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THE CLASS OF 2016 STUDENT SURVEY REPORT

OCTOBER 2016

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


ABOUT THE SURVEY

The Class of 2016 Student Survey Report, the 10th in this series of reports first published in 2007, details the attitudes, behaviors, and outcomes of graduating seniors. Key areas of focus include the historical and present landscape of the college hiring market, students’ success in the job search, their internship/co-op experience, how they search for jobs and prepare to enter the work force, and their preferences and expectations. In addition, this year’s report includes results related to student perceptions of their career readiness.

Through NACE’s college members, this survey collected viable data from 23,282 college students across all degree and year levels; the focus of this report is the 5,601 bachelor’s degree students who indicated that they would be graduating—or already had graduated—during the 2015-16 academic school year (July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016), and were thus members of the Class of 2016. Data collection took place from February 16, 2016, to April 30, 2016.

In framing the information presented in this report, it is important to note these data represent a “snapshot” of the months prior to graduation, and therefore may not necessarily represent students’ outcomes in the months following graduation.

NACE RESEARCH STAFF

Edwin W. Koc, Director of Research, Public Policy, and Legislative Affairs

Andrea J. Koncz, Research Manager

Kenneth C. Tsang, Research Associate

Louisa Eismann, Research Associate

Anna Longenberger, Research Assistant

ABOUT THIS SURVEY


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• After climbing back from the recession over the past several years, the job market for new college graduates hit something of a plateau with the Class of 2016. Overall, just over 46 percent of 2016 graduates received a job offer before graduation, down from 51 percent from the Class of 2015.

• Among Class of 2016 bachelor’s degree graduates, 68.5 percent expect to enter the work force, while 25 percent anticipate going on to graduate school.

• Overall, 60 percent of those who expect to enter the work force immediately are drawn to private-sector employment.

• Major, and, to a lesser extent, gender, race/ethnicity, and GPA had an effect on post-graduation plans.

• Graduates who plan to enter the work force immediately after graduation expressed a preference for employers/jobs that provide opportunity for personal growth, friendly co-workers, job security, and a good benefits package.

• According to responding students, a good benefits package includes a company-matched 401(k), dental and employer-paid health insurance, and guaranteed annual salary increases.

• Class of 2016 graduates consider themselves “career ready.” Overall, more than 85 percent deem themselves very or extremely proficient in terms of professionalism/work ethic, teamwork, and critical thinking, and approximately three-quarters feel the same about their oral/written communication skills and leadership abilities. More than half believe they are very or extremely proficient in career management. They are least sure about their competency in IT applications.

• Employer websites are the most widely used job-search resource, and the resource rated as most useful by students.

• Students were most likely to use the career center for resume assistance, and also rated this service as the center’s most useful. Practice interviewing, although used by fewer respondents, was a close second in terms of usefulness.

• Approximately 52 percent of students said they were very or extremely comfortable being contacted by an employer through social media; far fewer—25 percent—said they were very or extremely comfortable in initiating contact with an employer this way.

• More than 86 percent of students reported using LinkedIn in their job search; approximately 59 percent see the platform as very or extremely useful in the job search.

• More than 56 percent of graduating seniors reported taking part in at least one internship. Of those, 56 percent were paid, while 44 percent were unpaid.

• The majority of those in paid internships did not receive course credit for their experience; among those who were in unpaid internships, 72 percent earned credit.

• A paid internship with a for-profit employer boosted a graduate’s chances of getting a job offer and provided a higher starting salary when compared to the class overall. More than 52 percent of paid interns at for-profits received a job offer (compared to 46 percent of the class overall), with a median starting salary of $51,251 (compared to $47,358).

• Overall, 2016 graduates’ salary expectations were in line with the actual offers they received. The median starting salary expectation was $42,183; the actual median salary offer was $47,358.


