64% of Stanford graduates from the class of 2014 did internships in the U.S., while 21% interned abroad. The most popular job sectors for internships were computers/IT (18%), healthcare/medicine (9%), and business/management consulting (7%). After graduation, 48% of students were employed full-time, while 23% continued their education and 19% sought employment. The top states for graduate destinations were California (74%), New York (8%), and Massachusetts. Internationally, the United Kingdom was the most popular destination.
Prevailing Trends: How to Engage International Students in Admissions
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1. FIRST DESTINATIONS
INTERNSHIPS
64% U.S.
abroad21% 47%
27%
2did
3
67% 1
or more
internshipsdid
did
10%
4did
TOP GRADUATE
SCHOOLS
GLOBAL DESTINATIONS
Computers, IT, 18%
Healthcare,
medicine, 9%
Business &
management
consulting,
7%
Engineering, archi-
tecture, design, 6%
Gov., community
org., public sector,
3%
Education -
higher ed. 3%
Communications,
journalism, media,
4%
Biotech, phar-
maceuticals, 4%
Finance, 7%
Science, research, 5%
TOP JOB SECTORS
Internship
Sites
727
Graduate
Schools
51
48%
Employed
full-Time
23% Continuing
education
1%
Seeking
continuing
education
4% Other (e.g.
traveling,
family care)
1%
Undecided
3%
Haven’t
started
search
19% Seeking
employment
1%
Employed
part-time
Median
Salary
$70K
Employment
Sites
328 TOP EMPLOYERS
Columbia University
University of California, Los Angeles
New York University
University of California, San Diego
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The University of Chicago
Stanford University
University of California, Berkeley
Yale University
University of Oxford
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
CA 74%
STANFORD DESTINATIONS
Undergraduate Class of 2014
response rate
95%
Source: Stanford IR&DS Senior Survery
career.stanford.edu
Summer 2013 - Spring 2014 (data collected at graduation)
California
New York
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Texas
Washington
Top Locations by States86%
in US
NY 8%
United Kingdom
India
France
Kenya
Top International Locations
Singapore
Australia
China
7%
abroad Hong Kong
South Africa
South Korea