Class of 2011 Postgraduate Report

Cornell Career Services

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Response■ Response Rates Total Surveyed Responses Response Rate

University 3,517 2,585 73.5%Agriculture and Life Sciences 940 752 80.0%Architecture, Art, and Planning 119 65 54.6%Arts and Sciences 966 587 60.8%Engineering 674 544 80.7%Hotel 243 223 91.8%Human Ecology 326 208 63.8%ILR 249 206 82.7%

Postgraduate Activities■ Activities by College Employed Graduate School Other Endeavors*

University 53.5% 30.3% 16.2%Agriculture and Life Sciences 54.2% 23.3% 22.5%Architecture, Art, and Planning 61.5% 16.9% 21.6%Arts and Sciences 47.4% 34.2% 18.4%Engineering 44.1% 50.0% 5.9%Hotel 87.4% 5.4% 7.2%Human Ecology 35.3% 30.4% 34.3%ILR 72.3% 23.8% 3.9%

* Includes pursuing graduate school admission or employment, volunteering, and travel, among other activities.

Graduate/Professional Studies■ Most Frequently Selected FieldsEngineering 27.7%Law 13.2%Medicine 12.8%Biological Sciences 9.7%Computer and Information Sciences 4.7%Health Fields Other than Medicine 4.3%Business and Management 4.2%Other Physical Sciences 3.5%Social Sciences 3.0%Veterinary Medicine 2.7%

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.

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■ Legal CareersLaw schools most frequently attended in 2011

Brooklyn Law School Harvard UniversityColumbia University New York UniversityCornell University Stanford UniversityFordham University University at BuffaloGeorgetown University University of Chicago Acceptance rates*

Cornell (for 138 applicants) 91%National 71%

* Based on most recent data available from Law School Admission Council for fall 2011 acceptance.

■ Medical CareersMedical schools most frequently attended in 2011

Case Western Reserve University SUNY DownstateColumbia University SUNY Stony BrookDrexel University University at Buffalo Johns Hopkins University University of PennsylvaniaNew York University Weill Cornell Medical College

Acceptance rates*Cornell (for 148 applicants) 66%Cornell students with a 3.5 GPA or above 80%National 44%

* Based on most recent data available from Association of American Medical Colleges for fall 2011 acceptance.

■ FellowshipsCornell consistently gains national recognition for the fellowship successes of its students. The competitions are highly selective and there are few awards annually.

2011 2010

Carnegie Scholarship 1 Churchill Scholarship 1Gates Cambridge Scholarship 3 Goldwater Scholarship 2Goldwater Scholarship 2 Marshall Scholarship 1Luce Scholarship 2 Truman Scholarship 1Marshall Scholarship 1 Udall Scholarship 1Udall Scholarship 2

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Employment■ Full-Time On-Campus Recruiting by Bachelor's Degree RecipientsCollege of Enrollment Students InterviewsAgriculture and Life Sciences 234 965Architecture, Art, and Planning 20 61Arts and Sciences 236 812Engineering 227 1,040Hotel 155 778Human Ecology 81 188ILR 110 424

■ Total On-Campus Recruiting Activity* by Sponsoring Office Employers InterviewsCornell Career Services, Barnes Hall 146 4,082Agriculture and Life Sciences 29 503Architecture, Art, and Planning 13 249Engineering 138 4,472Hotel 60 1,081Human Ecology 1 11ILR 53 790 * Includes graduate and undergraduate full-time, internship, and co-op interviews.

■ Employers Hiring the Most CornelliansAmeriCorps Four Seasons Hotels and ResortsBank of America Merrill Lynch General ElectricBarclays Capital Goldman SachsCapital One GoogleCiti JPMorgan ChaseCity Year Morgan StanleyCornell University National Institutes of HealthDeloitte Consulting Nielsen CompanyEpic Systems PricewaterhouseCoopersErnst & Young Teach for America

■ How Undergraduates Found Their JobsJob Posting (without campus interview) 23.5%Previous Internship, Job, or Volunteer Experience 23.4%Referral/Personal Contact/Networking 22.0%Interview on Campus (on-campus recruiting) 20.4%Career Fair/Consortium 6.7%Cold Call or Letter (direct application to employer) 2.9%Entrepreneurial Venture 1.0%

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Salary Statistics■ Salary Statistics for Bachelor’s Degree Recipients 2011 2010 2009

Mean $51,411 $50,288 $47,698Median $52,000 $50,000 $46,030

■ Starting Salary Means by College 2011 2010 2009

Agriculture and Life Sciences $49,280 $49,306 $44,621Architecture, Art, and Planning $38,262 $37,485 $37,366Arts and Sciences $47,495 $45,119 $43,481Engineering $64,709 $63,861 $60,832Hotel $48,617 $48,811 $46,116Human Ecology $40,936 $41,840 $40,443ILR $51,648 $50,692 $47,138

■ Salary Statistics by Geographic Location for Employed Graduates Percent of Response Mean Salary

New York Metro 38.4% $56,445Mid-Atlantic 16.0% $49,963 West 11.9% $56,647New England 8.8% $48,845Upstate New York 8.5% $36,496 Midwest 6.0% $49,565 Southeast 4.3% $44,987Southwest 4.3% $48,417International 1.7% $48,702

■ Salary Statistics by Employment Sector for Employed Graduates Percent of Response Mean SalaryPublic Sector/Nonprofit Education 8.6% $34,700 Government 4.2% $40,524 Other Nonprofit 4.1% $32,606 Labor <1.0% $46,458Business/Industry Financial Services 22.5% $64,116 Consulting 15.4% $55,943 Hospitality 9.4% $43,749 General Business 6.3% $49,286 Manufacturing 6.0% $60,857 Technology 6.0% $61,964 Communications/Media 4.6% $46,029 Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals 3.4% $41,415 Retail 3.1% $49,549 Agriculture 2.3% $37,168 Law 2.3% $41,246 Insurance 1.1% $53,458

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Cornell Career Services■ Overview of ServicesCornell 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 opportunitiesJob-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 ActivitiesIndividual advising appointments and walk-in advising sessions 16,501Career development and information programs, classroom presentations 475Students attending programs and presentations 16,783Schools represented at annual Graduate and Professional School Days 233Students attending Graduate and Professional School Days 751Organizations represented at annual Cornell Career Services Career Fair 212Students attending Cornell Career Services Career Fair 5,312Organizations represented at Summer Opportunities Fair 30Students attending Summer Opportunities Fair 466Organizations represented at annual Nonprofit and Government Career Fair 59Students attending Nonprofit and Government Career Fair 576 Job-shadowing experiences during winter and spring breaks, 2011 961 808 students completed 961 externships, offered by 738 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, DirectorCornell Career Services103 Barnes Hall Ithaca, New York 14853607 255-5296

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