EVANSTON, Ill. — More than 90 percent of Northwestern University’s Class of 2014 graduates were engaged in professional pursuits six months after graduation, according to a University study.
As members of the Class of 2015 prepare for commencement, they can be encouraged that more than 60 percent of last year’s graduates were employed full time with an average starting salary of more than $52,000.
Many of the remaining members of the Class of 2014 were in graduate school, professional school or participating in some other educational activity, the study found. Only 2 percent were actively searching for a job.
The study, “First Destination: Six Months After Graduation,” was conducted by Northwestern Career Advancement (NCA) and Student Affairs Assessment. Data was compiled from a variety of sources to gain information on 80 percent of the undergraduate members of the Class of 2014."
Thanks for sharing - very useful information!
One thing I am curious about is the no. of medical school admissions. The data here seems to suggest that about 100 graduates are in a medical school. Some other place I saw that no. of medical school applicants from Northwestern was about 320 (could be for a different year, but probably does not vary a lot by year). This would indicate a medical school acceptance rate well below the national average!
Do a lot of students wait for a year and then apply to medical school?
I don’t have any data to support this, but I’m a doc and it certainly seems that more and more kids plan on waiting a year or more after UG graduation to apply. Apparently the med schools want to see not just the grades and scores that they wanted in my day, but also a well demonstrated commitment to the field as indicated by some sort of medically related job.
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According to http://www.weinberg.northwestern.edu/discover/all-about-weinberg/facts.html
Eighty-two percent of Northwestern graduates who applied to medical schools were accepted