Office of Institutional ResearchYale University

Yale College Class of 2010:A Study of Activities One Year After Graduation

Beverly WatersJune, 2011(revised 4/19/12)

OIR 11R007

Yale UniversityOffice of Institutional Research

Yale College Class of 2010

A Study of Activities One Year After Graduation

In the winter of academic year 2010-11, questionnaires were sent to the 1,280 graduates of the Yale College Class of 2010 (646 men and 634 women), requesting information about their

activities. Questionnaires were returned by 435 men (67%) and 434 women (68%). Except forTables 2 and 3 (included here for reference only), all tables are based on these returns.

Beverly Waters(6/29/11); revised (4/19/12)

OIR11R007

Yale College Class of 2010: A Study of Activities One Year After GraduationTable of Contents:

Report Highlights: A summary comparing Class of 2010 study results with past Yale College classes surveyed.

Table 1.a. Overall Summary of Post-Graduation Activities This table is based on survey data and presents the activities reported by the Class of 2010 during the 2010-11 academic year. Itincludes comparisons with the activities reported by the Classes of 2008, 2006 and 2004.

Table 1.b. Plans to Study in the Future If not already attending graduate/professional school, graduates were asked if they planned to do so in the next year or two. Thistable is based on survey data and reports the responses of the 558 graduates who answered the question.

Table 2 Area of Concentration and Graduation Standing This reference table shows the number of degrees awarded with general honors within each of the areas of study for the entireClass of 2010. It is a good source of reference when reading Tables 4 and 5.

Table 3 Distribution of Graduates by Undergraduate Major This reference table reports the areas in which the graduates of the entire Class of 2010 majored. It includes comparisons withthe Classes of 2008, 2006, and 2004. It is a good source of reference when reading Table 4.

Table 4.a. Post-Graduation Activities by Undergraduate Major GroupThis table is based on survey data and presents the activities reported by the Class of 2010 during the 2010-11 academic yearsummarized by undergraduate major groups.

Table 4.b. Post-Graduation Activities by Yale College MajorThis table is based on survey data and presents the activities reported by the Class of 2010 during the 2010-11 academic yearsummarized by undergraduate major.

Table 5 Post-Graduation Activities by Graduate Standing (Honors)This table is based on survey data and presents the activities reported by the Class of 2010 during the 2010-11 academic year bythe graduate standing of the respondents (i.e., whether or not they graduated with honors).

Table 6 Graduate and Professional Schools Chosen This table is based on survey data and reports the graduate and professional schools chosen by the graduates who enrolled ingraduate study during the 2010-11 academic year. It includes comparisons with the Classes of 2008, 2006, and 2004.

Table 7 1960-2010 Overall Summary of ActivitiesThis table summarizes the major areas of post-graduation activities, going back to the Class of 1960.

Table 8 1968-2010 Graduate Study ChosenFor those class members who attended graduate or professional school the year following graduation, this table summarizes thearea of study in which graduates were currently enrolled.

Table 9 1968-2010 Employment ChosenFor those class members who were employed the year following graduation, this table summarizes the areas of employment inwhich graduates were currently engaged.

Chart I 1960-2010 Percentage of Yale College Graduates Entering Graduate & Professional StudyThis chart reports the percentage of Yale College graduates who entered graduate and professional study the yearfollowing graduation.

Chart II 1975-2010 Percentage of Yale College Graduates Entering Areas of EmploymentThis chart reports the percentage of Yale College graduates who went into areas of employment the year followinggraduation.

OIR (6/23/11); revised (4/19/12) Yale UniversityOffice of Institutional Research

Highlights of:Yale College Class of 2010—A Study of Their Activities

One Year After Graduation

1.) The percentage of graduates who entered any kind of graduate/professional study the first year after graduation continued to decline. The percentage for the Class of 2010 was the lowest in the study's fifty-year history:

1960 1966 1975 1980 1985 1990 1994 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 201051% 64% 54% 32% 34% 27% 35% 28% 23% 31% 27% 24% 23% 21%

2.) The percentage of graduates who entered law school immediately after college was at its lowest with the last two classessurveyed. Since the mid-1980's, these percentages have been consistently under 10%. It is unclear if graduates aresimply taking more time off before entering law school, or if they are choosing law as a career less frequently thanclasses in the 1970's and 1980's:

1972 1975 1980 1985 1990 1992 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 201018% 18% 15% 8% 5% 8% 8% 7% 6% 7% 6% 5% 4% 4%

3.) The percentage of graduates who entered medical school the year following graduation is at itslowest with the Class of 2010. However, there was a slight increase in the number of graduateswho went into "medical-related" study (see Table 1.a.):

1968 1972 1977 1980 1985 1990 1996 2000 2004 2006 2008 201012% 16% 13% 13% 11% 8% 10% 8% 7% 6% 7% 4%

Note: All chart percentages for the Classes of 1975 through 1980 include students who deferred graduate/professional study one year.

