Q1 - Q4 are for internal purposes Spring 2017 Graduation Survey Results Q5 - How many years did it take to complete your degree at the University Florida? (Whole number only) all 1 14 0 2 597 12 3 537 11 4 3,265 65 5 556 11 6 71 1 7 8 0 8 * * 9+ 11 0 Total 5,062 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 1 / 25
Q6 - What WILL BE or is MOST LIKELY to be your PRINCIPAL activity upon graduation? (Check all that apply) unique Respondents all Employment/job, full-time paid (even if currently still looking) 2,762 55 32 Employment/job, part-time paid (even if currently still looking) 724 14 8 Graduate (Master's or doctoral degree) or pressional school, full-time Graduate (Master's or doctoral degree) or pressional school, part-time 2,152 43 25 279 6 3 Internship 646 13 7 Military service 82 2 1 Volunteer activity (e.g., Peace Corps) 264 5 3 Studying for exam that will impact next pressional/academic steps 688 14 8 Post-doctorate 11 0 0 Travel 748 15 9 Starting or raising a family 118 2 1 Not listed (or clarification option selected above - please specify) 162 3 2 Total Unique Respondents 5,063 Total 8,636 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 2 / 25
Q7 - If employment will most likely be your primary activity, which the following best describes your current state plans for employment immediately after graduation? all Have accepted a position (including residency positions and military service) 1,156 33 Already have a position/staying in current position (including military service) 232 7 Already have a position BUT actively job searching for something better aligned with career goals Have been fered a position or multiple positions, but declined positions and still searching for preferred position 288 8 85 2 Considering one or more fers 164 5 Currently searching or waiting on fers 913 26 Will begin searching for a position after graduation 490 14 Entrepreneurship/Starting own business 31 1 Freelance/contract work 20 1 Other (please specify) 162 5 Total 3,541 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 3 / 25
Q8 and Q9 are open-ended questions. Please request results. Q10 - What is your starting annual salary excluding benefits or bonuses? all Under $25,000 322 23 $25,000 - $35,000 228 16 $35,001 - $45,000 191 13 $45,001 - $55,000 206 14 $55,001 - $65,000 228 16 $65,001 - $75,000 181 13 $75,001 - $85,000 38 3 $85,001 - $95,000 6 0 $95,001 - $105,000 14 1 $105,001 - $115,000 8 1 $115,001 - $125,000 * * $125,001 - or above * * Total 1,426 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 4 / 25
Q11 and Q12 are open-ended questions. Please request results. Q13 - Which occupation category best describes the position you have accepted or are seeking? all Accounting 29 1 Agriculture (including Horticulture) 64 2 Architecture 54 2 Arts (Creative Writing, Studio Arts and Performance Arts: Dance, Music, Theater) 96 3 Athletics 43 1 Business/Financial Consulting 91 3 Business Administration 96 3 Computer Science/Information Technology (IT) 163 5 Construction and Extraction (Oil & Gas) 36 1 Design (Digital Media, Fashion, Advertising) 63 2 Education/Teaching (elementary-university) 182 5 Engineering (Aerospace, Electrical, Chemical, Structural, Civil, Biomedical, etc.) 437 12 Environmental Service and Conservation 80 2 Finance 151 4 Food Preparation and Serving related 30 1 Government (including public policy) 55 2 Healthcare Practitioner (Nurse, Doctor, Veterinarian, Ophthalmologist, Pharmacist, Dentist, etc.) 455 13 Healthcare Administration (Billing, Coding, etc.) 63 2 Hospitality, Recreation & Entertainment 41 1 Journalism (Reporting, Sports Media, Editing) 88 2 Law Enforcement 28 1 Law/Legal Services 55 2 Management (including Human Resources and Training) 69 2 Marketing 123 3 Military Service and Defense 50 1 Non-prit 68 2 Office and Administrative Support 29 1 * less than or equal to five are not reported 5 / 25
Q11 and Q12 are open-ended questions. Please request results. Q13 - Which occupation category best describes the position you have accepted or are seeking? all Public Relations/Advertising 105 3 Research 156 4 Sales (Retail, Business to Business) 139 4 Social Services, Counseling, Community 85 2 Transportation & Logistics 12 0 Not Listed (please specify) 305 9 Total 3,541 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 6 / 25
Q14 - In what state will you be employed or are employed? all Alabama 9 0 Alaska * * American Samoa * * Arizona 6 0 Arkansas * * California 42 2 Colorado 13 1 Connecticut * * District Columbia 17 1 Florida 1,334 68 Georgia 74 4 Hawaii * * Idaho * * Illinois 13 1 Indiana 7 0 Kansas * * Kentucky 6 0 Louisiana * * Maine * * Maryland 12 1 Massachusetts 8 0 Michigan 8 0 Minnesota 8 0 Mississippi * * Missouri 7 0 Montana * * Nebraska * * Nevada * * * less than or equal to five are not reported 7 / 25
