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Grad School Prep Lab – Deadline Extended!

Thursday, March 25 (Apply by March 8 March 15)
4:30pm to 8pm (on-campus, in-person)

The application deadline has been extended for this year’s Grad School Prep Lab! This one-night, intensive workshop, hosted by Cornell Career Services and the Graduate …

By Alex Jablonski
Alex Jablonski Assistant Director for Pre-Law and Pre-Graduate Advising
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Finding Purpose and Building Belonging: Kumudra Nyun’s Journey at Helix

Before she found her footing in the lab at Helix, Kumudra Nyun was chasing sunshine — and maybe something more.

Born and raised in Myanmar, Kumudra moved to the U.S. as a teenager. She finished high school in San Francisco, then …

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Undergraduate Career Outcomes

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):

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
  • First Destination
  • Top Employers
  • Starting Salary
  • Employment Industry
  • Employment Locations
  • Top Universities
  • Degree Types
  • Fields of Study

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.

Alumni Connections

  • New York, New
  • Research Analyst Metis Associates
Meet Luciana
  • Gaithersburg, MD
  • Senior Manager, Reference Standards Evaluation The United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)
Meet Carleton J
  • Ithaca, NY
  • Graduate Student Researcher Weill Cornell Medicine
Meet Shenni
Meet William
  • Albany, NY
  • Data Analyst (FPHLP) Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Meet Meryem

Xueyi Wu

Alumni
  • Seattle, Washington
  • AI Data Analyst Supio
Meet Xueyi
  • Ithaca, NY
  • Social Media Marketing Manager Deep Sea Detailing LLC
Meet Yahn
Meet Michelle

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Central Career Contact & Location

Phone
(607) 255 5296
Address

103 Barnes Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

Central Career Services Hours

Day of the week
Business Hours at Barnes Hall & RPCC Drop Ins at RPCC
Monday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 1:00 - 4:00 pm

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