Hello again bboymsjee-ga,
As I indicated in my earlier clarification, getting comprehensive
employment statistics for all college graduates in the US is very
difficult ? dare I say, impossible. My research shows that schools
conduct satisfactions surveys of their graduates which ask for
employment status. These survey results are used mostly for
accreditation and marketing purposes and may or may not be made public
by the individual institution. Public educational institutions are
sometimes required to collect this information and these reports are
available if you can find them. There are various organizations that
also collect employment data on various groupings of graduates (MBA,
law, nursing, etc.) and these are sometimes publicized in the general
or business press.
You asked for information on the class of 2003 but this information is
mostly anecdotal. The survey results for the class of 2002 are just
coming out. I?ve included a sampling of the various reports and
statistics I?ve found. I hope that these will be useful for your
project.
Wishing you well.
~ czh ~
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CLASS OF 2002 -- GRADUATE PLACEMENT
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http://www.careerjournal.com/specialreports/bschool04/glance/top50.html
The Top 50 Business Schools
The top-ranked M.B.A. programs in The Wall Street Journal/Harris
Interactive survey of corporate recruiters. Scores are based on how
recruiters rated each business school on 26 attributes, as well as the
number of respondents who said they recruited at the school. A total
of 2,191 recruiters participated in the survey, with each school
receiving at least 20 ratings. The maximum possible score is 100.
***** Click on the school?s name and you are taken to the school?s
profile. Click on the Vital Statistics tab and scroll down the page to
Class of 2002 Employment Data. Here is a sample from Wharton, the top
rated school. Unfortunately, there isn?t a comprehensive table of the
results so you have to find the employment figures by examining each
school?s profile.
Class of 2002 Employment Data
Percentage of job-seeking full-time graduates who:
-- Received offers prior to or within 3 months of graduation 90%
-- Accepted offers prior to or within 3 months of graduation 89%
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http://www1.finance-commerce.com/recent_articles/030624c.htm
June 24, 2003 -- Law school placement rates dip for 2002 graduates
Law school graduates in 2002 were launched into a tough economy, and
statistics from Minnesota?s law schools prove it.
Placement statistics from three of the state?s law schools indicate
that between 89 and 96 percent of their 2002 graduates found
employment within nine months of graduation, a drop of 4 to 10
percentage points from recent years. (The state?s fourth law school,
St. Thomas University School of Law, will graduate its first class of
students next spring.)
The national employment rate for law graduates actively seeking a job
has also fallen ? for the second year in a row ? to 93.6 percent,
according to recently released survey results from the National
Association for Law Placement.
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http://www.law.utk.edu/departments/career/erss.htm
EMPLOYMENT REPORT & SALARY SURVEY
These statistics for the Classes of 1997-2002 were taken from Career
Services' employment surveys reported to the National Association for
Law Placement (NALP), of which we are a member school. For more than
20 years, NALP has conducted a nationwide survey to gather information
on the employment status of graduates from ABA-accredited law schools
across the country.
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http://www.surveyexpert.com/Villanova/analysis.htm
HRD Graduate Program Graduation Survey
2) Are you currently employed?
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http://www.careers.wwu.edu/empsurv4.asp
Employment Status Survey of Recent Grads
The Career Services Center of Western Washington University conducted
a survey in early 2003 on the employment status of 2001-2002
bachelor?s and master?s degree recipients, as well as those who
received teacher certification.
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http://www.valpo.edu/news/index.php?action=display&newsid=1032
Placement rate of graduates remains good
Thu, April 3, 2003
The placement rate of Valparaiso University graduates topped 90
percent for the ninth consecutive year, according to results of a
survey of 2002 graduates, but the competition for jobs is becoming
more intense each year.
That is the assessment of Sandy McGuigan, director of the Career
Center at VU, who said the placement rate for last year's graduates
was 93.6 percent, slightly lower than the 94.1 percent rate for the
previous undergraduate class but consistent with a 10-year average.
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http://www.brockport.edu/career/02/
Degrees of Success:
Whatever happened to Brockport's graduates?
SUNY Brockport surveys recent graduates to determine their success in
the job market or in graduate study. The results for 2002 graduates,
and previous classes are presented below.
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http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/releases/apr03/usnews.html
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Smeal College MBA Program Among Top 50
The latest U.S. News rankings point to the market value of the Smeal
MBA Program and its students. More than 85% of Smeal MBA students in
2002 were employed three months after graduation, a placement rate
achieved by only 15 programs in the survey. Additionally, the
favorable placement rates compared to the cost of the Smeal MBA
indicate a strong return on investment from the program.
