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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe CollegeClass of 20149 2014Sponsored byCourtesy of the National Association of Colleges and Employers
2 The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report National Association of Colleges and EmployersPLANS AFTER GRADUATION59.9 percent. of graduates from the Class of 2014 plan to enter the work force23.4 percent . of new grads plan to attend graduate or professional school10.0 percent . of graduating students are unsure of what to do after graduating5.7 percent . plan to take time off28.0 percent . of new grads with GPAs above 3.5 plan to continue their educationResearch Staff:Edwin W. KocDirector of Research, Public Policy, and Legislative AffairsKenneth C. TsangResearch AssociateAndrea J. KonczResearch ManagerAnna LongenbergerResearch AssistantABOUT THE SURVEYNACE’s eighth annual Student Survey was conducted February 15, 2014, through April 30, 2014.A total of 43,864 students at 696 NACE-member institutions took part, including 10,210 seniors earningbachelor’s degrees. Data reported here reflect responses from those seniors. The 2014 Student Survey wassponsored by Enterprise.
National Association of Colleges and Employers The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report 3STUDENT EXPECTATIONS AND PREFERENCES More than 40 percent of graduating seniors from the Class of 2014 are interested in working for agovernment entity at the federal, state, or local level. 23 percent of new graduates are interested in teaching in the K-12 arena. 52 percent of new grads view starting salary as very or extremely importance—however a high startingsalary ranked tenth out of 16 job attributes measured in terms of important. For students that accepted a full-time job offer, the median starting salary was 50,050. The opportunity for personal growth is clearly the most important consideration students have whenevaluating a job offer. About 30 percent of the Class of 2014 said diversity of an employer’s work force is extremely important. Graduating seniors from the Class of 2014 entering the work force view more than two weeks of vacation asthe most important benefit from employers, followed by tuition reimbursement for advanced education, andpromises of annual salary increases. Almost 84 percent of new graduates entering the work force say they plan to stay with their first employermore than two years.
4 The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report National Association of Colleges and EmployersTHE JOB SEARCH 96.8 percent of the members of the Class of 2014 entering the work force say they use employers’ websitesto research potential employers. New grads entering the work force named LinkedIn, company websites, and the career center’s job postingwebsite as the top Internet sites to obtain employer information. Almost 47 percent of Class of 2014 grads entering the work force said they made multiple visits to thecareer center each semester. 52 percent of grads entering the work force found the career services office an effective resource forlearning about potential employers. New grads that visited the career center or the career center website during their senior year and appliedfor jobs had an offer rate that was 1.3 percent higher than respondents who did not visit the career centeror its website and applied for jobs. Resume writing/reviews, career center job listings, job-search assistance were the top three activities usedby graduating seniors at the career center.
National Association of Colleges and Employers The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report 5SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE JOB SEARCH 73.4 percent of new graduates expect employers to view their social networking profiles during the collegerecruiting process. 42.9 percent of members of the Class of 2014 believe social networking sites should be used for collegerecruiting. 94 percent of graduating seniors have a profile. Use of social media in the job search has grown from 37 percent in 2010 to 58 percent in 2014.
6 The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report National Association of Colleges and EmployersINTERNSHIPS AND JOB OFFERS 61 percent of graduating seniors had an internship or co-op experience. 52 percent of those graduates receiving job offers before graduation held internships. 46.5 of internships were unpaid. 42 percent of paid internships (with for-profit organizations) received a full-time offer. Graduates who came from a paid internship and received a full-time job offer generally commanded ahigher starting salary than did graduates from an unpaid internship who received full-time job offers.
