Post Graduation Status Report 2009 Commencement Class
Grinnell College Graduates Follow-up Class of 2009 The information in this report was compiled based on voluntary responses from graduating seniors to inquiries made by the Career Development Office via newsletter and email requests post graduation data and a post graduation survey conducted by Institutional Research. There were 363 graduating seniors and we had 254 responses, garnering a 70% response rate. Current Activity (based on 70% response) Employed....56% Full Time...73% Service/Volunteer Sector 23% Part Time...2% Temporary...2% All Graduate Study......29% Traveling....2% Job Searching.. 6% Undecided or no plans..7% Employers of the Class of 2009 Aflac American Short Fiction AmeriCorps AmeriCorps VISTA Athena GTX Baltimore City Public Schools Barney Bahrenfuse Bilingual Montessori School Brookings Institution City Farm Coffee House on Cherry Street Colorado School of Mines Customedialabs DeVine Flowers Dr. Heinrich Westphal Environment Iowa EPIC at the Intergalactic Ernst & Young LLP French Government French Ministry of Education and Cultural Services Fulbright GEPIK Gilman School District Google Grinnell College Job Titles of Graduates Administrative Assistant Analyst Assistant Coaching Soccer Assistant Wedding Planner & Flower Baker Biology teacher Biological Technician Biomedical Researcher Booking Agent Communications Assistant Counselor Denver Teaching Fellow Domestic Violence Advocate English Language Assistant English Teacher Farm Intern Farmer Grinnell Corp MICA Grinnell Corps Grinnell Heritage Farm Grinnell-Newburg School District Havel & Holasek Headwaters Software Company ICF Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship at Cal-state International Labor Organization Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Japan Exchange Teachers (JET) Jesuit Volunteer Corps Tundra Women's Coalition Keystone Science School La Clinica del Pueblo Lonski's Pub Lutheran Summer Music Lutheran Volunteer Corps Marist College Mathematia Policy Research Milwaukee Teaching Fellows Minnesota Private Colleges Council Mount Sinai Medical School Mr. Mudd Productions Nanjing Foreign Language School Fellow Forestry Intern Graphic Specialist Healthcare Software Developer High School Science Teacher Homeless Advocate Homeless Counselor Insurance/Actuarial Advisory Staff Intelligence Officer Junior Web Developer Kitchen Staff Lab Technician Language Assistant Library Intern Lifeguard Marketing Associate Materials Science Engineer 2 National Bank of Pakistan National Institute of Mental Health National Institutes of Health New York University & Bellevue Hospitals Oak Ridge Institute of Science & Education Peace Corps Perkins Philadelphia Museum of Art Sharp Vision Software Southwest Research Institute St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center Standard Chartered Bank Teach for America The Advisory Board Company The Broad Street Group LLC The New Teacher Project The Urban Institute United Nations Development Program- China University of California Irvine Urban Land Conservancy US Army Corps of Engineers US Forest Service US Navy World Partners Fellowship Yahoo Math Teacher Oil Platform Worker Organic farmer Phonathon Coordinator Professional Baseball Player Program Assistant Proofreader Research Assistant Research Coordinator Research Fellow Researcher Restaurant worker Software Engineer Student Teacher Teaching Assistant Urban Farmer Web Developer
Graduate & Professional Schools Attended Abilene Christian University Baylor College of Medicine Carnegie Mellon University Columbia University Cornell University Dartmouth College Drexel University College of Medicine Duke University Gallaudet University George Mason University Georgetown University Indiana University Iowa State University John Hopkins University - Nanjing University Johns Hopkins University Kansas State University Graduate and Professional Degrees Sought Commercial Pilot Training Program Doctor of Dental Surgery Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Doctor of Philosophy, Biophysical Chemistry Doctor of Philosophy, Biosciences Doctor of Philosophy, Molecular & Human Genetics Doctor of Philosophy, Musicology Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Science Doctor of Philosophy, Physics Doctor of Philosophy, Political Science Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology Doctor of Philosophy, Statistics Doctor of Science Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Doctorate of Medicine Juris Doctor Master of Arts, Ethnomusicology Master of Arts, Higher Education Administration Master of Arts, International Relations Master of Arts, Library Science Master of Arts, Print Journalism Master of Arts, Social Security Administration Master of Arts, Teaching Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine London School of Economics Massachusetts Institute of Technology New Mexico State University Northwestern University Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Saint Louis University Stanford University The George Washington University The University of Chicago The University of Iowa The University of Kansas Tufts University University College Dublin University of California - San Diego University of California-Irvine University of Colorado University of Illinois University of Indianapolis University of Maryland University of Maryland University College University of Michigan University of North Carolina University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Southern California University of Virginia University of Wisconsin Washington University Yale University Master of Arts, Urban Planning Master of Divinity Master of Fine Arts, Acting Master of Public and International Affairs Master of Science, Applied Economics & Management Master of Science, Astronomy Master of Science, Biology Master of Science, Biophysical Chemistry Master of Science, Chemistry Master of Science, Clinical Psychology Master of Science, Commerce Master of Science, Computer Science Master of Science, Conflict Analysis and Resolution Master of Science, Development Studies Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering Master of Science, Hispanic Literature Master of Science, Human-Computer Interaction Design Master of Science, Industrial Engineering Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering Master of Science, Physics Master of Science, Statistics Masters of Science, Nursing Pediatric Doctor of Audiology National Scholarships and Fellowships Fulbright Scholarships 7 recipients NSEP Boren grant 1 recipient 3
Current Activity by Major Anthropology..20 Employed..70% Graduate Study. 5% *Other. 25% Art.10 Employed..60% Graduate Study. 10% *Other. 30% Biological Chemistry..11 Employed..64% Graduate Study. 27% *Other...9% Biology...18 Employed..61% Graduate Study. 22% *Other. 17% Chemistry....11 Employed..36% Graduate Study. 55% *Other...9% Chinese...3 Employed..33% Graduate Study. 67% Classics 2 Employed..50% Graduate Study.50% Computer Science...8 Employed..63% Graduate Study. 12% *Other....25% Economics..26 Employed..65% Graduate Study....35% English..16 Employed..63% Graduate Study. 19% *Other. 18% French. 5 Employed..60% Graduate Study. 40% German.. 4 Employed..75% Graduate Study.25% History....15 Employed..67% Graduate Study. 27% *Other...6% Independent...9 Employed..67% Graduate Study. 11% *Other. 22% Mathematics...14 Employed..72% Graduate Study. 14% *Other. 14% Music......4 Employed..50% Graduate Study. 25% Philosophy...4 Employed..75% Physics.... 19 Employed..26% Graduate Study. 74% Political Science...16 Employed..44% Graduate Study....31% An Overall Picture Psychology. 17 Employed..41% Graduate Study....24% *Other.35% Religious Studies.. 4 Employed.. 75% Graduate Study....25% Sociology...15 Employed..60% Graduate Study.27% *Other....13% Spanish.....3 Employed..67% Graduate Study.33% Theatre......8 Employed.. 25% Graduate Study.13% *Other....62% * Other = Traveling, Undecided, Applying to Graduate School, or Job searching. Total Undecided 7% Total Job Searching 6% Breakdown of 2009 Activity Total Employed 56% Total Graduate Study 29% Total Traveling 2% Geographic Location of Graduates Interesting Facts: US 72% 28% Non-US 18 graduates remain in Iowa for employment or further education. Graduates are dispersed between 29 states and 21 countries. 4
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