| How many of the graduates responded? |
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By grad year:
2010-2011: 57%
2009-2010: 63%
2008-2009: 69%
2007-2008: 69%
2006-2007: 73.7%
2005-2006: 59%
2004-2005: 56%
2003-2004: 56% |
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Numbers and percentages vary by college.
Response by college for the 2010-2011 grads: |
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Response/Total |
% response |
College: |
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303/561 |
54% |
Agriculture & Life Sciences |
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196/343 |
57% |
Architecture & Urban Studies |
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640/1026 |
62% |
Pamplin Business |
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746/1214 |
61% |
Engineering |
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636/1261 |
50% |
Liberal Arts & Human Sciences |
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94/153 |
61% |
Natural Resouces & Environment |
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495/934 |
53% |
Science |
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3110/5431 |
57% |
Total university |
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Quick view of response by college for prior years:
See salary report, select year following "view for another year."
You may opt to show or hide majors, or view for a single college.
Total grads, response N and % are first three columns. |
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| When do most of the academic year's grads finish? |
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December grads generally account for 16-18% of the total. |
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May grads constitute the majority, with 72-74%. |
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Those who complete degree requirements in summer (session I or II) are the smallest percentage: 9-10%. |
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| Who employs the most graduates? |
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The simple and most accurate answer is "not one
or even several." |
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Responding employed graduates have reported 700+ to 1000+ employers per graduation cohort. |
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The top-reported employers —
those who are reported by six or more grads — have ranged in number from 21 to 48, and have accounted for 19% to 27% of all responding employed
grads.
So the remaining 600-900+ employers were reported by the majority — 73% to 81% — of the employed grads. |
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In annual reports view
list of TOP employers — those employing five or more responding
graduates. |
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See multi-year summaries > top employers. |
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In annual reports
view sortable list of ALL employing organizations, showing undergrad
major, job titles, locations. |
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| Can I get contact names for the
employers of graduates? |
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We do not ask graduates for this information when they
complete the survey. |
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Three resources you may find helpful, depending on
your purposes: |
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In the
sortable
list of ALL employing organizations (showing undergrad
major, job titles, locations) each organization name is linked to
a Google search. This is simply to provide you a way to learn more
about these organizations. |
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Employers who actively recruit at Virginia Tech and
who choose to list contact information for students do so through
their recruiting activities. For that information, see Career
Services' recruiting employers and contacts. However, it is very
important to note that graduates of Virginia Tech do not limit themselves
to employment with only those employers who actively recruit on the
campus. |
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Virginia Tech graduates can serve as
professional networking contacts for other Hokies through Hokie Nation Network, sponsored by the Virginia Tech alumni Association. |
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| Where do most graduates go to
continue education? |
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Responding grads who reported continuing education (over eight years, N = 555-933) have reported 119 to 162 institutions.
Each year, some of these graduates (6% to 17%) do not report their institution. |
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The top-reported institution for eight years has been Virginia Tech.
See multi-year summaries > top grad schools.
Of all responding graduates reporting continuing education, 32% to 43% indicated they are pursuing another degree at Virginia Tech after
completion of the bachelor's (or associate's) degree. |
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A very small percentage of responding graduates reporting continuing education reported institutions abroad (0.8% to 2.34%). The rest are in up to 35 states and
the District of Columbia. |
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In annual report: view
list of TOP grad schools — the most recent list of institutions attended by
two or more grads, accounting for the majority of all responding grads who reported continuing education. |
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| How many and what percent pursue certain types of degrees, like master's, law, medicine, etc.? |
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The majority of those who continue education (typically about a quarter of all respondents) are pursuing master's degrees. |
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For breakdown indicating percentages pursuing law, medicine, etc., see
numbers / percents attending graduate or professional school. |
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The default view is for the whole university, but you can opt to view a particular college or major. |
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| Where
do grads of each undergrad MAJOR go, and what GRADUATE DEGREES are
they pursuing? |
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In annual report:
view sortable list of ALL graduate institutions, showing undergraduate major, and grad degrees being pursued by those who are continuing education. |
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| When will the next report be
done? |
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The survey for each academic-year-cohort closes in November. The data is examined and compiled and published early in winter of the next calendar year. The 2011-2012 grads will be surveyed through November, so the report on those grads is expected in Feb. 2013. |
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| Can I look at the survey raw
data? |
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Career Services, in conducting the survey, gives graduates
our word that individual responses are kept confidential and are not
published or disclosed to anyone. Therefore, we will not share the
raw data. |
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| I have additional questions that
are not answered in the report. Whom can I contact? |
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Please call Career Services at (540) 231-6241 or e-mail Catherine
Copeland at copeland@vt.edu.
In e-mail, please give your full name and affiliation, and please
include a subject line that indicates that you have a question about
the Post-Graduation Report. We are happy to assist you in navigating the report for information you seek. |
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