Q14 - In what state will you be employed or are employed? all New Hampshire * * New Jersey 9 0 New Mexico * * New York 71 4 North Carolina 35 2 North Dakota * * Ohio 17 1 Oklahoma * * Oregon * * Pennsylvania 9 0 Rhode Island * * South Carolina 12 1 Tennessee 17 1 Texas 56 3 Utah * * Virginia 22 1 Virgin Islands * * Washington 20 1 West Virginia * * Wisconsin * * Wyoming * * Outside the United States (please specify where) 57 3 Total 1,948 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 8 / 25
Q15 - How did you find your full-time and/or part-time employment opportunity? (Check all that apply) unique Respondents all Job search did not take place because Already Employed 91 5 3 Academic department (faculty & advisors) 170 9 6 Career Resource Center (job postings, interviews, etc.) 233 12 8 UF Career Fairs 474 25 17 Pressional contacts 299 16 11 Family/friends 482 25 17 Other job/career fairs (statewide job fair or other local, regional, or state job fair, etc.) 82 4 3 Employment agency 15 1 1 Alumni 79 4 3 Job ads in publication/print media 54 3 2 Previous work with an employer 249 13 9 Pressional association(s) 98 5 3 Internet site(s) 369 19 13 Other (please specify) 148 8 5 Total Unique Respondents 1,925 Total 2,843 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 9 / 25
Q16 - How many months were you actively seeking full-time employment opportunities before you secured your job? all Less than 1 month 340 29 1 105 9 2 156 13 3 190 16 4 117 10 5 42 4 6 74 6 7 27 2 8 24 2 9 7 1 10 * * 12 or more months 34 3 Other (Please specify) 35 3 Total 1,156 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 10 / 25
Q17 - How many months have you been actively seeking full-time employment opportunities? all Less than 1 month 171 32 1 48 9 2 78 15 3 66 12 4 54 10 5 22 4 6 43 8 7 9 2 8 11 2 9 * * 10 * * 12 or more months 14 3 Other (Please specify) 12 2 Total 537 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 11 / 25
Q18 - Did you complete an internship (either academic or non-academic) while attending the University Florida? (If you had both academic and non-academic internships, please indicate that in your response below) all No - I did not complete an internship while attending UF 2,052 41 Yes - I completed 1 or more academic internship (credit bearing) 1,333 26 Yes - I completed 1 or more non-academic internship (non-credit bearing) 1,066 21 Yes - I completed both academic and non-academic internships 612 12 Total 5,063 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 12 / 25
Q19 - How did you find your academic or non-academic internship(s)? (Check all that apply) unique Respondents all Career Resource Center (job postings, interviews, etc.) 337 11 7 UF Career Fairs 534 18 11 Academic department faculty & advisors 695 23 14 Pressional contacts 657 22 14 Family/friends 1,091 36 23 Other job/career fairs (statewide job fair or other local, regional, or state job fair, etc.) 99 3 2 Employment agency 14 0 0 Alumni 95 3 2 Job ads in publication/print media 83 3 2 Previous work with an employer 174 6 4 Pressional association(s) 152 5 3 Internet site(s) 568 19 12 Created internship at organization was already working/employed with 56 2 1 Other (please specify) 250 8 5 Total Unique Respondents 3,011 Total 4,805 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 13 / 25
Q20 - Q23 are open-ended questions. Please request results. Q24 - Did you work while attending UF? Yes, I worked at one or more companies/organizations not affiliated with UF (e.g. local bank, retail outlet, etc.) Yes, I was a student worker employed by the University Florida or a specific UF department (e.g.: Federal Work-Study, Yes, I was a student worker employed by the University Florida AND I also worked at one or more companies/organizatio all 1,729 34 1,008 20 566 11 No, I did not work while attending UF 1,677 33 Other (please specify) 82 2 Total 5,062 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 14 / 25
Q25 - Q26 are open-ended questions. Please request results. Q27 - Which, if any, degrees do you plan to pursue either immediately upon graduation or at any time in the future? - Law (L.L.B. or J.D.) all Immediately upon graduation 223 4 Future plans 320 6 Not applicable 4,519 89 Total 5,062 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 15 / 25
Q28 - Which, if any, degrees do you plan to pursue either immediately upon graduation or at any time in the future? - Medicine (M.D.) all Immediately upon graduation 130 3 Future plans 428 8 Not applicable 4,504 89 Total 5,062 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 16 / 25
