SUMMER 2017 SURVEY REPORT – COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 1

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Summary (breakdown of activities, method of search, timing of search, average salaries) 2 Summer Job and Internship Locations 3 Summer Activities for Rising Seniors 4 Summer Activities for Rising Juniors 5 Summer Activities for Rising Sophomores 6 Salary by Industry 7 Salary by Job Type 8-10 Internship Information by Industry (All Schools)

Methodology Career Services surveyed Penn undergraduates to gather information about their experiences over the summer. Student responses were collected using an online survey during the summer and fall of 2017. This report summarizes the responses from rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in the College of Arts and Sciences during the Summer of 2017. A total of 1,831 students – 753 rising seniors, 613 rising juniors, and 465 rising sophomores - completed the survey. Respondents included students pursuing dual degrees with Wharton (199), Engineering (45) and Nursing (6). The response rate among rising seniors is 48%, among rising juniors, the response rate is 38% and the response rate among rising sophomores is 29%.

Prepared in March 2018 by: Claire Klieger, Senior Associate Director

Nathaniel Leach, Associate Director – Graphics & Data Visualization

University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences

SUMMER 2017 Survey Report

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2017 SUMMER PLANS SURVEYCollege of Arts & Sciences

14.2%Full-time, Unpaid

11.1%Part-time, Unpaid 67.8%

Full-time, Paid

6.9%Part-time, Paid

10%

4%

8%Penn Sponsored Program

8%PreviousEmployer

24%Applied Directly

4%Career Services Leads (Non-OCR)

29%Contacts

METHOD OF OBTAINING INTERNSHIP

4%On-Campus Recruiting (OCR)

8%Online Database (Not Handshake / PennLink)

8%Other

8%Handshake / PennLink

TOP EMPLOYERSUniversity of Pennsylvania (217)

University of Pennsylvania Health System (105)Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (32)

Boston Consulting Group (10)Morgan Stanley (10)Goldman Sachs (9)

Deloitte (6)Google (6)

Amazon (4)Ashoka (4)

Bloomingdale’s (4)Citi (4)

Deutsche Bank (4)FactCheck.org (4)

Institute for Contemporary Art (4)Macy’s (4)

NBCUniversal (4)YMCA (4)

TIMING OF OFFER

AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY

Full-Time: $2,699 Part-Time: $918

(1,003 reporting)

SUMMER JOB AND INTERNSHIP LOCATIONSPOPULAR CITIESPhiladelphia (469)New York (309)Washington, DC (64)Los Angeles (31)San Francisco (31)Boston (28)Chicago (14)

Hong Kong (14)Miami (8)Beijing (7)Cleveland (7)Houston (7)London (7)Paris (7)

338 Shanghai (7)Tel Aviv (7)Arlington (6)Jersey City (6)McLean (6)Palo Alto (6)Seattle (6)Singapore (6)

Cities where students interned around the world

JOB AND INTERNSHIP LOCATIONSUNITED STATES

INTERNATIONAL

STATE # STATE #Alaska 1 Minnesota 9Arizona 1 Missouri 4California 118 Nebraska 2Colorado 6 Nevada 1Connecticut 17 New Jersey 53Delaware 1 New Mexico 2Florida 13 New York 337Georgia 7 North Carolina 5Idaho 1 Ohio 13Illinois 19 Oklahoma 3Indiana 2 Oregon 1Iowa 1 Pennsylvania 525Kansas 1 Rhode Island 4Kentucky 1 South Carolina 1Louisiana 2 Tennessee 6Maine 3 Texas 20Maryland 19 Virginia 19Massachusetts 37 Washington 8Michigan 6 Wyoming 1

COUNTRY / TERRITORY (#) # COUNTRY / TERRITORY #Albania 1 Lebanon 2Argentina 1 Mexico 6Australia 2 Morocco 1Belgium 1 Nepal 2Brazil 4 Netherlands 1Cambodia 1 Nicaragua 2Canada 5 Pakistan 3China 17Ecuador 1