National Association of Colleges and Employers The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report 7JOB-SEARCH SUCCESS 47.9 percent of job applicants received at least one offer; 30.1 percent of the graduating class whohad applied for a full-time position landed a job prior to graduation. Majors most likely to get job offers included accounting, economics, computer science, engineering, andbusiness administration. Greatest improvement in offer rates went to liberal arts, education, and social sciences majors.Interested?Get theFullReportOrder the full report atwww.naceweb.org/surveys/student.aspx
8 The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report National Association of Colleges and EmployersAPPENDIXPARTICIPATING SCHOOLSAbilene Christian UniversityAcademy of Art UniversityAlbright CollegeAllen UniversityAlma CollegeAmerican InterContinentalUniversityAmerican Military UniversityAnderson University (IN)Anderson University (SC)Andrews UniversityAngelo State UniversityAnne Arundel CommunityCollegeArgosy University - Los AngelesArizona State UniversityArkansas Tech UniversityAsbury UniversityAshland Community andTechnical CollegeAshland UniversityAshland University - DwightSchar College of Nursingand Health SciencesAurora UniversityAustin Community CollegeAverett UniversityAzusa Pacific UniversityBabson CollegeBaker UniversityBall State UniversityBarton CollegeBarton Community CollegeBaruch CollegeBellingham Technical CollegeBelmont UniversityBenedictine CollegeBennett CollegeBinghamton University - SUNYBishop Community CollegeBlack Hills State UniversityBlue Ridge Community CollegeBluefield State CollegeBorough of ManhattanCommunity CollegeBoston CollegeBouve College of HealthSciences, NortheasternUniversityBowie State UniversityBowling Green State UniversityBradley UniversityBrandman UniversityBridgewater CollegeBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young University HawaiiBrooklyn CollegeBroward CollegeBryan College- DaytonBryant UniversityBuena Vista UniversityBuffalo State College - SUNYButler Community CollegeCabrini CollegeCairn UniversityCalifornia State PolytechnicUniversity- PomonaCalifornia State UniversityCalifornia State University ChicoCalifornia State University FullertonCalifornia State University Long BeachCalifornia State University Los AngelesCalifornia State University NorthridgeCalifornia State University San BernardinoCalifornia State University San MarcosCalvary Bible CollegeCalvary Chapel Bible CollegeCameron UniversityCanisius CollegeCapital UniversityCapitol CollegeCarroll CollegeCarroll UniversityCarthage CollegeCasper CollegeCazenovia CollegeCedarville UniversityCentenary College New JerseyCentenary College ofLouisianaCentral Methodist UniversityCentral Penn CollegeCentral Piedmont CommunityCollegeCentral Texas CollegeChaminade University ofHonoluluCharleston Southern UniversityChattanooga State CommunityCollegeCity University of SeattleClaflin UniversityClayton State UniversityCleary UniversityClemson UniversityCleveland State UniversityCoastline Community CollegeCoe CollegeCoker CollegeColby CollegeColby-Sawyer CollegeCollege of CharlestonCollege of Coastal GeorgiaCollege of Mount St. JosephCollege of Saint BenedictCollege of Staten Island CUNYCollege of the OzarksColorado State UniversityColorado State University Fort CollinsColumbia UniversityColumbia University - TeachersCollegeConcordia University - IrvineConcordia University Portland - School ofManagementConcordia University - TexasCornerstone UniversityCosumnes River CollegeCottey CollegeCreighton UniversityCulver-Stockton CollegeCuny Medgar Evers CollegeDalton State CollegeDefiance CollegeDenison UniversityDenison UniversityDePaul UniversityDeSales UniversityDiablo Valley CollegeDominican UniversityDrew UniversityDrexel UniversityDrexel University - LeBowCollege of BusinessDrury UniversityEast Carolina UniversityEast Los Angeles CollegeEast Mississippi CommunityCollegeEast Stroudsburg University ofPennsylvaniaEastern Illinois UniversityEastern Kentucky UniversityEastern UniversityEckerd CollegeEdison State CollegeElgin Community CollegeElizabeth City State UniversityElizabethtown CollegeElmira CollegeElms College