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Page 24.) Students who majored in the natural sciences continued to go into graduate and/or professional study

in greater numbers than students who majored in other areas. The percentage of students who majored inLanguages and Literatures who go into graduate and/or professional study declined for the Class of 2010:

1970 1975 1980 1985 1989 1992 1998 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010Langs. & Lits.: 45% 41% 41% 29% 25% 29% 23% 21% 22% 21% 18% 12%

Humanities: 56% 54% 43% 27% 23% 27% 18% 25% 21% 18% 17% 17%Social Sciences: 43% 43% 44% 29% 23% 21% 27% 28% 22% 23% 17% 17%

Natural Sciences: 67% 67% 65% 49% 52% 57% 47% 50% 50% 37% 43% 40%

5.) Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Cambridge, and Oxford were the schools most frequently chosen for graduate/professionalstudy by the Class of 2010. Over the years, Yale and Harvard were often the two top schools selected by graduates. The following chart shows the percentage of graduates who chose Yale and Harvard:

1968 1971 1975 1980 1985 1990 1994 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010Yale: 99 81 78 48 26 20 35 25 15 32 24 32 23 32

Harvard: 65 73 57 35 37 34 31 28 19 14 33 21 24 12

6.) In addition to the 21% of the Class of 2010 who were studying in 2010-11, another 49% of the Classexpect to go on to some kind of graduate/professional study in the next two years or so. Graduates maynot be entering graduate/professional study in large numbers directly out of Yale, but it is clear thatgraduate study is a goal for many of them:

1985 1987 1989 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 201036% 42% 47% 46% 42% 32% 41% 43% 35% 47% 36% 47% 45% 49%

Note: The question requesting information about "later study" was added to the survey in 1985.

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Page 37.) The Class of 2010 had the largest percentage of graduates employed the first year after college

compared to all previous classes surveyed. For the Class of 1968, fewer than 20% of graduateswent into jobs right after graduation. For the Class of 2010, that percentage was 75%:

1968 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1994 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 201019% 16% 36% 50% 58% 65% 60% 65% 70% 64% 69% 73% 74% 75%

8.) The percentage of graduates who went into jobs in education (instruction and non-instruction)remained high. "Teach for America" was chosen by approximately 17% of those employed in education:

1968 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1996 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 20106% 4% 6% 5% 7% 12% 13% 11% 15% 13% 19% 19% 18%

9.) Employment in areas of business and finance dropped to rates that were reported by classes in the 1980's and in theearly 1990's. No doubt the international economic downslide was the largest contributing factor affecting this decline:

1975 1980 1985 1990 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 20108% 16% 17% 11% 13% 17% 17% 22% 13% 18% 18% 19% 15%

Note: Prior to 1975,this category included "industry", so those years' data are not reported here.

10.) The percentage of students who entered jobs in industry increased with the Class of 2010. It islikely that, due to the economic downturn, graduates shifted from jobs in business and finance to jobs in industry instead:

1975 1980 1985 1990 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 20108% 8% 9% 8% 6% 8% 8% 10% 5% 7% 7% 7% 10%

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Table 1.a.Overall Summary of Post-Graduation Activities

(based on survey data)

Class of 2010 Classes of:Type of Activity Men Women Total 2008 2006 2004

# % # % # % % % %Graduate Study:

Humanities 6 1 7 2 13 1 3 2 3Social Sciences 11 3 5 1 16 2 1 3 2Natural Sciences 19 4 13 3 32 4 3 2 4Other Arts & Sciences 0 0 2 <1 2 <1 <1 1 1

Total Arts & Sciences 36 8% 27 6% 63 7% 7% 7% 9%

Education 0 0 4 1 4 <1 <1 <1 <1Business 0 0 1 <1 1 <1 1 1 <1Law 20 5 15 3 35 4 4 5 6Medicine 12 3 26 6 38 4 7 6 7Medical Related 3 1 19 4 22 3 1 1 1Fine Arts 7 2 4 1 11 1 1 1 1Applied Arts 0 0 1 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1Architecture, Engineering & Planning 1 <1 1 <1 2 <1 <1 <1 1Divinity 3 1 3 1 6 1 <1 <1 <1Environmental Areas 2 <1 1 <1 3 <1 0 1 <1Other Professional 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 <1

