Approximately six months after their graduation dates, Santa Clara University surveyed the class of 2016. The survey tracks early outcomes and satisfaction among SCU graduates. See highlights of the study below.
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| Post-Graduation Status | Post-Graduation Employment Status | Annual Base Salaries by School or College | Graduate Satisfaction |
83%
of graduates are employed full-time, attending graduate school or participating in a service program.
70% were employed full-time.
10% were attending graduate school full-time.
3% were participating full-time in a service program.
86%
of grads looking for work obtain full-time jobs.
Full-time employment of job-seeking graduates by field of study:
Engineering: 80%
Business: 93%
Math or natural sciences: 78%
Social sciences: 90%
Humanities or fine arts: 78%
53k
median starting salary for the graduate working full-time
Median starting salary for full-time worker by field of study:
Engineering: $70,500
Business: $60,500
Math or natural sciences: $38,000
Social sciences: $45,500
Humanities or fine arts: $45,500
85%
of all graduates indicated that SCU had provided good to excellent preparation for life after college.
92% of grad school students indicated that SCU provided good to excellent preparation for graduate study.
80% of full-time workers indicated that SCU provided good to excellent preparation for their careers.
These data were collected from graduates who began as first-time freshmen in 2012 and graduated within four years. The survey instrument was emailed to all 2016 graduates for whom we had valid e-mail addresses (97%). The response rate of 40% yields a profile that is representative of the class of 2016 by school/college, academic cluster, sex, and ethnicity/race.