Do a lot of people leave Florida after graduating?

Because UF is a state school, I wanted to know if many people left Florida after finishing at UF. I both love UF and don’t plan on staying in Florida after graduating, so I wanted to know if I’d be on my own in moving.

UF is recruited nationally, and plenty of alumni live and work outside of Florida. Some majors, like engineering, tend to move out of state, versus others, like education that tend to stay in-state.

Using Linkedin, I can search for UF alumni and get a breakdown by location.

United States 247,038

Gainesville, Florida Area 33,459

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area 24,470

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area 19,333

Orlando, Florida Area 16,835

Jacksonville, Florida Area 12,977

Greater Atlanta Area 11,750

Greater New York City Area 11,272

West Palm Beach, Florida Area 8,851

Washington D.C. Metro Area 7,487

San Francisco Bay Area 5,767

Greater Los Angeles Area 3,959

Melbourne, Florida Area 3,323

Sarasota, Florida Area 3,296

Greater Chicago Area 3,152

Greater Boston Area 2,923

Greater Denver Area 2,907

Dallas/Fort Worth Area 2,899

Houston, Texas Area 2,722

Greater Seattle Area 2,659

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area 2,620

Tallahassee, Florida Area 2,584

Charlotte, North Carolina Area 2,204

Greater Philadelphia Area 2,059

Here’s a listing of the top 10 employers.

Lockheed Martin 667

Intel Corporation 580

IBM 509

PwC 498

US Navy 450

Microsoft 442

UF Health 442

Amazon 429

Wells Fargo 408

EY 387

Thanks!