National Association of Colleges and Employers The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report 9Embry-Riddle AeronauticalUniversity - Daytona BeachCampusEmory UniversityEmory University - GoizuetaBusiness SchoolEmporia State UniversityEverett Community CollegeFairleigh Dickinson University College at FlorhamFairleigh Dickinson University School of PharmacyFairleigh Dickinson University- Silberman College ofBusinessFairleigh Dickinson UniversityFairleigh Dickinson University- Becton College of Arts &SciencesFairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan CampusFarmingdale State CollegeFashion Institute of Design &MerchandisingFeather River CollegeFerrum CollegeFisk UniversityFlagler CollegeFlorida Atlantic UniversityFlorida Atlantic University Boca Raton CampusFlorida Atlantic University Harriet L. Wilkes HonorsCollegeFlorida International UniversityFlorida International University Chaplin School of Hospitality& Tourism ManagementFlorida International University- Modesto A. MaidiqueCampusFlorida Southern CollegeFlorida State College atJacksonvilleFolsom Lake CollegeFontbonne UniversityFordham UniversityFordham University - GabelliSchool of BusinessFort Hays State UniversityFranklin CollegeFresno Pacific UniversityFront Range CommunityCollegeFull Sail UniversityFurman UniversityGannon UniversityGeneva CollegeGeorge Fox UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of Technology- College of EngineeringGeorgia Institute of Technology- Scheller College of BusinessGeorgia Piedmont TechnicalCollegeGeorgia Regents UniversityGeorgia Southwestern StateUniversityGettysburg CollegeGlenville State CollegeGolden Gate UniversityGraceland UniversityGrand Canyon UniversityGrand Valley State UniversityGreen Mountain CollegeGreenville CollegeGreenville Technical CollegeGrossmont CollegeGrove City CollegeGulf Coast State CollegeGustavus Adolphus CollegeHampshire CollegeHarding UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvey Mudd CollegeHawaii Pacific UniversityHeritage UniversityHilbert CollegeHillsborough CommunityCollegeHillsdale CollegeHong Kong University ofScience & TechnologyHoward UniversityHunter CollegeHuston-Tillotson UniversityIllinois CollegeIllinois Institute of TechnologyIllinois Institute of Technology Stuart School of BusinessIllinois Institute of Technology Stuart School Of BusinessIllinois State UniversityImmaculata UniversityIndiana Institute of TechnologyIndiana Technical UniversityIndiana UniversityIndiana University BloomingtonIndiana University - KokomoIndiana University - PurdueUniversity IndianapolisIndiana University - South BendIndiana University - SoutheastIndiana University BloomingtonIndiana University - PurdueUniversity Fort WayneIndiana University-PurdueUniversity IndianapolisIndiana Wesleyan UniversityIowa State UniversityIvy Tech Community CollegeIvy Tech Community College BloomingtonIvy Tech Community College Central IndianaIvy Tech Community College IndianapolisIvy Tech Community College LawrenceIvy Tech Community College North MeridianIvy Tech Community College NortheastJarvis Christian CollegeJefferson Community CollegeJefferson State CommunityCollegeJohn Brown UniversityJohn Jay College of CriminalJusticeJohnson & Wales University Florida CampusJohnson C. Smith UniversityJones International UniversityKalamazoo CollegeKansas City Kansas CommunityCollegeKansas State UniversityKaplan University- OnlineKennesaw State UniversityKent State UniversityKent State University - StarkCampusKent State University at KentKentucky Wesleyan CollegeKeuka CollegeKingsborough CommunityCollegeLa Salle UniversityLa Sierra UniversityLafayette CollegeLaguna College of Art & DesignLake Superior State UniversityLakeland CollegeLamar Institute of TechnologyLamar UniversityLander