Total Professional 48 11% 75 17% 123 14% 16% 17% 18%

Total Graduate Study: 84 19% 102 24% 186 21% 23% 24% 27%

Employment:Education 69 16 89 21 158 18 19 19 13Business & Finance 92 21 38 9 130 15 19 18 18Industry 56 13 34 8 90 10 7 7 7Government & Public Service 27 6 39 9 66 8 6 7 7Social Work 2 <1 5 1 7 1 1 <1 1Communication 14 3 21 5 35 4 4 5 6Health Fields 7 2 24 6 31 4 3 2 2Manual Work 1 <1 0 0 1 <1 <1 1 <1Fine Arts 12 3 16 4 28 3 3 3 3Applied Arts 3 1 6 1 9 1 1 2 1Law Related 19 4 17 4 36 4 4 4 6Environmental Areas 5 1 7 2 12 1 <1 1 <1Museum Work 1 <1 4 1 5 1 1 1 2Athletics 7 2 3 1 10 1 1 1 1Unemployed 7 2 6 1 13 1 2 1 2Self-employed 4 1 1 <1 5 1 1 <1 1Other employment 4 1 9 2 13 1 2 <1 <1

Total Employment: 330 76% 319 74% 649 75% 74% 73% 69%

Other Activities:Military 4 1 0 0 4 <1 <1 <1 1Study (other than Graduate Programs) 9 2 5 1 14 2 1 1 1Travel 3 1 2 <1 5 1 1 1 1Travel/Study 0 0 1 <1 1 <1 1 0 0Travel/Work 0 0 2 <1 2 <1 <1 <1 <1Work/Study 2 0 3 <1 5 <1 <1 <1 1Other & Unknown 3 1 0 0 3 <1 <1 1 <1

Total Other Activities: 21 5% 13 3% 34 4% 3% 3% 4%

Grand Total: 435 100% 434 100% 869 100% 100% 100% 100%

Note: Percentages have been rounded and may not equal 100%.

W110_SrStdy_Table1aLast updated (6/23/11); revised( 4/18/12)

Table 1.b.Plans to Study in the Future

(based on survey data)Students were asked "If you are not studying in the 2010-11 academic year,

do you plan to do so in the next year or two?"558 graduates responded to the question.

Future Plans for Study: % of Class Respondents Study in the next year or two 49%

Uncertain about future study plans 3%No future study plans in the next two years 15%

The results indicate that in addition to the 21% of the Class of 2010 who werestudying in 2010-11 (see Table 1.a.), another 49% of the respondents plan to go

on to some kind of graduate/professional study in the next two years.

Table 2Area of Concentration and Graduation Standing (1)

Table 2 gives the number of degrees awarded with general honors within each of the areas of study for the entire Class of 2010 (not just for survey respondents). This table is a good source of reference when reading Tables 4 and 5.

Men Women TotalStandard General Honors Standard General Honors Standard General Honors

Major Division (2) Total BA/BS Honors % Total BA/BS Honors % Total BA/BS Honors %Languages & Literatures 43 24 19 44 84 59 25 30 127 83 44 35Humanities 167 118 49 29 207 156 51 25 374 274 100 27Social Sciences 306 223 83 27 232 157 75 32 538 380 158 29Natural Sciences 130 92 38 29 111 67 44 40 241 159 82 34

Total: 646 457 189 29% 634 439 195 31% 1,280 896 384 30%

Notes:(1) General Honors: Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude. Beginning with the Class of 1992, General Honors were to be awarded to nomore than 30 percent of each Class. Caution should be taken when comparing percentages before and after this policy went into effect.

(2) Undergraduate Major Divisions:Languages & Literatures: Chinese, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, French, Italian, Literature, Near Eastern, Russian, Spanish, East Asian Lang., Germanic Lang., Portuguese,and Japanese.Humanities: African Studies, American Studies, Architecture, Archaeological Studies, Art, Classical Civilization, Computing & the Arts, Film Studies, German Studies, Greek, Ancient &Modern, History, History of Art, History of Science/History of Medicine, Humanities, Judaic Studies, Music, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Renaissance Studies, Russian & East EuropeanStudies, Theater Studies, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.Social Sciences: African & African American Studies, African-American Studies, Anthropology, Cognitive Science, East Asian Studies, Economics, Ethics, Politics, & Economics, LatinAmerican Studies, Linguistics, Modern Middle Eastern Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Statistics.Natural Sciences: Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Astronomy, Biology, Engineering (Biomedical, Chemical, Electrical, Environmental, & Mechanical, and Engineering Sciences), Environmental Studies, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology & Geophysics, Mathematics, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and Physics.

