Class of 2024 Outcomes
80% of the Class of 2024 responded to the survey (n=910)
| Primary Status | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Employed | 64% |
| Attending Graduate School | 31% |
| Seeking Employment | 2% |
| Other Endeavors* | 3% |
* Other Endeavors includes preparing for graduate school, traveling, volunteering, time off.
Employment details
Class of 2024 graduates reported entering 18 unique sectors following graduation. Sectors not listed below had <1% of the graduating class employed.
| Employment Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Financial Services | 22% |
| Technology | 14% |
| Education | 12% |
| Consulting/Professional Practice | 11% |
| Human Healthcare Services | 11% |
| Law | 6% |
| Government | 6% |
| Other Nonprofit Organization | 5% |
| Communications/Media | 4% |
| Retail | 3% |
| Other | 2% |
| Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals/Life Sciences | 1% |
| Insurance | 1% |
Salary
- Average: $83,336
- High: $325,000
- Median: $80,000
Top employers
Top Companies who hired Cornellians. 376 unique employers hired Class of 2024 graduates.
- Cornell University
- Capital One
- JP Morgan Chase & Co.
- Morgan Stanley
- Goldman Sachs | Microsoft (tied)
- Amazon | Bank of America Merrill Lynch | Citigroup | Google | PwC | Weill Cornell Medicine (tied)
Graduate school details
Class of 2024 graduates reported entering 106 unique graduate fields following graduation. Fields/degrees not listed below had <1% of the graduating class enrolled.
| Graduate Field | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Computer Science | 30% |
| Law | 10% |
| Other | 10% |
| Business | 8% |
| Other Physical Sciences | 6% |
| Engineering | 6% |
| Chemistry | 5% |
| Biology | 5% |
| Medicine | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 3% |
| Mathematics | 2% |
Degree types pursued
| Degree Type | Percentage |
|---|---|
| PhD | 25% |
| MEng | 21% |
| MS | 16% |
| JD | 10% |
| MPS | 7% |
| MD | 3% |
| MA | 3% |
Sample Graduate Schools Attended:
Class of 2024 graduates reported attending 87 unique graduate institutions.
- Brown University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Georgetown University
- Harvard University
- London School of Economics
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Stanford University
- University of Cambridge
- University of Chicago
- University of Pennsylvania
- Yale University
Where A&S Grads Are Headed
For the past five years, a majority of graduates have entered the workforce upon graduation, while about 1/3 enter graduate school. Most Cornellians applying to law school apply a few years after college, usually within one to three years of graduation. The majority of Cornellians applying to medical school take 1-2 gap years after graduation, meaning that they apply as a senior or one year after graduation. This is increasingly common with other graduate and professional programs as well.
Graduates of A&S find success at organizations across the world in a diverse array of career fields: from technology, law, and finance to communications, government, and nonprofits. Similarly, A&S graduates pursue a bright diversity of graduate degrees after finishing their undergrad degrees here. A&S graduates find success in fields like computer science, medicine, mathematics, social sciences, fine arts, business management, law, engineering, and more.
About the Data
Cornell University conducts an annual survey of the postgraduate activities of our graduates. The reports provided represent first-destinations as reported by students. Graduates of the College of Arts & Sciences go on to prestigious graduate programs, advanced professional degrees or directly into challenging and rewarding careers.
Overall reports for each major are available for survey years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Major reports may include data from multiple graduating classes depending on the number of graduates.
- For majors with 50+ respondents in the most recent year, we provide percentages for the most recent year.
- For majors with 50+ respondents in the last 5 years, we provide percentages for the last 5 years.
- For majors with <50 respondents in the last 5 years, we provide descriptive information, but no percentages.
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