Cornell Career Services

Cornell Career Services Class of 2007 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 3,537 2,668 75.4% Agriculture and Life Sciences 899 717 79.8% Architecture, Art, and Planning 124 59 47.6% Arts and Sciences 1,044 629 60.2% Engineering 731 651 89.1% Hotel 226 184 81.4% Human Ecology 315 269 85.4% ILR 236 193 81.8% * Total number surveyed is 38 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 ALS and Engineering statistics. Postgraduate Activities Activities by College Employed Graduate School Other Endeavors* University 56.4% 30.1% 13.5% Agriculture and Life Sciences 57.9% 27.1% 15.0% Architecture, Art, and Planning 66.1% 10.2% 23.7% Arts and Sciences 51.7% 28.8% 19.5% Engineering 50.4% 44.9% 4.7% Hotel 88.6% 2.2% 9.2% Human Ecology 47.6% 30.9% 21.5% ILR 61.7% 33.7% 4.6% * Includes pursuing graduate school admission or employment, volunteering, and travel, among other activities. Graduate/Professional Studies Most Frequently Selected Fields Engineering 24.9% Law 14.7% Medicine 11.6% Biological Sciences 8.6% Health Fields Other than Medicine 5.5% Veterinary Medicine 4.9% Computer and Information Sciences 4.0% Business and Management 3.5% Physical Sciences 2.9% Education 2.7%

Employment Full-Time On-Campus Recruiting (Bachelor s Level) Employers Schedules/Resume Drops Interviews University 555 1,450 7,947 Cornell Career Services, Barnes Hall* 166 520 3,776 Agriculture and Life Sciences 42 64 554 Architecture, Art, and Planning 56 51 117 Engineering 166 609 2,256 Hotel 74 137 832 Human Ecology 6 7 47 ILR 45 62 365 * Employers seeking diverse majors from all colleges; includes Arts and Sciences. Jobs Listed on CornellTRAK 2007 2006 2005 Full-time positions 32,929 26,184 17,854 Internships and summer jobs 1,537 883 1,033 Employers Hiring the Most Cornellians Cornell University Goldman Sachs & Co. IBM Business Consulting Services JPMorgan Chase Lehman Brothers Merrill Lynch How Undergraduates Found Their Jobs Cornell Career Services 48.4% Interview through on-campus recruiting 21.7% CornellTRAK listing or resume referral 11.8% Previous externship/internship/co-op/employment 6.8% Career fair/forum contact on or off campus 6.8% Alumni referral 1.3% College office job listing <1.0% Personal, Alumni, or Faculty Contact 19.4% Personal contact 12.1% Faculty/department referral or job posting 4.0% Networking with alumni 3.3% Other Methods 22.1% Internet posting, excluding CornellTRAK 13.0% Other means, including newspaper ad, 5.1% ROTC, employment agency Direct application to employer 4.0% Internship or Previous Employment 9.2% Previous internship/co-op/employment 9.2% (not found through Career Services) Morgan Stanley National Institutes of Health Peace Corps Steve & Barry s University Sportswear Teach for America UBS

Legal Careers Law schools most frequently attended in 2007 American University Brooklyn Law School Cardozo School of Law Columbia University Cornell University Fordham University Harvard University University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania University of Virginia Acceptance rates* Cornell (for 192 applicants) 88% National 66% * Based on most recent data available from Law School Admission Council for fall 2007 acceptance. Medical Careers Medical schools most frequently attended in 2007 Albert Einstein Drexel University New York Medical College New York University SUNY Downstate SUNY Upstate UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School University at Buffalo University of Rochester Weill Cornell Medical College Acceptance rates* Cornell (for 208 applicants) 68% Cornell students with a 3.4 GPA or above 81% National 45% * Based on most recent data available from Association of American Medical Colleges for fall 2007 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. 2007 2006 Carnegie Junior Fellowship 1 Goldwater Scholarship 3 Luce Scholarship 1 Marshall Scholarship 1 Rhodes Scholarship 1 Udall Scholarship 1 Goldwater Scholarship 2 Udall Scholarship 3

Salary Statistics Salary Statistics for Bachelor s Degree Recipients 2007 2006 2005 Mean $47,857 $45,060 $42,574 Median $48,115 $45,000 $40,000 Starting Salary Means by College 2007 2006 2005 Agriculture and Life Sciences $44,395 $41,173 $39,166 Architecture, Art, and Planning $38,993 $36,087 $34,933 Arts and Sciences $43,437 $42,635 $39,535 Engineering $59,366 $57,016 $54,207 Hotel $46,926 $44,540 $40,031 Human Ecology $40,529 $39,917 $37,565 ILR $49,583 $45,820 $42,255 Salary Statistics by Geographic Location Percent of Response Mean Salary New York Metro 37.1% $50,838 Mid-Atlantic 14.4% $46,575 West 13.2% $52,289 New England 9.3% $45,896 Upstate New York 8.5% $40,148 Midwest 4.9% $46,331 Southwest 4.2% $41,574 Southeast 4.1% $44,672 International 4.2% $43,742 Salary Statistics by Employment Sector Percent of Response Mean Salary Public Sector/Nonprofit Education 7.8% $33,381 Other Nonprofit 4.3% $28,919 Government 4.2% $38,045 Labor <1.0% $35,515 Business/Industry Financial Services 21.7% $56,960 Consulting 15.0% $51,317 Hospitality 9.2% $43,189 Technology 8.1% $61,097 General Business 7.7% $45,855 Manufacturing 4.3% $55,245 Retail 4.1% $47,287 Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals 3.9% $48,126 Law 3.6% $38,744 Communications/Media 3.0% $38,815 Agriculture 2.5% $36,783 Insurance <1.0% $40,000

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 11,630 Career development and information programs 452 Schools represented at annual Graduate and Professional School Days 220 Students attending Graduate and Professional School Days 1,400 Organizations represented at annual Cornell Career Services Career Fair 270 Students attending Cornell Career Services Career Fair 4,630 Organizations represented at annual Nonprofit and Government 55 Career Fair Students attending Nonprofit and Government Career Fair 480 Job-shadowing experiences during winter and spring breaks, 2007 740 681 students completed 740 externships, offered by 531 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 4/2008 3.2M AP 080366