Peru 1

Ethiopia 2Philippines 2

France 7Republic of Korea 7

Gambia 1Romania 1

Germany 4Rwanda 1

Ghana 2Singapore 6

Greece 5South Africa 1

Guatelmala 2Spain 2

Hong Kong (S.A.R.) 13Sri Lanka 1

Hungary 1Sudan 1

India 16Sweden 1

Ireland 2Switzerland 2

Israel 16Taiwan 2

Italy 2Turkey 1

Japan 4Uganda 1United Arab Emirates 3

11.5%Worked

InternationallyJordanKenya

United Kingdom 711 Zimbabwe 1

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RISING SENIORSCollege of Arts & Sciences - Summer 2017

11.7%Full-time, Unpaid

8.6%Part-time, Unpaid 75.1%

Full-time, Paid

8.6%Part-time, Paid

6%

4%

6.7%Penn Sponsored Program

7.7%PreviousEmployer

23.5%Applied Directly

3.9%Career Services Leads (Non-OCR)22.4%

Contacts

METHOD OF OBTAINING INTERNSHIP

7.9%On-Campus Recruiting (OCR)

8.6%Online Database (Not Handshake / PennLink)

6.4%Other

12.9%Handshake / PennLink

TIMING OF OFFER

AVERAGE MONTHLYSALARY

Full-Time: $3,408Part-Time: $990

(469 Reporting)

($100 - $16,000)

($300 - $3,500)

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RISING JUNIORSCollege of Arts & Sciences - Summer 2017

18.3%Full-time, Unpaid

7.4%Part-time, Unpaid 64.1%

Full-time, Paid

10.2%Part-time, Paid

11%

2%

10%Penn Sponsored Program

6.7%PreviousEmployer

24.2%Applied Directly

4.8%Career Services Leads (Non-OCR)

32.7%Contacts

METHOD OF OBTAINING INTERNSHIP

.4%On-Campus Recruiting (OCR)

8.5%Online Database (Not Handshake / PennLink)

8.5%Other

4.2%Handshake / PennLink

TIMING OF OFFER

AVERAGE MONTHLYSALARY

Full-Time: $2,225Part-Time: $885

(322 Reporting)

($180 - $15,000)

($200 - $2,000)

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RISING SOPHOMORESCollege of Arts & Sciences - Summer 2017

13.2%Full-time, Unpaid

10.6%Part-time, Unpaid 59.2%

Full-time, Paid

17%Part-time, Paid

16%

8%

8%Penn Sponsored Program

9%PreviousEmployer

25%Applied Directly

3%Career Services Leads (Non-OCR)

36.5%Contacts

METHOD OF OBTAINING INTERNSHIP

1%On-Campus Recruiting (OCR)

4.5%Online Database (Not Handshake / PennLink)

10%Other

3%Handshake / PennLink

TIMING OF OFFER

AVERAGE MONTHLYSALARY

Full-Time: $2,484Part-Time: $869

(322 Reporting)

($100 - $5,000)

($200 - $3,400)

SUMMER 2017 SURVEY REPORT – COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 7

Full-Time Salary by Industry (All Class Years)

*Salary statistics are not released for industries where fewer than 3 students reported full-time salaries.

