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Recruitment for the Cornell University Hearing and Review Panel (UHRP) is underway!
The UHRP is composed of students, faculty, and staff who work together to adjudicate Formal Complaints under the Student Code of Conduct (Code). UHRP members participate in all aspects of the formal hearing process, …
By Alex Jablonski
Alex JablonskiAssistant Director for Pre-Law and Pre-Graduate Advising
By Sheri Hall, Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
May 27, 2024
What do the White House, the U.S. Justice Department Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and the Senate Majority Leader’s office have in common?
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By Lisa Jones
Lisa JonesCareer Services Program Coordinator (Brooks School of Public Policy)
The Black Pre-Law Journal is a distinguished undergraduate law review journal committed to fostering discourse on law-related concepts and publishing …
Engaging Local Government Leaders aims to break down silos within public service and helping future public servants break into the …
Career Staff
These career staff members can support you. Schedule with the team member associated with your college and/or Central Career Services.
Deanne Maxwell Senior Associate Director (College of Human Ecology)Meet Deanne
Jen Maclaughlin Director of Career Development (College of Arts & Sciences)Meet Jen
Michelle Gardner Associate Director (Brooks School of Public Policy)Meet Michelle
Sam Carney Director of Career Development (College of Architecture, Art and Planning)Meet Sam
Mia Ferraina Social Impact Career Coach (Central Career Services)Meet Mia
Krista Saleet Director of Office of National FellowshipsMeet Krista
Marjorie Mosereiff Graduate Career Exploration Specialist (Graduate School)Meet Marjorie
Marcia Harding Zeller Senior Associate Director (ILR School)Meet Marcia Harding
Sabel Bong Assistant Director (ILR School)Meet Sabel
Ryan Anderson Career Development Associate (College of Arts and Sciences)Meet Ryan
Madelynn Hollis Assistant Director of Career Development (College of Architecture, Art and Planning)Meet Madelynn
Alex Kamphorst Career Development Associate (College of Arts & Sciences)Meet Alex
Meghan Kilfeather Arts & Sciences Career Development: New Assistant Director, Employer and Academic Engagement (College of Arts and Sciences)Meet Meghan
Diane Miller Associate Director of Career Development (College of Arts & Sciences)Meet Diane
Gavin Mosley Lecturer; Interim Advisor for Student and Career ServicesMeet Gavin
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.
The default setting is ‘all years’, ‘all schools’, ‘all majors’, ‘all employment industries’, and ‘all degree levels’
There is no ‘enter’ button, results will automatically update as you choose different filters
Most Recent Class Overview (Undergraduate Class of 2025):
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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
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First Destination
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.
Top Employers
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.
Starting Salary
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.
Employment Industry
Cornell graduates land in a variety of employment industries after graduation.
Employment Locations
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.
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Top Universities
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.
Degree Types
The chart below shows degrees being pursued by graduates immediately after graduation.
Fields of Study
Cornell graduates are well positioned for continuing education in a wide variety of fields of study.
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