UniversityLane Community CollegeLangston UniversityLees-McRae CollegeLeeward Community CollegeLehigh Carbon CommunityCollegeLehman CollegeLiberty UniversityLincoln Memorial UniversityLincoln UniversityLindenwood UniversityLinfield CollegeLipscomb UniversityLone Star College - KingwoodLong Island UniversityLorain County CommunityCollegeLouisiana State UniversityLouisiana State University College of EngineeringLouisiana State University atAlexandriaLouisiana State University atBaton RougeLouisiana State University atEuniceLouisiana State University inShreveportLoyola University ChicagoLubbock Christian UniversityLuzerne County CommunityCollegeLynn UniversityMalone UniversityManchester UniversityMarian University - IndianaMarietta CollegeMarist CollegeMars Hill CollegeMarshall UniversityMarymount CaliforniaUniversityMaryville CollegeMassachusetts College ofPharmacy and HealthSciencesMassachusetts MaritimeAcademyMayville State UniversityMcMurry UniversityMcNeese State UniversityMedaille CollegeMedgar Evers CollegeMercy CollegeMessiah CollegeMethodist UniversityMiami Dade College-KendallMichigan State UniversityMid-America College ofFuneral ServiceMiddle East TechnicalUniversity, TurkeyMiddle Tennessee StateUniversityMidlands Technical College
10 The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report National Association of Colleges and EmployersMidlands Technical College AirportMidlands Technical College BeltlineMidway CollegeMidwestern UniversityMillikin UniversityMillsaps CollegeMinneapolis College of Art &DesignMiraCosta CollegeMississippi University for WomenMissouri Baptist UniversityMissouri State UniversityMissouri Western StateUniversityMonmouth UniversityMonroe CollegeMontana State UniversityMorehead State UniversityMount Aloysius CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeMount Mercy UniversityMount St. Mary’s UniversityMount Vernon NazareneUniversityMt. San Antonio CollegeMuhlenberg CollegeMurray State UniversityNational UniversityNew Mexico HighlandsUniversity - Las VegasNew Mexico HighlandsUniversityNew Mexico HighlandsUniversity - RatonNew Mexico HighlandsUniversity - AlbuquerqueNew Mexico HighlandsUniversity - EspanolaNew Mexico HighlandsUniversity - FarmingtonNew Mexico HighlandsUniversity - Rio RanchoNew Mexico HighlandsUniversity - RoswellNew Mexico HighlandsUniversity - Santa FeNew York City College ofTechnologyNew York UniversityNew York University - LeonardN. Stern School of BusinessNew York University - Robert F.Wagner Graduate School ofPublic ServiceNew York University - School ofContinuing and ProfessionalStudiesNew York University - SilverSchool of Social WorkNew York University SteinhardtNew York University - TischSchool of the ArtsNew York University PolytechnicSchool of EngineeringNiagara UniversityNorth Central CollegeNorth Central Texas CollegeNorth Central UniversityNorth Lake CollegeNorthcentral UniversityNortheast Community CollegeNortheast Texas CommunityCollegeNortheastern Illinois UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorthern Arizona UniversityNorthern Michigan UniversityNorthland Pioneer CollegeNorthwest Arkansas CommunityCollegeNorthwest CollegeNorthwest Missouri StateUniversityNorthwest Nazarene UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNova Southeastern UniversityOakwood UniversityOcean County CollegeOhio UniversityOhio Wesleyan UniversityOklahoma Baptist UniversityOld Dominion UniversityOlivet Nazarene UniversityOral Roberts UniversityOrangeburg-Calhoun TechnicalCollegeOregon Health & ScienceUniversityOregon Institute of TechnologyOregon State UniversityOuachita Baptist UniversityOur Lady of the ElmsOzarks Technical CommunityCollegePacific UniversityPaine CollegePalm Beach State CollegePalm Beach State College Belle GladePalm Beach State College Boca RatonPalm Beach State College - LakeWorthPalm Beach State College Palm Beach GardensPalomar Community CollegePasadena City CollegePennsylvania College ofTechnologyPennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State