Cornell Career Services

Cornell Career Services Class of 2005 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 3,445 2,374 68.9% Agriculture and Life Sciences 827 637 77.0% Architecture, Art, and Planning 124 55 44.4% Arts and Sciences 1,119 653 58.4% Engineering 689 482 70.0% Hotel 197 150 76.1% Human Ecology 349 292 83.7% Industrial and Labor Relations 194 143 73.7% * Total number surveyed is 54 less than reported for the individual colleges; response rates, postgraduate activities, and mean salaries for students earning the jointly conferred degree in Biological and Environmental Engineering are reported in both ALS and Engineering statistics. Postgraduate Activities Activities by College Employed Graduate School Other Endeavors* University 52.3% 33.1% 14.6% Agriculture and Life Sciences 53.4% 33.4% 13.2% Architecture, Art, and Planning 52.7% 23.7% 23.6% Arts and Sciences 46.6% 34.4% 19.0% Engineering 51.2% 38.0% 10.8% Hotel 90.0% 1.3% 8.7% Human Ecology 43.2% 38.0% 18.8% Industrial and Labor Relations 53.1% 38.5% 8.4% * Includes pursuing graduate school admission or employment, volunteering, and travel, among other activities. Graduate/Professional Studies Most Frequently Selected Fields Law 19.0% Engineering 16.6% Medicine 16.4% Biological Sciences 10.3% Veterinary Medicine 5.4% Health Fields Other than Medicine 3.8% Physical Sciences 3.8% Business and Management 2.8% Computer and Information Sciences 2.8% Education 2.3%

Legal Careers Law schools most frequently attended in 2005* Brooklyn Law School Columbia University Cornell University Fordham University George Washington University Harvard University New York University St. John s University University of Michigan Washington University Acceptance rates* Cornell (for 224 applicants) 92% National 59% * Based on most recent data available from Law School Admission Council for fall 2005 acceptance. Medical Careers Medical schools most frequently attended in 2005* Albert Einstein New York Medical College New York University SUNY Downstate SUNY at Stony Brook SUNY Upstate University at Buffalo UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Weill Cornell Medical College Acceptance rates* Cornell (for 210 applicants) 76% Cornell students with a 3.4 GPA or above 86% National 48% * Based on most recent data available from Association of American Medical Colleges for fall 2005 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. 2005 2004 Beinecke Scholarship 1 Goldwater Scholarship 1 Marshall Scholarship 1 Mellon Fellowship 1 Rhodes Scholarship 1 Samuel Huntington Public Service Award 1 Truman Scholarship 1 Udall Scholarship 2 Carnegie Junior Fellowship 1 Goldwater Scholarship 1 Truman Scholarship 1 Udall Scholarship 2

Employment On-Campus Recruiting Employers Schedules/Resume Drops Interviews University 619 1,156 8,818 Cornell Career Services, Barnes Hall* 162 339 2,762 Agriculture and Life Sciences 51 58 416 Architecture, Art, and Planning 15 17 178 Engineering 186 462 3,643 Hotel 99 144 859 Human Ecology 7 9 62 Industrial and Labor Relations 99 127 898 * Employers seeking diverse majors from all colleges; includes Arts and Sciences. Jobs Listed on CornellTRAK 2005 2004 2003 Full-time positions 17,854 15,612 17,368 Internships and summer jobs 1,033 1,163 1,616 Employers Hiring the Most Cornellians Cornell University General Electric Co. Goldman Sachs & Co. IBM J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. How Undergraduates Found Their Jobs Cornell Career Services 44.7% Interview through on-campus recruiting 17.9% CornellTRAK listing or resume referral 13.7% Previous externship/internship/co-op/employment 5.6% Career fair/forum contact on or off campus 5.5% Alumni referral 2.0% Personal, Alumni, or Faculty Contact 22.4% Personal contact 16.8% Faculty/department referral or job posting 3.0% Networking with alumni 2.6% Other Methods 24.1% Internet posting, excluding CornellTRAK 13.0% Other means, including newspaper ads, 6.9% ROTC, employment agencies Direct application to employer 4.2% Internship or Previous Employment 8.8% Previous internship/co-op/employment 8.8% (not found through Career Services) Microsoft Corp. Steve & Barry s University Sportswear Teach for America U.S. Navy Weill Cornell Medical Center

Salary Statistics Salary Statistics for Bachelor s Degree Recipients 2005 2004 2003 Mean $42,574 $39,935 $38,391 Median $40,000 $39,000 $36,000 Starting Mean Salary by College 2005 2004 2003 Agriculture and Life Sciences $39,166 $36,432 $35,168 Architecture, Art, and Planning $34,933 $31,384 $37,031 Arts and Sciences $39,535 $36,909 $35,564 Engineering $54,207 $50,330 $49,479 Hotel $40,031 $39,686 $37,832 Human Ecology $37,565 $35,259 $33,633 Industrial and Labor Relations $42,255 $40,212 $41,352 Mean Salary by Geographic Location Percent of Response Mean Salary New York State 42.2% $42,424 Mid-Atlantic 18.8% $41,482 New England 11.0% $43,619 West 9.1% $50,822 Southeast 5.0% $38,571 Midwest 4.5% $43,343 Southwest 3.4% $34,829 Other 6.0% $39,738 Salary Statistics by Employment Sector Graduates Responding Mean Salary Public Sector/Nonprofit Education 10.2% $33,092 Government 7.4% $38,228 Other Nonprofit 6.2% $28,010 Labor < 1.0% $27,950 Business/Industry Financial Services 16.6% $50,575 General Business 14.0% $38,338 Consulting 13.7% $47,759 Technology 9.4% $59,970 Retail 5.4% $41,520 Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals 5.1% $37,766 Manufacturing 3.7% $51,185 Law 3.6% $35,568 Communications 3.4% $34,868 Insurance 1.2% $44,455

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 13,598 Career development and information programs 499 Schools represented at annual Graduate and Professional School Days 190 Students attending Graduate and Professional School Days 1,150 Organizations represented at annual Cornell Career Services Career Fair 150 Students attending Cornell Career Services Career Fair 5,075 Organizations represented at annual Nonprofit and Government 60 Career Fair Students attending Nonprofit and Government Career Fair 626 Job-shadowing experiences during winter and spring breaks, 2005 676 604 students completed 676 externships, offered by 466 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, 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 Office of Publications and Marketing at Cornell University 4/2006 3.3M 060483 AP