Graduate Statistics for the Class of 2008

(as self-reported by students in the Career Center Senior Exit Survey)

Number of graduates: 1435

Top 5 Employers
1. Teach for America
2. Bank of America
3. Goldman Sachs
4. Deutsche Bank
5. Accenture
5. Merrill Lynch
5. Microsoft
5. Cisco

Top Hiring Industries
Industry (% of Total)

Finance/Banking (32)
Consulting (16)
Education (13)
Engineering / Technology (11)
Retail / Hospitality Mgt (5)

Top Job Locations
1. New York
2. Washington DC
3. Raleigh-Durham
4. Atlanta
5. Boston


Average Salaries by Industry
Technology - $65,442
Finance - $62,400
Consulting - $59,553
Engineering - $57,555
Retail/Hospitality Management - $48, 083
Government - $42,600
Healthcare/Biotech/Pharma - $35,270
Education - $34,414
Marketing/Advertising/PR - $33,800
Non-Profit - $31,600

Refer to Salary.com or Naceweb.org to see national averages of salary by industry.