Student Placement
View information on student placement below.
SOURCE: 2025 Graduating Student Survey
| Answered survey, at least partially |
Bachelor’s |
Master’s |
| Yes |
49.9% |
45.5% |
| No |
50.1% |
54.5% |
| Number of Responses |
955 |
1,199 |
| What is most likely to be your principal activity this fall (fall 2025)? |
|
Degree (highest) |
| Bachelor’s |
Master’s |
| Employed full-time, including self-employment, returning to previous employment, internship, starting a company. Full time is on average 30 hours or more per week. |
45.9% |
77.4% |
| Employed part-time, including self-employment, returning to previous employment, internship, starting a company. Part time is on average less than 30 hours per week. |
2.2% |
2.0% |
| Military service |
0.4% |
2.8% |
| Attending graduate or professional school |
41.2% |
10.7% |
| Enrolled in another educational program (e.g., second bachelor’s degree, post baccalaureate premedical program) |
2.0% |
0.6% |
| Service (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) |
0.0% |
0.6% |
| Distinguished fellowship (e.g., Marshall, Rhodes) |
1.0% |
0.4% |
| Undecided (e.g., deciding between fields) |
3.2% |
2.8% |
| Other activity (e.g., traveling) |
4.0% |
2.9% |
| Number of Responses |
495 |
544 |
| Please select which of the following best describes the current state of your employment plans. |
|
Degree (highest) |
| Bachelor’s |
Master’s |
| Have accepted a position (including self-employment, returning to previous employment, internship, starting a company) |
84.7% |
80.7% |
| Have been offered a position and refused it; still searching for preferred position |
1.7% |
2.0% |
| Received one or more specific offers I am still considering |
3.0% |
2.5% |
| Currently searching for a position or waiting for an offer |
9.4% |
11.4% |
| Will begin searching for a position after graduation |
1.3% |
3.4% |
| Number of Responses |
235 |
440 |
| For students who indicated ‘Working’ or ‘Military Service’ as post-graduation plan. |
| Employer industry: What best describes the industry you will work in? |
|
Degree (highest)
|
| Bachelor’s |
Master’s |
| Information/Computer Technology |
42.7% |
24.3% |
| Energy and Utilites |
3.2% |
3.8% |
| Chemicals or Materials |
2.2% |
0.9% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (including Consulting) |
12.4% |
23.4% |
| Academic Institution |
1.6% |
1.2% |
| Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices |
5.9% |
6.2% |
| Finance and Insurance |
20.5% |
15.7% |
| Transportation |
2.2% |
2.7% |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation |
1.1% |
0.3% |
| Non-profit and membership organizations |
0.0% |
1.2% |
| Government |
1.6% |
6.5% |
| Other |
6.5% |
13.9% |
| Number of Responses |
185 |
338 |
| For students who indicated they accepted a position.
|
|
|
| Please select one of the following to describe where you are in your plans for Graduate or Professional School: |
|
Degree (highest)
|
| Bachelor’s |
Master’s
|
| I have been accepted to and chosen a graduate or professional school. |
96.1% |
98.2% |
| I have been accepted to and am deciding between schools. |
1.0% |
1.8% |
| I am awaiting acceptance to a graduate or professional school. |
2.9% |
0.0% |
| Number of Responses |
207 |
55 |
| What will be your general field of study?
|
|
Degree (highest)
|
| Bachelor’s |
Master’s
|
| Arts |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| Business |
0.5% |
5.4% |
| Education |
0.0% |
1.8% |
| Engineering |
60.1% |
64.3% |
| Law |
1.5% |
0.0% |
| Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine |
5.6% |
1.8% |
| Science |
30.3% |
16.1% |
| Other |
2.0% |
10.7% |
| Number of Responses |
198 |
56 |
| For students who indicated ‘Graduate or Professional School’ as post-graduation plan. |
| Which degree(s) will you pursue? (Check all that apply) |
|
Degree (highest)
|
| Bachelor’s |
Master’s |
| Percent of Respondents |
Percent of Respondents |
| MEng |
37.1% |
0.0% |
| MS |
19.3% |
1.8% |
| MA |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| MBA |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| MD/PhD joint program |
2.0% |
3.6% |
| PhD or ScD |
38.6% |
90.9% |
| MD |
4.5% |
1.8% |
| Other medical (e.g., DDS, DMD, DVM) |
0.0% |
0.0% |
| JD |
1.5% |
1.8% |
| Other |
2.0% |
7.3% |
| Number of Responses |
212 |
59 |
| For students who indicated ‘Graduate or Professional School’ as post-graduation plan. Percentages total more than 100% due to multiple responses. |
SOURCE: 2025 Doctoral Student Exit Survey
Postgraduation Plans
| What is the status of your postgraduate plans (in the next year)?
|
| Returning to, or continuing in, predoctoral employment |
3% |
| Have signed contract or made definite commitment for a “postdoc” or other work |
70% |
| Negotiating with one or more specific organizations |
8% |
| Seeking position but have no specific prospects |
13% |
| Other full-time degree program (e.g., MD, DDS, JD, MBA, etc.) |
1% |
| Other |
4% |
| Do not plan to work or study (e.g., family commitments, etc.) |
1% |
| Number of Responses |
325 |
| What type of appointment do you have/plan to have? |
| Postdoc-doctoral appointment |
49% |
| Tenure-track faculty appointment |
19% |
| Non-tenure track faculty appointment |
2% |
| Administrative |
2% |
| Other |
28% |
| Number of Responses |
201 |
Only shown to those who indicated they will be employed at an academic or research institution OR indicated they will be conducting research in the same area as their doctoral degree as part of their employment.
| What best describes the Industry Group you will work in?
|
| Academic Institution |
45% |
| Information/Computer Technology |
27% |
| Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices |
6% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (including Consulting) |
8% |
| Government |
2% |
| Chemicals or Materials |
1% |
| Energy and Utilities |
1% |
| Finance and Insurance |
5% |
| Other |
3% |
| Transportation |
1% |
| Non-profit and membership organizations |
1% |
| Number of Responses |
211 |
Only shown to those who indicated they will be employed after graduation.
*Industry categories were revised during the 2021 survey year.