W111_SrStdy_Table1b&2Last updated (7/7/11)

Table 3Distribution of Graduates by Undergraduate Major *

Table 3 reports the areas in which the graduates of the entire Class of 2010 (not just the survey respondents) majored.It may be a good source of reference when reading Table 4.

Class of 2010 Classes of:Major Division Men Women Total 2008 2006 2004

# % # % # % % % %Languages and Literatures:

Misc. Language or Literature Studies 9 1 15 2 24 2English 25 4 52 8 77 6Literature 9 1 17 3 26 2

Subtotal: 43 7% 84 13% 127 10% 9% 11% 10%

Humanities:American Studies 7 1 17 3 24 2Architecture 9 1 10 2 19 1Art 9 1 13 2 22 2History 84 13 76 12 160 13History of Art 3 <1 23 4 26 2Humanities 9 1 9 1 18 1Music 10 2 2 <1 12 1Philosophy 13 2 9 1 22 2Others 23 4 48 8 71 6

Subtotal: 167 26% 207 33% 374 29% 32% 32% 31%

Social Sciences:Anthropology 4 1 11 2 15 1Economics 85 13 41 6 126 10Economics & Mathematics 8 1 2 <1 10 1Ethics, Politics, & Economics 22 3 7 1 29 2Political Science 120 19 77 12 197 15Psychology 35 5 61 10 96 8Sociology 9 1 9 1 18 1Others 23 4 24 4 47 4

Subtotal: 306 47% 232 37% 538 42% 38% 40% 38%

Natural Sciences:Biology: MCDB 29 4 47 7 76 6 MB&B 11 2 10 2 21 2Chemistry 8 1 8 1 16 1Computer Science 13 2 2 <1 15 1Engineering & Applied Sciences 39 6 23 4 62 5Mathematics 9 1 1 <1 10 1Physics 5 1 7 1 12 1Others 16 2 13 2 29 2

Subtotal: 130 20% 111 18% 241 19% 21% 18% 21%

Total: 646 100% 634 100% 1,280 100% 100% 100% 100%

Notes:* Departments with 10 or more majors are listed individually. Percentages have been rounded and may not equal 100%. Second majors are not included; only first majors are counted here. Joint majors (e.g., Mathematics & Philosophy) are not divided among departments; theyare included in the "Others" categories (unless there are 10 or more majors in the department).

W112_SrStdy_Table3Last updated (6/23/11); revised footnote (8/24/11).

Table 4.a.

Post-Graduation Activities by Undergraduate Major Group *

Class of 2010(based on survey data)

Undergraduate Major Group

Type of Activity# % # % # % # %

Graduate Study:

Arts & Sciences:Humanities 2 2 8 3 2 1 1 1Social Sciences 1 1 4 2 9 3 2 1Natural Sciences 1 1 0 0 2 1 29 16Other Arts & Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Subtotal: 4 4% 12 5% 13 4% 32 18%Professional:

Education 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1Business 0 0 1 <1 0 0 0 0Law 3 3 7 3 24 7 1 1Medicine 1 1 5 2 5 1 27 15Medical Related 2 2 4 2 11 3 5 3Fine Arts 1 1 8 3 0 0 2 1Applied Arts 0 0 1 <1 0 0 0 0Architecture, Engineering & Planning 0 0 1 <1 0 0 1 1Divinity 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 0Forestry & Environmental Studies 0 0 0 0 1 <1 2 1Other Professional 0 0 0 0 1 <1 1 1

Subtotal: 7 8% 31 13% 47 13% 40 22%

Total Graduate Study: 11 12% 43 17% 60 17% 72 40%

Employment:Education 26 29 44 18 55 16 33 18Business & Finance 5 6 29 12 78 22 18 10Industry 5 6 15 6 44 12 26 14Government & Public Service 7 8 19 8 34 10 6 3Social Work 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1Communication 14 16 12 5 9 3 0 0Health Fields 1 1 9 4 12 3 9 5Manual Work 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Fine Arts 6 7 15 6 7 2 0 0Applied Arts 0 0 9 4 0 0 0 0Law Related 4 4 13 5 19 5 0 0Environmental Areas 0 0 2 1 4 1 6 3Museum Work 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0Athletics 0 0 2 1 7 2 1 1Unemployed 2 2 7 3 3 1 1 1Self-employed 0 0 1 <1 2 1 2 1Other employment 2 2 8 3 3 1 0 0