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Academy of Hair Design-Jasper

Academy of Hair Design-Lufkin

Advance Science Institute

Agnes Scott College

Aims Community College

Alabama A & M University

Alabama Southern Community College

Alaska Christian College

Alaska Pacific University

Alfred University

Allen School-Brooklyn

Ambria College of Nursing

American InterContinental University-Houston

Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

Andrew College

Angelo State University

Aquinas College-Nashville

Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix

Arizona State University-Polytechnic

Arizona State University-Tempe

Arizona State University-West

Ashland University

Atlanta Technical College

Auburn University

Augusta University

Aurora University

Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill

Bangor University

Bard College at Simon’s Rock

Bates College

Baylor University

Benedictine University

Bluefield State College

Boston College

Boston University

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bradley University

Brandeis University

Bridgewater College

Brigham Young University-Hawaii

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Brite Divinity School

Brookhaven College

Brown Mackie College-Louisville

Brown Mackie College-Northern Kentucky

Buffalo State SUNY

Burlington County College

California State University-Channel Islands

California State University-Dominguez Hills

California State University-Long Beach

California State University-Los Angeles

California State University-San Bernardino

California State University-San Marcos

Capella University

Capital University

Carlson College of Massage Therapy

Cedarville University

Central College

Central Connecticut State University

Central Maine Community College

Central Michigan University

Central Penn College

Chaffey College

Champlain College

China Agriculture University

City College-Miami

Clark Atlanta University

Clayton State University

Colby College

College of Central Florida

College of Coastal Georgia

College of St Joseph

College of Staten Island CUNY

College of the Desert

College of William and Mary

Collin County Community College District

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Colorado State University-Pueblo

Community College of Denver

County College of Morris

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

CUNY Bronx Community College

CUNY Brooklyn College

CUNY City College

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

CUNY Hostos Community College

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

CUNY Kingsborough Community College

CUNY Lehman College

CUNY Medgar Evers College

CUNY New York City College of Technology

CUNY Queens College

CUNY York College

Deakin University

Delta College

DePaul University

DeSales University

Dillard University

Dordt College

Drew University

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLSNote: Students from 394 colleges and universities took part in the survey.

Duquesne University

East Central University

East Georgia State College

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Eastern Maine Community College

Eastern Michigan University

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Edgewood College

EHOVE Career Center

Elon University

Emory University

Emporia State University

Ferris State University

Florida International University

Florida SouthWestern State College

Florida State University

Fontbonne University

Fort Lewis College

Franklin College

Fresno City College

Fresno Pacific University

Frostburg State University

Fu Jen Catholic University

Gadsden State Community College

Gardner-Webb University

Gateway Community and Technical College

Geneva College

George Mason University

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Georgia College and State University

Georgia Gwinnett College

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Georgia Southern University

Georgia State University

Golden Gate University-San Francisco

Golden West College

Gordon State College

Grand Canyon University

Grand Valley State University

Greenville College

Greenville Technical College

Grove City College

Gwinnett Technical College

Hair Design Institute at Fifth Avenue-Brooklyn

Hampshire College

Harvey Mudd College

Hofstra University

Houston Baptist University

Houston Community College

Howard University

Iberoamerican University (UNIBE)

Indiana Institute of Technology

Indiana State University

Indiana University-Bloomington

Indiana University-East

Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Indiana University-South Bend

Indiana University-Southeast

Iona College

ITT Technical Institute-Fort Wayne

ITT Technical Institute-Indianapolis

ITT Technical Institute-San Antonio East

Ivy Tech Community College

Jacksonville State University

Kansas City Kansas Community College

Kansas State University

Kauai Community College

Kellogg Community College

Kent State University at Kent

Kirtland Community College

La Roche College

Lafayette College

Laguna College of Art and Design

Lamar University

Lewis University

Lipscomb University

LIU Brooklyn

Loras College

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

Louisiana State University-Shreveport

Luzerne County Community College

Madonna University

Marietta College

Marist College

Mars Hill University

Marymount Manhattan College

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mayville State University

Michigan Career and Technical Institute

Michigan State University

Michigan Technological University

Mid Michigan Community College

Milligan College

Minzu University of China

Mississippi College

Monroe Community College

Mount Mercy University

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PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS cont.