Industry

Average Monthly

Salary

# Reporting

Salary

Range of Monthly

Salary

Communications: Advertising/Public Relations $1,739 17 $950 - $2,560

Communications: Media/Entertainment $1,682 56 $480 - $5,000

Communications: Publishing/Printing $1811 3 $1000 - $3,200

Consulting $3,756 78 $180 - $8,000

Design $1,616 4 $864 - $2,400

Education: Elementary/Secondary Education $1,513 10 $550 - $3,000

Education: For Profit Education $1,635 12 $320 - $3,00

Education: Higher Education $1515 144 $230 - $5,800

Education: Research Labs/Centers - Higher Education $1,370 72 $100 - $2,700

Energy/Natural Resources/Utilities $1,804 8 $500 - $4,352

Financial Services: Diversified Financial Services $4,231 30 $400 - $13,500

Financial Services: Hedge Fund $3,421 8 $1,000 - $6,250

Financial Services: Investment Banking/Brokerage $5,896 61 $1,00 - $15,000

Financial Services: Investment Management $3,361 35 $200 - $10,000

Financial Services: Private Equity $3,889 15 $1,00 - $7,500

Financial Services: Venture Capital $2,902 10 $6,00 - $6,666

Government: Local Government $1,754 4 $545 - $2,520

Government: State --- 2 ---

Government: Federal Government $2,553 13 $850 - $5,000

Government: Non-U.S. Government Service $667 4 $545 - $2,520

Government: Intergovernmental Organization --- 2 ---

Government: U.S. National Laboratories $2,560 5 $2,400 - $3,000

Healthcare: Health Maintenance Organization $1,681 6 $1,085 - $3,300

Healthcare: Hospital $1,328 58 $200 - $2,750

Healthcare: Private Health Care Provider (for profit) $2,156 15 $480 - $4,000

Hospitality / Leisure / Sports $1,387 45 $150 - $4,000

Insurance $2,892 13 $600 - $4,000

Legal Services $1,476 13 $285- $3,200

Manufacturing: Aerospace or Automotive --- 2 ---

Manufacturing: Biomedical Products/Pharmaceuticals $3,166 20 $1,680 - $5,000

Manufacturing: Consumer Products $2,645 13 $1,000 - $5,000

Nonprofit: Cultural Institutions/Arts $1,185 14 $320 - $2,330

Nonprofit: Public Interest/Advocacy $1,608 36 $300 - $6,336

Nonprofit: Social Services $1,253 8 $560 - $2,000

Other $1,442 6 $500 - $2,400

Real Estate/Construction $2,145 19 $1,000 - $4,000

Retail/Wholesale $1,833 27 $400 - $4,600

Technology $2,888 97 $100 - $8,000

Telecommunications $2,789 7 $100 - $1,680

Transportation $2,313 4 $150 - $4,000

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Full-Time Summer Salary by Job Type (Work Activities)

*Salary statistics are not released for job functions where fewer than 3 students reported full-time salaries.

Job Type

Average Monthly

Salary

# Reporting

Salary

Range of Monthly

Salary

Accounting: Internal Accounting $1,893 9 $500 - $4,000

Architecture $2,075 4 $1,200 - $2,700

Arts and Culture: Administration $1,550 3 $1,000 - $2,000

Arts and Culture: Graphics / Design $1,369 7 $400 - $1,920

Arts and Culture: Museum / Art Gallery / Curatorial $925 3 $530 - $1,320

Arts and Culture: Performing Arts --- 1 ---

Communications: Advertising/Account Mgmt./Media Planning $1,603 21 $320 - $4,000

Communications: Editing $1,297 7 $639 - $2,500

Communications: Journalism/Other Writing $2,166 13 $376 - $3,800

Communications: Public Relations $2,240 17 $400 - $5,000

Communications: Production $1,691 14 $100 - $3,200

Consulting: Management/Strategy $4,450 48 $600 - $8,000

Consulting: Research $2,577 21 $600 - $5,000

Consulting: Technical/Information Systems $3,427 6 $1,530 - $5,633

Data Science: Data Analysis $2,452 30 $500 - $6,200

Data Science: Statistics --- 2 ---

Economics: Economic Development --- 2 ---

Economics: Economic Research/Econometrics $2,538 16 $1,500 - $10,000

Education: Administration $1,279 11 $500 - $2,000

Education: Counseling $1,789 3 $1,500 - $2,000

Education: Research $1,275 20 $300 - $2,500

Education: Teaching $1,536 25 $320 - $3,500

Energy/Environment: Exploration & Production --- 1 ---

Energy/Environment: Management & Policy --- 1 ---

Energy/Environment: Research $1,800 6 $500 - $2,500

Engineering: Design --- 2 ---

Engineering: Manufacturing / Production --- 1 ---

Engineering: Product Management $3,276 4 $1,600 - $4,622

Engineering: Quality Assurance $2,487 3 $2,080 - $2,880

Engineering: Research & Development $3,974 10 $2,188 - $8,170

Engineering: Systems --- 1 ---

Finance: Commercial Banking/Lending $4,156 8 $1,167 - $7,083

Finance: Financial Planning & Analysis (non-banking) $2,986 20 $400 - $8,160

Finance: Investment Banking $6,215 35 $1,000 - $15,000

Finance: Investment Management/Counsel $3,168 18 $700 - $6,250

Finance: Private Equity $3,899 13 $1,000 - $7,500

Finance: Risk Management $3,669 7 $200 - $7,000

Finance: Securities Research $3,839 18 $400 - $7,100

Finance: Sales $4,348 10 $1,000 - $7,300

Finance: Trading $5,738 8 $2,000 - $8,000

Finance: Venture Capital $2,924 9 $600 - $6,666

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Full-Time Summer Salary by Job Type (Work Activities) - continued)