University AltoonaPennsylvania State University Smeal College of BusinessPennsylvania State University University ParkPepperdine UniversityPittsburg State UniversityPoint Park UniversityPrince George’s CommunityCollegePurdue UniversityPurdue University - CalumetPurdue University - College ofTechnologyQueens CollegeQuincy UniversityRamapo College of New JerseyRandolph CollegeRaritan Valley CommunityCollegeRegent UniversityRemington College HonoluluRhode Island CollegeRice UniversityRingling College of Art &DesignRoane State Community CollegeRoberts Wesleyan CollegeRock Valley CollegeRockhurst UniversityRocky Mountain CollegeRoxbury Community CollegeRutgers UniversityRutgers University - CamdenRutgers University - NewBrunswickRutgers University - NewarkRutgers University - Newark Rutgers Business SchoolSacred Heart UniversitySaginaw Valley State UniversitySaint Bonaventure UniversitySaint Francis UniversitySaint John’s UniversitySaint Joseph’s UniversitySaint Mary-of-the-WoodsCollegeSaint Mary’s College ofCaliforniaSalve Regina UniversitySam Houston State UniversitySan Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Diego City CollegeSan Diego State UniversitySan Jose State UniversitySavannah State UniversitySchreiner UniversitySeattle UniversitySeward County CommunityCollegeShawnee State UniversityShippensburg UniversitySimpson CollegeSinclair Community CollegeSkyline CollegeSmith CollegeSomerset Community CollegeSouth Texas CollegeSoutheast Community CollegeSoutheastern UniversitySouthern Adventist UniversitySouthern Arkansas UniversitySouthern Illinois University CarbondaleSouthern Maine CommunityCollegeSouthern New HampshireUniversitySouthern Oregon UniversitySouthern Polytechnic StateUniversitySouthern Utah UniversitySouthwest Baptist UniversitySouthwest Florida CollegeSouthwest Minnesota StateUniversitySouthwestern AdventistUniversitySouthwestern College - KansasSpring Arbor UniversitySpringfield CollegeSpringfield College - School ofSocial WorkSt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Charles Community CollegeSt. Norbert CollegeStephen F. Austin StateUniversityStevenson UniversityStonehill CollegeStony Brook UniversityStratford UniversitySuffolk County CommunityCollegeSUNY - DelhiSUNY - Farmingdale StateCollegeSUNY College at Old WestburySUNY Empire State CollegeSUNY FredoniaSUNY GeneseoSUNY Oswego
National Association of Colleges and Employers The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report 11SUNY Purchase CollegeSusquehanna UniversitySyracuse UniversityTarleton State UniversityTarrant County CollegeTarrant County College Northeast CampusTarrant County College Northwest CampusTarrant County College - SouthCampusTarrant County College Southeast CampusTarrant County College - TrinityRiver CampusTaylor UniversityTennessee State UniversityTerra Community CollegeTexas A&M InternationalUniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University - CentralTexasTexas A&M University CommerceTexas State UniversityTexas State University - RoundRockTexas Wesleyan UniversityTexas Woman’s UniversityThe Art Institute of California Inland EmpireThe Art Institute of PittsburghThe City University of New YorkThe College of New RochelleThe College of New Rochelle- GSThe College of New Rochelle- SASThe College of New Rochelle- SNRThe College of New Rochelle SONThe Community College ofBaltimore CountyThe Richard Stockton College ofNew JerseyThe University of AlabamaThe University of ArizonaThe University of Arizona - EllerCollege of ManagementThe University of ChicagoThe University of GeorgiaThe University of KansasThe Univer
2 The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report National Association of Colleges and Employers National Association of Colleges and Employers The Class of 2014 Student Survey Report 3 ABOUT THE SURVEY NACE’s eighth annual Student Survey was conducted February 15, 2014, through April 30, 2014. A total of 43,864 students at 696 NACE-