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http://www.csbsju.edu/institutionalresearch/Trends/oct03.pdf
October 2003, 2002 Graduate Survey Summary
In spite of what appeared to be a less than promising labor market,
the vast majority of 2002 Saint Benedict and Saint John?s graduates
reported that they were employed full time (81%).
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http://technet.gtcc.cc.nc.us/research/docs/2003_Graduate_Follow-up_Report.doc
The 2003 Graduate Follow-Up Survey provides data on the 2001-2002
academic year graduates? perceptions of programs and services of
Guilford Technical Community College.
Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) graduated 940 students for
the 2001-2002 academic year. Of the 886 students who received
surveys, 93 (10.5%) responded to the 2003 Graduate Follow-Up Survey
administered by the Office of Institutional Research and Planning.
The survey sample is fairly representative of the graduate population
based upon a review of the demographic data of the graduates and the
survey respondents.
Employment Information
The majority of respondents (74.2%) indicated that they were employed
full-time; 14.0% indicated part-time employment; and 10.8% reported
being unemployed.
***** This is the type of information that is available for many
public community colleges. You can look for state level summary
reports as well. (See below.)
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http://technet.gtcc.cc.nc.us/sacs/reports/mandate1.html
Job placement rates are also considered as one of the twelve
?performance measures? for colleges in the North Carolina Community
College System. The rates are published for each college in the
Critical Success Factors Report, page 23 (****See documentation for
specifics [cited below] ); the data is made available to the NCCCS
Office by the ESC (Employment Security Commission). In the most
recent report (2001 graduates) the report indicated a 100% employment
rate within one year of graduation for those students who are included
in the file.
http://www.ncccs.cc.nc.us/Publications/docs/Publications/csf2003.pdf
2003 Critical Success Factors ? North Carolina Community College System
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CLASS OF 2003 -- GRADUATE PLACEMENT
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http://www.careerjournal.com/specialreports/bschool04/20030917-alsop-dashed.html?bschool04_main
B-School Grads Discover Dashed Dreams This Year
From The Wall Street Journal Online
Indeed, job-placement rates this summer run the gamut. At many of the
lower-ranked schools, only 50% to 60% of students had accepted job
offers by summer. But at Harvard Business School, nearly 90% of
students had received at least one offer by graduation and about 80%
had accepted a position.
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http://www.wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=4153
10/17/2003
Recruiters Looking for Nursing Graduates at Semi-annual Career Fair Event
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Bucking the national employment trends, nursing
students are being courted months before they graduate.
The Intercollegiate College of Nursing/WSU College of Nursing students
continue to receive multiple professional offers upon graduation.
Placement rates average above 95 percent each semester. The growing
nationwide nursing shortage has created opportunities for
baccalaureate graduates to work in a variety of nursing fields, to
choose their location and, often, to choose their area of specialty.
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CLASS OF 2003 -- JOB OUTLOOK
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http://www.epinet.org/
Economic Policy Institute
http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_snapshots_archive_05132003
Snapshot for May 13, 2003.
The job market for young college graduates
A difficult start amidst a jobless recovery
Millions of young college graduates currently are preparing to enter
the job market. Unfortunately, they will find a particularly weak
labor market awaiting them.
Unemployment
Over the first two downturns shown in Figure A, unemployment rises in
the expected manner when the economy hits a recession. But in the
current downturn, the increase for young college graduates was larger
than in past cases, as unemployment grew from an historical low point
of 1.7% in 2000 to 3.1% in 2002. Despite the fact that the overall
unemployment rate remains lower than in past recessions, the 2002 rate
for young college graduates is about the same, implying that this
group has been disproportionately hurt by the weak labor market.
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http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/Business/GMA030528American_job_hunt.htmlGrim
Outlook for Grads
Class of 2003 Steps into Shaky Job Market
May 28? Graduation day is supposed to be a joyful day for college
seniors eager to start earning paychecks with their new degrees, but
from Bunker Hill Community College in Boston to the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the future is not so bright for the
class of 2003.
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http://www.black-collegian.com/career/wsj/hired1002.shtml
What Are Your Chances Of Being Hired In 2003?
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http://money.cnn.com/2003/05/07/pf/saving/q_jobless_grads/
May 9, 2003 -- Most lucrative college degrees
Newly minted electrical engineers can relax, even if their
psychology-major friends may be sweating
When it comes to hiring, there's good news and bad. On one hand,
employers are generally going to maintain the number of college grads
they recruit to their payrolls from last year. On the other, companies
slashed the number of college hires by 36 percent last year, according
to Luckenbaugh.
