Cornellians Accenture Bank of America Merrill Lynch Barclays Capital Capital One Citi Cornell University Deloitte Consulting Epic Systems Ernst & Young General Electric How Undergraduates Found Their Jobs Goldman Sachs Google IBM JPMorgan Chase Microsoft National Institutes of Health PricewaterhouseCoopers Procter & Gamble Teach for America UBS Previous Internship, Job, or Volunteer Experience 23.9% Job Posting (without campus interview) 22.3% Referral/Personal Contact/Networking 22.3% Interview on Campus (on-campus recruiting) 19.8% Career Fair/Consortium 7.3% Cold Call or Letter (direct application to employer) 3.2% Entrepreneurial Venture 1.2%

Salary Statistics Salary Statistics for Bachelor s Degree Recipients 2012 2011 2010 Mean $53,673 $51,411 $50,288 Median $55,000 $52,000 $50,000 Starting Salary Means by College 2012 2011 2010 Agriculture and Life Sciences $49,335 $49,280 $49,306 Architecture, Art, and Planning $42,407 $38,262 $37,485 Arts and Sciences $49,025 $47,495 $45,119 Engineering $70,135 $64,709 $63,861 Hotel $51,411 $48,617 $48,811 Human Ecology $44,148 $40,936 $41,840 ILR $52,365 $51,648 $50,692 Salary Statistics by Geographic Location for Employed Graduates Percent of Response Mean Salary New York Metro 37.0% $57,129 Mid-Atlantic 13.9% $51,512 West 12.2% $62,411 New England 10.1% $53,796 Midwest 6.7% $51,043 Upstate New York 5.7% $38,998 Southwest 5.1% $47,556 Southeast 4.8% $48,173 International 4.5% $43,100 Salary Statistics by Employment Sector for Employed Graduates Percent of Response Mean Salary Public Sector/Nonprofit Education 8.6% $34,398 Government 3.7% $35,898 Other Nonprofit 3.0% $31,859 Labor <1.0% $41,667 Business/Industry Financial Services 18.6% $64,366 Consulting 15.6% $59,513 Technology 13.7% $70,236 Hospitality 7.7% $45,580 General Business 6.9% $50,678 Communications/Media 5.4% $44,759 Manufacturing 4.9% $57,301 Retail 4.0% $47,287 Law 2.9% $42,711 Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals 2.2% $43,438 Agriculture 1.4% $35,278 Insurance 1.2% $56,134

Cornell Career Services Overview of Services Cornell Career Services offers a broad range of programs and services to assist students with their career development. Career planning Career counseling and testing, library and Internet resources, shadowing and networking opportunities Job-search strategies Advice on the job search, workshops, employer career fairs (on and off campus) Employment services Interviews (on and off campus), resume referrals, job postings via the Internet Graduate and professional school advising Advice and workshops on the application process and fellowships, information resources, Graduate and Professional School Days Annual Activities Individual advising appointments and walk-in advising sessions 16,950 Career development and information programs, classroom presentations 477 Students attending programs and presentations 17,704 Schools represented at annual Graduate and Professional School Days 242 Students attending Graduate and Professional School Days 713 Organizations represented at annual Cornell Career Services Career Fair 267 Students attending Cornell Career Services Career Fair 5,598 Organizations represented at Summer Opportunities Fair 38 Students attending Summer Opportunities Fair 613 Organizations represented at annual Nonprofit and Government Career Fair 50 Students attending Nonprofit and Government Career Fair 478 Job-shadowing experiences during winter and spring breaks, 2012 1,071 876 students completed 1,071 externships, offered by 732 alumni and friends The mission of Cornell Career Services is to contribute to the Cornell community of learning by providing outstanding career-development services that help students apply their education and experiences toward advancing their career goals over a lifetime. Cornell Career Services educates students about career planning and the job-search process and promotes linkages between students and employers or graduate and professional schools. To learn more about Cornell Career Services, please visit our website at career.cornell.edu. Rebecca Sparrow, Director Cornell Career Services 103 Barnes Hall Ithaca, New York 14853 607 255-5296 Cornell University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. Printed on recycled paper Produced by University Communications 05/13.5M AP