Q29 - Which, if any, degrees do you plan to pursue either immediately upon graduation or at any time in the future? - Other Medical (D.D.S., D.M.D., D.C., D.C.M., D.N.P.,O.D., D.O., Pharm.D., D.P.M., D.P., Pod.D., D.V.M., or other) all Immediately upon graduation 269 5 Future plans 547 11 Not applicable 4,246 84 Total 5,062 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 17 / 25
Q30 - Which, if any, degrees do you plan to pursue either immediately upon graduation or at any time in the future? - Second Bachelors Degree all Immediately upon graduation 102 2 Future plans 279 6 Not applicable 4,681 92 Total 5,062 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 18 / 25
Q31 - Which, if any, degrees do you plan to pursue either immediately upon graduation or at any time in the future? - Masters Degree (M.A., M.S., M.F.A., or other) all Immediately upon graduation 1,015 20 Future plans 2,191 43 Not applicable 1,856 37 Total 5,062 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 19 / 25
Q32 - Which, if any, degrees do you plan to pursue either immediately upon graduation or at any time in the future? - Doctorate (Ph.D., Ed.D., or other) all Immediately upon graduation 147 3 Future plans 1,106 22 Not applicable 3,809 75 Total 5,062 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 20 / 25
Q33 - In which fields do you plan to pursue a Masters degree or Doctorate? (Check all that apply) unique Respondents all Accounting 39 2 1 Agriculture 33 1 1 Agricultural Sciences 42 2 1 Architecture 35 2 1 Area, Ethnic and Cultural Studies * * * Biological and Biomedical Sciences 148 7 5 Business Management 191 8 7 Communication, Journalism and Related Programs 55 2 2 Communications Technologies 12 1 0 Communication Sciences and Disorders (e.g., speech pathology) 60 3 2 Computer and Information Sciences 63 3 2 Construction Management and Trades 18 1 1 Culinary Services * * * Economics 43 2 1 Education 140 6 5 Engineering 191 8 7 English and Literature 18 1 1 Foreign Languages and Literatures 23 1 1 Family and Consumer Sciences 15 1 1 Health Pressions and Related Clinical Sciences (Medicine, Dentistry, Health Services, Allied Health, Nursing, Public H 606 27 21 History 20 1 1 Interdisciplinary Studies 21 1 1 International Business 51 2 2 Legal Studies 156 7 5 Liberal Arts General Studies 12 1 0 Library Science 8 0 0 Logistics 10 0 0 Marketing Operations 22 1 1 * less than or equal to five are not reported 21 / 25
Q33 - In which fields do you plan to pursue a Masters degree or Doctorate? (Check all that apply) unique Respondents all Mathematics and Statistics 30 1 1 Natural Resources 23 1 1 Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies 16 1 1 Physical Sciences 38 2 1 Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy 128 6 4 Psychology 84 4 3 Public Administration 39 2 1 Science Technologies 17 1 1 Social Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, International Relations, Political Science, Sociology, Urban Studies) 75 3 3 Theology and Religious Studies 10 0 0 Visual and Performing Arts 38 2 1 Not Listed (please specify) 352 16 12 Total Unique Respondents 2,263 Total 2,888 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 22 / 25
Q34 - Have you already been accepted to a university for graduate studies? all Yes 1,339 57 No 1,029 43 Total 2,368 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 23 / 25
Q35 and Q36 are open-ended questions. Please request results. Q37 - The following factors have had the MOST impact on my plans after graduation: (Check all that apply) unique Respondents all Family (including: parents, significant other, children) 2,488 49 15 Work-related experience (e.g.: employment, internship, research, etc.) 2,863 57 17 Opportunity to make difference or have a positive impact 2,114 42 12 Pay/Salary 2,060 41 12 Cost living (i.e. living expenses compared with rate pay/salary) 1,673 33 10 Opportunity to develop pressionally or academically 2,992 59 18 Desire to move to specific geographic location 1,187 23 7 Graduate or academic program 1,582 31 9 Other/Not listed 93 2 1 Total Unique Respondents 5,061 Total 17,052 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 24 / 25
Q35 and Q36 are open-ended questions. Please request results. Q38 - Please rate your overall satisfaction with your university experience at UF. all Very dissatisfied 122 2 Dissatisfied 56 1 Somewhat dissatisfied 148 3 Somewhat satisfied 532 11 Satisfied 2,017 40 Very satisfied 2,186 43 Total 5,061 100 * less than or equal to five are not reported 25 / 25