Cornell Career Services Class of 2004 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 3,567 2,516 70.5% Agriculture and Life Sciences 837 587 70.1% Architecture, Art, and Planning 132 74 56.1% Arts and Sciences 1,101 740 67.2% Engineering 713 511 71.7% Hotel 200 178 89.0% Human Ecology 400 275 68.8% Industrial and Labor Relations 227 169 74.4% * Total number surveyed is 43 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 50.6% 31.7% 17.7% Agriculture and Life Sciences 53.6% 30.2% 16.2% Architecture, Art, and Planning 43.2% 23.0% 33.8% Arts and Sciences 45.1% 34.2% 20.7% Engineering 48.2% 39.6% 12.2% Hotel 84.3% 0.0% 15.7% Human Ecology 39.6% 37.5% 22.9% Industrial and Labor Relations 54.4% 32.0% 13.6% * Includes pursuing graduate school admission or employment, volunteering, and travel, among other activities. Graduate/Professional Studies Most Frequently Selected Fields Law 19.8% Engineering 18.8% Medicine 13.9% Biological Sciences 8.0% Physical Sciences 4.5% Education 4.1% Health Fields Other than Medicine 3.9% Veterinary Medicine 3.6% Agriculture and Natural Resources 3.4% Computer and Information Sciences 3.3%
Legal Careers Law schools most frequently attended in 2004* Albany Law School Boston University Brooklyn Law School Cornell University Fordham University Harvard University St. John s University University at Buffalo University of Michigan University of Virginia Acceptance rates* Cornell (for 258 applicants) 85% National 56% * Based on most recent data available from Law School Admission Council for fall 2004 acceptance. Medical Careers Medical schools most frequently attended in 2004* Albert Einstein Drexel University New York Medical College New York University SUNY at Stony Brook SUNY Upstate Tufts University University at Buffalo University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Weill Cornell Medical College Acceptance rates* Cornell (for 220 applicants) 77% Cornell students with a 3.4 GPA or above 86% National 49% * Based on most recent data available from Association of American Medical Colleges for fall 2004 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. Carnegie Junior Fellowship 1 Goldwater Scholarship 1 Truman Scholarship 1 Udall Scholarship 2 2004 2003 Churchill Scholarship 1 Goldwater Scholarship 4 Rhodes Scholarship 2 Truman Scholarship 1 Udall Scholarship 2
Employment On-Campus Recruiting Employers Interview Schedules Interviews University 501 928 8,044 Cornell Career Services, Barnes Hall* 137 292 2,746 Agriculture and Life Sciences 47 59 479 Architecture, Art, and Planning 13 16 149 Engineering 157 332 3,190 Hotel 103 178 1,052 Human Ecology 5 5 47 Industrial and Labor Relations 39 46 381 * Employers seeking diverse majors from all colleges; includes Arts and Sciences. Jobs Listed on CornellTRAK 2004 2003 2002 Full-time positions 15,612 17,368 21,181 Internships and summer jobs 1,163 1,616 1,111 Employers Hiring the Most Cornellians Accenture Aramark Citigroup Cornell University Goldman Sachs & Co. IBM How Undergraduates Found Their Jobs J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. Lehman Brothers Lockheed Martin Merrill Lynch Teach for America U.S. Navy Cornell Career Services 38.9% Interview through on-campus recruiting 18.2% CornellTRAK listing or resume referral 9.3% Previous externship/internship/co-op/employment 5.7% Career fair/forum contact on or off campus 5.1% Alumni referral < 1.0% Personal, Alumni, or Faculty Contact 27.1% Personal contact 20.0% Faculty/department referral or job posting 3.5% Networking with alumni 3.6% Other Methods 24.2% Internet posting, excluding CornellTRAK 11.7% Other means, including newspaper ads, 8.0% ROTC, employment agencies Direct application to employer 4.5% Internship or Previous Employment 9.8% Previous internship/co-op/employment 9.8% (not found through Career Services)
Salary Statistics Salary Statistics for Bachelor s Degree Recipients 2004 2003 2002 Mean $39,935 $38,391 $39,429 Median $39,000 $36,000 $37,500 Starting Mean Salaries by College 2004 2003 2002 Agriculture and Life Sciences $36,432 $35,168 $36,598 Architecture, Art, and Planning $31,384 $37,031 $33,458 Arts and Sciences $36,909 $35,564 $35,175 Engineering $50,330 $49,479 $51,358 Hotel $39,686 $37,832 $38,380 Human Ecology $35,259 $33,633 $34,631 Industrial and Labor Relations $40,212 $41,352 $39,914 Mean Salaries by Geographic Location Percent of Response Mean Salary New York State 42.6% $40,297 Mid-Atlantic 18.8% $38,771 West 11.2% $42,953 New England 9.5% $41,316 Midwest 4.6% $40,581 Southeast 4.4% $37,225 Southwest 3.1% $39,168 Other 5.8% $34,951 Salary Statistics by Employment Sector Graduates Responding Mean Salary Public Sector/Nonprofit Education 12.5% $29,503 Government 6.5% $31,178 Other Nonprofit 6.2% $28,348 Labor < 1.0% $39,560 Business/Industry General Business 20.9% $36,122 Financial Services 16.5% $49,106 Consulting 15.0% $43,996 Technology 10.4% $52,594 Manufacturing 3.9% $43,608 Law 3.7% $36,012 Retail 2.9% $37,686 Insurance 1.0% $42,273
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 12,728 Career development and information programs 486 Schools represented at annual Graduate and Professional School Days 189 Students attending Graduate and Professional School Days 1,125 Organizations represented at annual Cornell Career Services Career Fair 151 Students attending Cornell Career Services Career Fair 5,100 Job-shadowing experiences during winter and spring breaks, 2004 701 639 students completed 701 externships, offered by 733 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 4/2005 3.5M 050186 AP