Total Employment: 74 82% 193 78% 279 79% 103 57%

Other Activities:Military 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1Nongraduate Study 2 2 5 2 6 2 1 1Travel 1 1 2 1 1 <1 1 1Travel/Work 0 0 1 0 1 <1 0 0Travel/Study 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Work/Study 0 0 2 <1 3 1 0 0Other & Unknown 1 1 0 0 1 <1 1 1

Total Other Activities: 5 6% 10 4% 14 4% 5 3%

Total: 90 100% 246 100% 353 100% 180 100%

Notes:* Undergraduate Major Divisions:Languages & Literatures: Chinese, Classics, Comparative Literature, English, French, Italian, Literature, Near Eastern, Russian, Spanish, East Asian Lang.,Germanic Lang., Portuguese, and Japanese.Humanities: African Studies, American Studies, Architecture, Archaeological Studies, Art, Classical Civilization, Computing & the Arts, Film Studies,German Studies, Greek, Ancient & Modern, History, History of Art, History of Science/History of Medicine, Humanities, Judaic Studies, Music,Philosophy, Religious Studies, Renaissance Studies, Russian & East European Studies, Theater Studies, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.Social Sciences: African & African American Studies, African-American Studies, Anthropology, Cognitive Science, East Asian Studies, Economics,Ethics, Politics, & Economics, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Modern Middle Eastern Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Statistics.Natural Sciences: Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Astronomy, Biology, Engineering (Biomedical, Chemical, Electrical, Environmental, & Mechanical, and Engineering Sciences), Environmental Studies, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology & Geophysics, Mathematics, MolecularBiophysics and Biochemistry, and Physics.OIR Last updated (6/23/11); revised (4/18/12)

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Humanities:African-American Studies (6) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 American Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 3 0 8 24 Classics (7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 11 East Asian Languages & Literatures (9) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 14 English 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 16 3 1 4 9 4 3 3 1 3 26 77 French 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Germanic Languages & Literatures (10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 History 3 2 0 1 6 2 1 1 25 21 6 9 6 1 8 8 3 4 53 160 History of Art 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 7 25 Italian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Literature 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 0 1 6 26 Music 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 12 Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Philosophy 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 22 Religious Studies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 Spanish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3

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Social Sciences:Anthropology 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 16 Economics 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 3 48 4 7 1 1 2 4 0 2 48 126 Linguistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 Political Science 0 2 1 0 14 6 0 2 16 16 21 19 6 1 7 12 1 4 69 197 Psychology 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 2 18 4 12 2 1 1 3 8 1 3 34 97 Sociology 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 18

Division Total 1 5 2 0 20 14 0 6 46 69 40 30 8 5 15 25 2 10 164 462

Physical Sciences:Astronomy (11) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 Chemistry 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 16 Computer Science 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 Engineering & Applied Science (12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Applied Physics 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Biomedical Engineering 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 23 Chemical 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Electrical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 Environmental 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 6 Mechanical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 Geology & Geophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mathematics 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 Physics 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12

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Other Programs:Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 Archeological Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Architecture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 3 0 1 6 19 Art 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 11 22 Cognitive Science 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 18 Computer Science& Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Computer Science & Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Economics & Mathematics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 Electrical Engineering & Computer Sci. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Environmental Studies 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 Ethics, Politics & Economics 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 7 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 6 29 Film Studies 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 14 History Science, History Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 4 17 Humanities 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 18 Judaic Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Latin American Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 Mathematics & Philosophy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Mathematics & Physics 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Modern Middle Eastern Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Physics & Philosophy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Portuguese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Russian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russian & East European Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Special Divisional Major 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Theater Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 0 3 16 Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6

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Table 4.b. (continued)Notes: (1) Other Study: includes study in other arts and sciences, education, architecture, engineering & planning, divinity and other professional areas, as well as other advanced degree programs but school type and/or area unknown. (2) Education: includes both instructional and non-instructional jobs in education. (3) Public Service: includes social work, government jobs, Peace Corps, and other non-profit organizations. (4) Other Employment: includes jobs in health fields, environmental areas, manual work, self-employment, museum work, athletics, and miscellaneous others. (5) Other Activities: includes military, non-graduate study, travel, travel/study, travel/work, work/study, and miscellaneous activities. (6) African-American Studies: includes majors in African Studies and African-American Studies. (7) Classics: includes majors in classical civilization, classics (Greek), classics (Latin), and classics (Greek & Latin). (8) Comparative Literature: includes the literature major. (9) East Asian Languages & Literature: includes East Asian Studies (China and Japan), Chinese, and Japanese.(10) Germanic Languages & Literature: includes German Studies and German.(11) Astronomy includes Astronomy & Physics majors.(12) Engineering: Chemical Engineering and Engineering Science (Chemical) are included in "Chemical"; Electrical Engineering and Engineering Science (Electrical) are included in "Electrical"; and Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science (Mechanical) are included in "Mechanical." Since Applied Physics was not moved from Engineering and Applied Science to the general Physical Sciences until after the Class of 2010 graduated, Applied Physics remained listed in Engineering for this Class. Please note that students with double majors are counted in only one of the given majors.