Job Type

Average Monthly

Salary

# Reporting

Salary

Range of Monthly

Salary

Government: Intelligence / Law Enforcement --- 2 ---

Government: Lobbying $1,213 3 $220 - $1,920

Government: Policy Research/Analysis $2,080 13 $350 - $6,336

Government: Public Management --- 2 ---

Healthcare: Clinical Research $1,421 39 $200 - $3,200

Healthcare: Health Care Policy / Management $2,237 9 $1,333 - $3,500

Healthcare: Hospital / HMO Administration $2,192 6 $1,200 - $3,300

Healthcare: Other Clinical/Non-Nursing $1,100 6 $900 - $1,760

Healthcare: Public Health Administration --- 2 ---

Hospitality / Leisure / Sports: Camp Counselor $1,269 17 $280 - $4,400

Hospitality / Leisure / Sports: Coach $1,763 5 $1,000 - $3,400

Hospitality / Leisure / Sports: Life Guard $1,743 4 $150 - $2,800

Hospitality / Leisure / Sports: Restaurant Worker $1,343 14 $150 - $2,800

Information Technology: Product Designer --- 1 ---

Information Technology: Program Manager --- 2 ---

Information Technology: Software Developer/Engineer $4,548 24 $400 - $13,500

Information Technology: Systems Engineer --- 1 ---

Information Technology: Technical Support --- 2 ---

Information Technology: Technology Analyst $3,630 4 $2,720 - $5,000

Information Technology: Technical Writer --- 1 ---

Information Technology: Web Designer/Developer --- 2 ---

Insurance: Actuarial $2,854 5 $600 - $4,000

Insurance: Benefits & Pension Planning --- 1 ---

Insurance: Risk --- 1 ---

Insurance: Sales --- 2 ---

Insurance: Underwriting --- 1 ---

Law: Paralegal $1,837 18 $285 - $6,250

Management/Administration: Administrative Assistant/Office Management $1,126 20 $321 - $1,840

Management/Administration: General Management $1,735 9 $750 - $3,000

Management/Administration: Human Resources --- 2 ---

Management/Administration: Operations $2,507 16 $230 - $6,500

Marketing: Buyer / Merchandising $2,934 4 $2,656 - $3,320

Marketing: Marketing Analysis/Research $2,370 27 $330 - $6,200

Marketing: New Business Development $2,341 13 $533 - $4,000

Marketing: Product/Brand Management $2,519 34 $200 - $5,800

Marketing: Sales/Sales Account Management $1,697 24 $400 - $5,000

Marketing: Social Media $2,070 11 $850 - $3,200

Nonprofit/Social Services: Administration $973 3 $600 - $1,320

Nonprofit/Social Services: Direct Service $1,300 5 $1,000 - $2,000

Nonprofit/social Services: Fund Raising / Promotion --- 1 ---

Nonprofit/Social Services: Policy $1,440 3 $1,200 - $1,680

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Full-Time Summer Salary by Job Type (Work Activities) - continued)

Job Type

Average Monthly

Salary

# Reporting

Salary

Range of Monthly

Salary

Nonprofit/Social Services: Program Evaluation $1,240 5 $1,000 - $1,600

Nonprofit/Social Services: Program Planning $1,362 5 $1,000 - $1,642

Nonprofit/Social Services: Research $1,568 12 $300 - $2,800

Other $1,662 19 $200 - $5,300

Real Estate: Development $2,683 4 $1,700 - $3,750

Real Estate: Property Management --- 1 ---

Real Estate: Real Estate Investment Analysis $2,320 5 $1,500 - $4,000

Real Estate: Sales $1,375 4 $1,000 - $2,000

Scientific Research: Biology/Biochemistry $1,911 34 $250 - $5,000

Scientific Research: Biomedical $1,537 35 $100 - $4,100

Scientific Research: Chemistry --- 2 ---

Scientific Research: Physics $1,785 10 $1,200 - $2,400

Scientific Research: Psychology $1,153 10 $250 - $1,920