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http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/business/s_140191.html
June 17, 2003, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
The sagging economy is thrashing recent college graduates and cranking
up competition for jobs in practically all disciplines.
Graduates of Carnegie Mellon's highly ranked master of business
administration program aren't getting the same offers as in previous
years. In 2000, 98 percent of the graduates of Carnegie Mellon's MBA
program had job offers. That number has dropped to 60 percent this
year, down from 71 percent last year. Pitt's and Duquesne's MBA
programs have reported a similar trend. Sixty percent of Pitt's
graduates had jobs in 2002 upon commencement.
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CLASS OF 2004 -- JOB OUTLOOK
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http://www.naceweb.org/press/display.asp?year=2003&prid=179
DATE: September 10, 2003
SUBJECT: Employers Project College Hires to Climb 12.7 Percent in 2003-04
Employers expect to hire 12.7 percent more new college graduates in
2003-04 than they hired in 2002-03, according to a new survey
conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers
(NACE).
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http://www.jobweb.com/joboutlook/2004outlook/default.htm
Job Outlook 2004 for Students
Job market brightens for Class of 2004
As the stock market inches upward and the economy's health shows signs
of improvement, employers predict that they'll hire 12.7 percent more
new college graduates from the class of 2003-2004 than they did from
the class of 2002-2003.
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http://bostonworks.boston.com/globe/articles/111603_grads.html
11/16/03 ? Boston Globe
College recruitment appears to be picking up
After a two-year slump, job prospects for new college graduates are
showing signs of picking up.
A mid-August survey by the National Association of Colleges and
Employers found cause for cautious optimism. Employers, the survey
reported, forecast a 12.7 percent increase in the number of graduates
hired in 2003-2004 over the previous academic year.
***** This is a typical news article based on the NACE press release
as shown on the NACE and Jobweb sites. There are many other articles
from metropolitan newspapers and college career centers that use the
NACE press release and flesh it out with some local anecdotes.
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http://money.cnn.com/2003/09/03/pf/college/grad_school/
September 5, 2003
Grad school: Is it worth it?
That degree may seem like a good move. But do your research first.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) ? Going to grad school may seem like a productive
way to wait out an unforgiving job market or to help you secure a
better position than the one you've got.
Consider, too, the supply and demand for labor in your field and check
out your program's placement record. At one second-tier business
school, the placement rate of newly minted M.B.A.s fell to between 55
percent and 65 percent, down from 85 percent to 90 percent during good
times. "It's scary," said its placement director.
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COLLEGE PLACEMENT ? GENERAL RESOURCES
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http://www.naceweb.org/about/nace.html
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (formerly known as
the College Placement Council, Inc.) is America's bridge between
higher education and the world of work
Human resources and college career services professionals know us best
as the principal source of information on career planning and
employment for the college-educated work force. NACE provides research
and information through annual employer/college surveys, quarterly
surveys of starting salary offers to new college graduates, a
quarterly journal, and a biweekly newsletter. We also forecast trends
in the job market; track legal issues in employment, the job-search,
and hiring practices; and provide both college and employer
professionals with benchmarks for their practices.
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http://www.naceweb.org/press/archives.asp
· Employers Project College Hires to Climb 12.7 Percent in 2003-04
(September 10, 2003)
· Year-End Report Shows Lower Salaries for Class of 2003
(September 08, 2003)
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http://nces.ed.gov/help/sitemap.asp
National Center for Education Statistics
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INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE GRADUATE PLACEMENT
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http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/030224/d030224b.htm
Monday, February 24, 2003
National Graduates Survey: A profile of young Canadian graduates
2000
The study uses data from the National Survey of Graduates to examine
labour market outcomes for young college and bachelor graduates in the
classes of 1986, 1990 and 1995 who entered their programs directly
from high school.
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http://www.china.org.cn/english/BAT/79949.htm
70% College Graduates Employed
Of China's 2.12 million university and college graduates in 2003, 70
percent had found jobs by September, said sources with China's
Ministry of Education.
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http://www.gbrownc.on.ca/saffairs/graduatereport/gradreport_2002_2003.pdf
George Brown City College, Ontario, Canada
2002/2003 Graduate Employment Rates by Program
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http://osap.gov.on.ca/eng/not_secure/urlcollege.htm
College Links to Key Performance Indicators
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are Graduate Employment Rates,
Graduation Rates by Program, and Ontario Student Loan Default Rates.
Click on the appropriate link to check for the KPI at the institution
you are interested in attending.
***** Placement rates for about two dozen colleges are available.
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http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/pdf/2003PlacementReport.pdf
Placement Report 2003 ? International University of Japan
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