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Mt San Antonio College

Muhlenberg College

National American University-Indianapolis

National Tsing Hua University

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

New York College of Health Professions

New York University

New York University Shanghai

Niagara University

Nicolet Area Technical College

North Seattle College

Northeastern University

Northern Arizona University

Northern Michigan University

Northern Virginia Community College

NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Northwest Mississippi Community College

Northwest Vista College

Nova Southeastern University

NYU Abu Dhabi

NYU Shanghai

Oregon State University

Our Lady of the Lake University

Palm Beach State College

Peirce College

Prairie View A & M University

Purdue University-Calumet Campus

Purdue University-Main Campus

Reed College

Rider University

Riverside City College

Rowan University

Rutgers University-Camden

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers University-Newark

Sacred Heart University

Saginaw Valley State University

Saint Norbert College

Saint Vincent College

San Antonio College

San Bernardino Valley College

San Diego State University

Schiller International University

Seminole State College of Florida

Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic

Simmons College

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Southeastern Technical College

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Springfield College

Springfield College-School of Human Services

St Mary’s University

St Philip’s College

St Thomas University

State Technical College of Missouri

StenoTech Career Institute-Piscataway

Stevens Institute of Technology

Stockton University

SUNY at Binghamton

SUNY at Fredonia

SUNY at Purchase College

SUNY College at Old Westbury

SUNY College at Plattsburgh

Susquehanna University

Tallahassee Community College

Tarleton State University

Taylor University

Temple University

Tennessee Technological University

Terra State Community College

Texas A & M International University

Texas A & M University-College Station

Texas A & M University-Commerce

Texas A & M University-Kingsville

Texas Christian University

Texas Southern University

Texas State University

Texas Wesleyan University

Texas Womans University

The Art Institute of San Antonio

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago

The English Center

The University of Alabama

The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at San Antonio

The University of Texas at Tyler

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

The Wright Institute

Tougaloo College

Touro University Worldwide

Trinity University

Tufts University

Tulane University of Louisiana

Tuskegee University

Universal College of Beauty Inc-Los Angeles 1

Universidad Central de Bayamon

Universidade Federal Fluminense

University of Aberdeen

University of Alaska Fairbanks

University of Arkansas

University of California-Riverside

University of California-San Diego

University of California-Santa Barbara

University of California-Santa Cruz

University of Central Florida

University of Central Missouri

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Denver

University of Dallas

University of Dayton

University of Denver

University of Detroit Mercy

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Houston

University of Houston-Clear Lake

University of Houston-Downtown

University of Houston-Victoria

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Kansas

University of Louisville

University of Maine

University of Maine at Augusta

University of Maine at Farmington

University of Maine at Fort Kent

University of Maine at Machias

University of Maine at Presque Isle

University of Memphis

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

University of Mississippi

University of Missouri-Kansas City

University of Missouri-St Louis

University of Nebraska at Omaha

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

University of New Mexico- Valencia County

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Dakota

University of North Florida

University of North Georgia

University of North Texas System

University of Northern Colorado

University of Phoenix-Austin Campus

University of Phoenix-San Antonio Campus

University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon

University of Puerto Rico-Carolina

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao

University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

University of Rochester

University of San Diego

University of Sao Paulo

University of Scranton

University of South Dakota

University of South Florida-Main Campus

University of South Florida-St Petersburg

University of Southern California

University of Southern Maine

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

University of Washington-Bothell Campus

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Valencia College

Victor Valley College

Wagner College

Wake Technical Community College

Walden University

Waldorf College

Walsh University

Wayne State University

Webber International University

Webster University

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Liberty University

West Texas A & M University

West Virginia State University

West Virginia University

Western Kentucky University

Westminster College

Wheaton College

Xavier University

Yeshiva University

Yeshivath Zichron Moshe

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