W114 SrStdy Table4bLast updated (6/28/11); revised (4/18/12)

Table 5(based on survey data)

Class of 2010Post-Graduation Activities by Graduate Standing (Honors) *

(Men and Women combined)

Type of Activity Standard BA/BS General Honors# % # %

Graduate Study:Humanities 4 1 9 3Social Sciences 7 1 9 3Natural Sciences 18 3 14 5Other Arts & Sciences 0 <1 2 1

Total Arts & Sciences 29 5% 34 15%

Education 2 <1 2 1Business 1 <1 0 0Law 20 3 15 6Medicine 19 3 19 7Medical Related 15 2 7 3Fine Arts 4 1 7 3Applied Arts 1 <1 0 0Architecture, Engineering & Planning 0 0 2 1Divinity 4 1 2 1Forestry & Environmental Studies 3 <1 0 0Other Professional 0 0 0 0

Total Professional 69 11% 54 20%

Total Graduate Study 98 16% 88 33%

Employment:Education 112 19 46 17Business & Finance 90 15 40 15Industry 72 12 18 7Government & Public Service 52 9 14 5Social Work 5 1 2 1Communication 26 4 9 3Health Fields 20 3 11 4Manual Work 1 <1 0 0Fine Arts 22 4 6 2Applied Arts 8 1 1 <1Law Related 28 5 8 3Environmental Areas 10 2 2 1Museum Work 3 <1 2 1Athletics 10 2 0 0Unemployed 12 2 1 <1Self-employed 2 <1 3 1Other employment 10 2 3 1

Total Employment 483 80% 166 62%

Other Activities:Military 4 1 0 0Nongraduate Study 8 1 6 2Travel 4 1 1 <1Travel/Study 1 <1 0 <1Travel/Work 1 <1 1 0Work/Study 2 <1 3 1Other & Unknown 2 0 1 <1

Total Other Activities 22 4% 12 5%

Total 603 100% 266 100%

Note:* Percentages have been rounded and may not equal 100%.W115 SrStdy Table5Last updated (7/7/11); revised (4/18/12)

Table 6Graduate and Professional Schools Chosen

by the Class of 2010 *

(based on survey data)

Men Women Total # of StudentsArts & All Arts & All Arts & Total Total From Classes of:

School Sciences Law Medicine Other Men Sciences Law Medicine Other Women Sciences Law Medicine Other # % 2008 2006 2004

Yale 1 3 3 4 11 3 1 1 16 21 4 4 4 20 32 19% 23 32 24

Columbia 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 4 3 11 6 6 4 3 19 11% 10 15 19

Harvard 1 1 0 0 2 2 3 4 1 10 3 4 4 1 12 7% 24 21 33

Cambridge University 6 0 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 1 10 6% 11 6 12

Oxford University 5 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 2 8 5% 6 13 7

Stanford 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 2 2 2 8 5% 11 7 7

Johns Hopkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 4 1 5 3% 3 11 7

New York University 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 5 3% 9 6 12

U of Pennsylvania 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 2 4 2% 7 11 11

MIT 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 2% 4 1 2

Vanderbilt 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 2% 1 4 3

U of Southern California 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 3 2% 1 4 4

Washington U in St. Louis 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 2% 0 1 2

Others 11 8 3 9 31 8 5 7 6 26 19 13 10 15 57 33% 107 82 142

Total 32 18 11 16 77 23 14 25 33 95 55 32 36 49 172 100% 217 214 285

Note:* Listed here are schools in which 3 or more Yale College students entered after graduation. This table also includes schools attended by graduates engaged in "Other Activities" as listed in Table 1a of this report for "Work/Study" and "Travel/Study."

