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Originally Published as AAP Student Spotlight Posters Spring 2026
Melaina Thompson ’26, Fine Arts, Artists Image Resource Inc. Student Assistant
This past summer, I worked as a studio assistant at a community print shop called Artists Image Resource Inc. AIR …
Graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree can feel both exciting and disorienting at the same time. For many students, BFA programs provide years of rigorous studio critique, conceptual development, technical training, and artistic experimentation, but …
Cornell Career Services surveys undergraduate and many professional master’s graduates to obtain information on their career plans after graduation. To learn more about our approach to career data and outcomes, please visit: https://career.cornell.edu/career-statistics-and-outcomes/. The below interactive tools will allow you to explore outcomes by graduation year, school, major, degree and employer industries.
Most Recent Class Overview (Undergraduate Class of 2025):
| Knowledge Rate | Employed or in Graduate School | Mean Starting Salary | Top Employment Industries |
| 72.1% of those graduating in the class of 2025 | 91.3% employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation | $89,055 average salary among undergraduates employed full-time in the United States | Financial Services, Technology, Consulting/Professional Services, Human Healthcare Services and Education |
The data displayed defaults to include multi-year outcomes of undergraduate and graduate programs at Cornell University. Use the dropdown menus above to customize your search based on academic year, academic divisions/schools, degree, employer industry or programs/majors.
This is a list of employers that hired the most graduates in the selected filter settings. Please note that employers are listed first in the order of those that hired the most graduates.
The salary information below is self-reported by graduates employed full-time. This information does not include international or military salaries. The figures represent base salaries and do not include bonuses or other forms of compensation. Some programs or majors may not show salary data if there are less than 10 responses in the data set.
Cornell graduates land in a variety of employment industries after graduation.
New grads build careers in the United States and beyond. This graph shows where students have accepted positions within the United States and around the world. Tip: Hover over each state to see the percentage of graduates in that state.
Cornell graduates pursue advanced degrees at some of the nation’s top institutions in the United States and around the world. The list below shows universities in the order of those that are most attended by Cornell graduates.
The chart below shows degrees being pursued by graduates immediately after graduation.
Cornell graduates are well positioned for continuing education in a wide variety of fields of study.
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