Class of 2012
Postgraduate Report
Cornell Career Services
Response
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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
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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
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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%
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Legal Careers
Law schools most frequently attended in 2012
Boston College Georgetown University Cardozo School of Law Harvard University Columbia University New York University Cornell University University of Michigan George Washington University 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.
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Medical Careers
Medical schools most frequently attended in 2012
Albert Einstein SUNY Upstate
Columbia University Stony Brook University New York Medical College Tufts University New York University University of Rochester SUNY Downstate 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.
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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
Employment
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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
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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.
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Employers Hiring the Most Cornellians
Accenture Goldman Sachs Bank of America Merrill Lynch Google
Barclays Capital IBM
Capital One JPMorgan Chase Citi Microsoft
Cornell University National Institutes of Health Deloitte Consulting PricewaterhouseCoopers Epic Systems Procter & Gamble Ernst & Young Teach for America General Electric UBS
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How Undergraduates Found Their Jobs
Salary Statistics
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Salary Statistics for Bachelor’s Degree Recipients
2012 2011 2010
Mean $53,673 $51,411 $50,288 Median $55,000 $52,000 $50,000
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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
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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
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Salary Statistics by Employment Sector for Employed Graduates
Percent of Response Mean Salary
Cornell Career Services
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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
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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
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