W116 SrStdy Table6Last updated (6/28/11)

Table 7Overall Summary of Activities

Classes of 1960 to 2010(1)

(Summary Table) (3)

Total in thePost-Graduate Other or Graduating

Year of Study Employment Military Indefinite ClassGraduation % % % % #

1960 51 16 20 13 901 1966 64 11 13 12 1,010 1968 51 19 20 10 1,003 1969 46 24 14 16 990 1970 46 16 6 29 926 1971 51 21 5 24 1,111 1972 54 19 1 26 1,093 1973 41 17 1 41 1,148 1974 48 39 4 12 1,213 1975 54 (2) 36 4 3 1,210 1976 46 (2) 41 0 2 1,254 1977 38 (2) 45 0 3 1,271 1978 35 (2) 45 4 3 1,301 1979 31 (2) 50 4 5 1,270 1980 32 (2) 50 0 2 1,261 1984 36 52 1 12 1,255 1985 34 58 1 7 1,260 1987 27 64 <1 8 1,254 1989 28 65 1 6 1,237 1990 27 65 <1 7 1,297 1992 33 61 1 5 1,261 1994 35 60 <1 5 1,285 1996 29 65 1 5 1,253 1998 28 65 <1 7 1,243 2000 23 70 <1 7 1,349 2002 31 64 1 4 1,221 2004 27 69 1 3 1,280 2006 24 73 <1 3 1,279 2008 23 74 <1 3 1,301 2010 21 75 <1 4 1,280

Notes: (1) From 1960 to 1973, approximately 70-80% of the graduating classes responded to a questionnaire distributed to all seniors during their final spring semester. From 1974-1980, a similarly high proportion responded, but seniors were not surveyed until one year after graduation. In 1984, seniors were once again surveyed during their final spring semester, with a response rate of 76%. (Because this was the only class since 1974 surveyed prior to graduation, comparisons of this class should be made with caution.) The Classes of 1985, 1987 and 1989 were surveyed over the year following graduation, with a response rate of 77%. Classes every two years from 1990 through 2010 were surveyed over the year following graduation, with an overall response rate ranging from 68% to 82%.

(2) Percentages for these years were adjusted (from the original study report) to exclude graduates who deferred graduate/ professional study one year. The type/kind of study in which these students enrolled in not known.

(3) Percentages have been rounded and may not equal 100%.

W117 SrStdy_Table7

Last updated (6/28/11)

Table 8Type of Graduate Study Chosen for Yale College Graduates

Who Are Attending Graduate/Professional SchoolClasses of 1968 to 2010 (1)

Summary Table

Arts & Sciences Study Professional School Study Total StudentsYear of Social Natural Total Arts & Total Choosing

Graduation Humanities Sciences Sciences Sciences(3) Law Medicine Business Professional (3) Graduate Study% % % % % % % % #

1968 NA NA NA 35 27 24 8 65 5081969 NA NA NA 38 26 24 7 62 4491970 NA NA NA 32 28 29 5 68 4221971 12 11 7 31 30 24 4 69 4661972 12 8 5 26 33 29 2 74 4661973 13 10 8 30 25 29 6 70 4001974 11 8 4 25 33 28 3 75 516

1975 (2) 8 7 8 23 30 28 4 77 609 1976 (2) 12 6 7 26 30 25 7 74 588 1977 (2) 8 7 7 22 33 25 6 78 521 1978 (2) 7 10 8 25 34 24 6 75 554 1979 (2) 7 7 11 26 36 23 4 74 454 1980 (2) 12 5 10 27 31 27 4 73 478

1984 10 4 10 25 26 34 2 73 3361985 13 5 10 29 25 32 2 71 3331987 18 5 11 34 34 19 2 66 2621989 19 10 14 44 22 23 1 56 2621990 13 10 10 33 20 28 2 67 2871992 12 8 15 35 24 28 <1 65 3451994 10 8 11 33 23 31 1 67 3761996 10 4 7 22 29 33 0 78 2961998 5 8 10 24 25 38 0 76 2792000 7 7 9 24 27 35 <1 76 2342002 13 12 12 37 24 21 3 63 2922004 10 7 14 34 23 27 2 66 2862006 7 11 9 31 22 25 3 69 2362008 11 5 14 32 16 29 3 68 2172010 7 9 17 34 19 20 <1 66 186

Notes:(1) From 1968 to 1973, approximately 70-80% of the graduating classes responded to a questionnaire distributed to all seniors during their final spring semester. From1974 to 1980, a similarly high proportion responded, but seniors were not surveyed until one year after graduation. In 1984, seniors were once again surveyed duringtheir final spring semester, with a response rate of 76%. (Because this was the only class since 1974 surveyed prior to graduation, comparisons with this class andother more recent class studies should be made with caution.) The Classes of 1985, 1987 and 1989 were surveyed one year after graduation, with a response rate ofapproximately 77%. Classes every two years from 1990 through 2010 were surveyed one year after graduation, with an overall response rate rangingfrom 68% to 82%.

