Class of 2010 Postgraduate Report

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Response■ Response Rates Total Surveyed* Responses Response Rate

University 3,664 2,658 72.5%Agriculture and Life Sciences 943 703 74.5%Architecture, Art, and Planning 128 63 49.2%Arts and Sciences 1,034 698 67.5%Engineering 750 556 74.1%Hotel 244 209 85.7%Human Ecology 358 258 72.1%ILR 240 197 82.1%

* Total number surveyed is 33 less than reported for the individual colleges; response rates, postgraduate activities, and salary means for students earning the jointly conferred degree in Biological and Environmental Engineering are reported in both CALS and Engineering statistics.

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

University 51.1% 32.0% 16.9%Agriculture and Life Sciences 47.7% 28.3% 24.0%Architecture, Art, and Planning 44.4% 15.9% 39.7%Arts and Sciences 53.1% 30.1% 16.8%Engineering 42.3% 50.3% 7.4%Hotel 84.2% 3.8% 12.0%Human Ecology 35.0% 44.4% 20.6%ILR 65.0% 24.4% 10.6%

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

Graduate/Professional Studies■ Most Frequently Selected FieldsEngineering 25.4%Medicine 14.2%Law 13.0%Biological Sciences 8.4%Health Fields Other than Medicine 5.2%Computer and Information Sciences 4.4%Veterinary Medicine 4.0%Other Physical Sciences 3.6%Business and Management 3.0%Architecture and Environmental Design 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 2010

Boston CollegeBrooklyn Law SchoolCardozo School of LawColumbia UniversityCornell University

Acceptance rates*

Cornell (for 164 applicants) 88%National 69%

* Based on most recent data available from Law School Admission Council for fall 2010 acceptance.

■ Medical CareersMedical schools most frequently attended in 2010

Albert EinsteinColumbia UniversityMount Sinai New Jersey Medical SchoolNew York University

Acceptance rates*Cornell (for 225 applicants) 67%Cornell students with a 3.4 GPA or above 74%National 44%

* Based on most recent data available from Association of American Medical Colleges for fall 2010 acceptance.

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

2010 2009

Churchill Scholarship 1Goldwater Scholarship 2Marshall Scholarship 1Truman Scholarship 1Udall Scholarship 1

Fordham University Georgetown UniversityHarvard UniversityNew York UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania

SUNY Stony BrookSUNY UpstateUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of RochesterWeill Cornell Medical College

Goldwater Scholarship 4Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship 1Truman Scholarship 1

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Employment■ Full-Time On-Campus Recruiting (Bachelor’s Level) Employers Schedules Interviews

University 367 808 4,800Cornell Career Services, Barnes Hall* 97 253 2,154Agriculture and Life Sciences 30 35 198Architecture, Art, and Planning 25 25 305Engineering 135 377 1,251Hotel 53 90 603Human Ecology 1 1 11ILR 26 27 278 * Employers seeking diverse majors from all colleges; includes Arts and Sciences.

■ Employers Hiring the Most CornelliansAmericorpsBank of America Merrill LynchBarclays CapitalCitiCity YearCornell UniversityDeloitte ConsultingDeutsche BankEpic SystemsErnst & Young

■ How Undergraduates Found Their JobsJob Posting (without campus interview) 22.5%Interview on Campus (on-campus recruiting) 21.8%Previous Internship, Job, or Volunteer Experience 21.1%Career Fair/Consortium 5.9%Referral/Personal Contact/Networking 25.6%Cold Call or Letter (direct application to employer) 1.9%Entrepreneurial Venture 1.1%

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General ElectricGoldman SachsGoogleJPMorgan ChaseMorgan StanleyNational Institutes of HealthPeace CorpsProcter & GambleTeach for AmericaU.S. Navy

Salary Statistics■ Salary Statistics for Bachelor’s Degree Recipients 2010 2009 2008

Mean $50,288 $47,698 $48,708 Median $50,000 $46,030 $50,000

■ Starting Salary Means by College 2010 2009 2008

Agriculture and Life Sciences $49,306 $44,621 $45,486Architecture, Art, and Planning $37,485 $37,366 $38,990Arts and Sciences $45,119 $43,481 $43,257Engineering $63,861 $60,832 $62,550Hotel $48,811 $46,116 $47,394Human Ecology $41,840 $40,443 $40,051ILR $50,692 $47,138 $49,879

■ Salary Statistics by Geographic Location Percent of Response Mean Salary

New York Metro 36.9% $53,269Mid-Atlantic 16.8% $46,615 West 9.5% $56,601New England 9.1% $48,113Upstate New York 7.4% $39,516 Midwest 6.7% $51,427 Southeast 4.8% $45,100Southwest 4.3% $47,184International 4.5% $56,203

■ Salary Statistics by Employment Sector Percent of Response Mean Salary

Public Sector/Nonprofit Education 9.9% $38,014 Government 5.1% $37,842 Other Nonprofit 3.9% $32,992 Labor <1.0% $46,978Business/Industry Financial Services 19.1% $61,232 Consulting 14.5% $54,128 Hospitality 9.7% $45,214 Technology 8.5% $60,683 Manufacturing 5.4% $57,330 Communications/Media 5.1% $44,249 General Business 4.2% $63,771 Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals 3.6% $43,933 Retail 3.4% $45,525 Law 3.2% $37,726 Agriculture 2.8% $37,732 Insurance <1.0% $53,725

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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 14,009Career development and information programs, classroom presentations 452Students attending programs and presentations 14,064Schools represented at annual Graduate and Professional School Days 226Students attending Graduate and Professional School Days 820Organizations represented at annual Cornell Career Services Career Fair 187Students attending Cornell Career Services Career Fair 4,799Organizations represented at annual Nonprofit and Government Career Fair 61Students attending Nonprofit and Government Career Fair 660Total number of on-campus interviews, including internship and graduate student recruiting 8,953 Job-shadowing experiences during winter and spring breaks, 2010 957 847 students completed 957 externships, offered by 633 alumni

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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