<p>I was surprised that only 45% of Duke grads have jobs 6 months after graduation according to this site. I have a neighbor who also graduated over the summer and he is still looking for a job. I am concerned about these stats since I getting ready to finalize my apps. </p>
<p>That stat probably doesn't take into account that a large percentage of graduates go to graduate schools (like Med School), and therefore aren't looking for job offers immediately after graduation.</p>
<p>It looks like those that did not get a job immediately after graduation went to graduate school. These are very impressive stats. Better than many institutions. </p>
<p>From the article posted by Smart Guy:</p>
<p>Percentage of students completing a bachelor's program in the last academic year who:
Went directly on to graduate/professional schools: 27%
Went directly on to graduate/professional schools of business: 2%
Went directly on to graduate/professional schools of engineering: 3%
Went directly on to graduate/professional schools of law: 8%
Went directly on to graduate/professional schools of arts and sciences: 4%
Went directly on to graduate/professional schools of medicine: 6%</p>
<p>You also have to account for people who do things like Peace Corps or Teach for America after graduation (not always counted as jobs).</p>
<p>Well, that has to be, like what, .002% (1-2 people)?</p>
<p>Bluedevil1027,</p>
<p>Teach for America is actually the largest employer of Duke students. And I alone personally know 3 people planning doing Peace Corps. So no, it's definitely more than a couple of people.</p>
<p>Oh sorry, I've never heard of "Teach for America"... sounds interesting though. I guess I'm happy to see the humanitarian/servive involvment of Duke students to be higher than I expected.</p>