(2) Percentages for this year may be inflated because they include students who deferred graduate/professional study one year. The type/kind of study in which thesestudents enrolled is not known.

(3) The divisional percentages within Arts & Sciences and Professional Schools do not always equal the totals due to the attendance of students in other graduate andprofessional programs that are not listed here. Also, the percentages attending Arts & Sciences Graduate and Professional Schools do not always equal 100% due torounding, multiple attendance, or unknown field of study.W118 SrStdy Table8 (6/28/11)

Table 9Type of Employment Chosen for Yale College Graduates

Of those Employed One Year after GraduationClass of 1968 to 2010

Summary Table

Year Government Fine & Totalof Business/ & Public Social Communi- Health Manual Applied Law Not Self Other & Choosing

Graduation* Education Finance Industry Service Work cations Fields Work Arts Related Employed Employed Undecided Employment% % % % % % % % % % % % % #

1968 32 27 (2) NA NA 29 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 12 1901969 25 27 (2) NA NA 21 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 27 2371970 27 24 (2) NA NA 11 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 38 1481971 19 23 (2) NA 10 5 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 44 1891972 17 16 (2) NA 14 5 6 NA NA 6 NA NA NA 36 1621973 16 32 (2) NA 9 1 8 NA NA 1 NA NA NA 34 1611974 15 25 (2) NA 9 2 11 4 5 6 3 3 NA 17 4161975 16 23 5 13 1 8 3 2 9 4 5 NA 15 3671976 16 27 2 8 2 13 4 2 9 4 4 1 8 4241977 14 29 10 12 3 13 2 1 6 4 3 2 2 4571978 12 30 15 9 3 11 1 2 6 3 1 3 4 4791979 11 31 12 12 3 10 1 1 8 4 2 2 3 4951980 9 32 16 9 1 12 2 1 5 6 2 2 3 5071984 9 21 15 6 3 5 1 0 11 8 NA 1 24 4801985 12 28 16 5 2 9 2 1 8 8 3 2 4 5851987 13 23 8 11 2 7 5 1 12 7 4 1 5 6491989 12 22 9 13 2 8 4 1 9 10 2 <1 8 6111990 17 16 12 11 1 8 4 2 9 10 4 1 6 7081992 19 17 12 9 3 7 9 1 4 9 1 1 8 6441994 24 21 10 10 1 9 2 2 6 7 3 <1 5 6431996 20 26 12 9 1 9 2 1 8 6 1 <1 4 6631998 18 27 13 8 1 9 1 1 10 5 <1 <1 6 6352000 16 31 14 10 1 7 2 1 6 7 <1 <1 4 7162002 24 20 9 13 1 8 2 <1 4 8 1 1 8 6152004 18 26 10 10 2 8 2 <1 6 8 3 1 5 7172006 26 24 9 10 1 7 3 1 6 6 2 <1 5 7162008 26 26 9 8 1 5 4 1 6 5 3 1 5 6932010 24 20 10 10 1 5 5 <1 6 5 2 1 5 649

Notes:(1) From 1968 to 1973, approximately 70-80% of the graduating classes responded to a questionnaire distributed to all seniors during their final spring semester. From 1974 to 1980, a similarly highproportion responded, but seniors were not surveyed until one year after graduation. In 1984, seniors were once again surveyed during their final spring semester, with a response rate of 76%. (Becausethe Class of 1984 was the only class since 1974 surveyed prior to graduation, comparisons with this class and other more recent class studies should be made with caution.) The Classes of 1985, 1987,and 1989 were surveyed one year after graduation, with a response rate of approximately 77%. Classes every two years from 1990 through 2008 were surveyed one year after graduation, with an overall response rate ranging from 68% to 82%. Percentages have been rounded and may not equal 100%.

(2) Percentages reflect employment in both "business" and "industry."

W119 SrStdy_Table9Last updated (6/28/11); title revised (10/27/11); revised (4/19/12)

Summary of Graduate Study and Employment Trendsfor Yale College Classes Surveyed

(one year following graduation)

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Note:Graduates in the Classes of 1975 and 1980 who deferred graduate/professional study one year are also included here.W120 SrStdy Table10; last updated (6/29/11); revised (4/19/12)

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