First Destinations: Class of 2022
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Each year, Swarthmore College Career Services partners with Institutional Research, Admissions, Alumni Relations & Academic Success to survey graduating students on their post graduation plans. The Class of 2022 includes 404 graduates who graduated between December 2021 and May 2022. Data was collected for up to six months after graduation, with a response rate of 74.3% (300 responses). With information gathered from LinkedIn and other campus sources, including faculty members, there are known outcomes for 387 graduates, for a total knowledge rate of 93.8%
86.8% of the class with known outcomes were either employed, pursuing further education, or doing service.
| Known Outcomes | Number of Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Working | 259 | 68.3% |
| Volunteering | 3 | 0.8% |
| Continuing Education | 67 | 17.7% |
| Seeking Employment | 37 | 9.8% |
| Seeking Continuing Education | 12 | 3.2% |
| Not Seeking | 1 | 0.3% |
MEDIAN SALARY: $60,000*
*Not including stipends below $20,000
Median Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Technology | $112,500 |
| Consulting | $87,500 |
| Financial Services | $80,000 |
| Engineering & Manufacturing | $73,000 |
| Research/Think tank | $60,000 |
| Higher & K-12 Education | $50,000 |
| Non-Profit | $45,000 |
| Arts, Media & Design | $45,000 |
| Healthcare | $43,680 |
| Legal | $40,000 |
| Government & Politics | $34,750 |
While at Swarthmore
74.4%
of graduates completed an internship
Responses: 332
63%
of graduates completed a research opportunity
Responses: 305
78.8%
of graduates received career-related encouragement
Responses: 312
Top U.S. Cities
Responses: 227
| Location | Number |
|---|---|
| New York City, NY | 50 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 38 |
| Boston, MA | 17 |
| Washington D.C. | 14 |
| Chicago, IL | 10 |
Industry Breakdown
Responses: 257
| Industry | Percent |
|---|---|
| Higher & K-12 Education | 16.7% |
| Consulting | 15.6% |
| Financial Services | 12.8% |
| Technology | 12.1% |
| Non-Profit | 8.9% |
| Healthcare | 8.6% |
| Government & Politics | 6.6% |
| Legal | 5.4% |
| Arts, Media & Design | 4.7% |
| Research/Think Tank | 4.3% |
| Engineering & Manufacturing | 2.7% |
| Other | 1.6% |
students received Fulbright grants
- JPMorgan Chase & Co. (5)
- Google (5)
- Analysis Group, Inc. (5)
- Johns Hopkins University (4)
- Boston Consulting Group (4)
- Swarthmore College (4)
- TRUE (3)
- Yale University (3)
- National Institutes of Health (3)
- Microsoft (3)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (3)
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (3)
Continuing Education Program Breakdown
Responses: 68
| Types of Programs | Percent |
|---|---|
| Doctorate: Ph.D Law Medical MD/Ph.D | 57.4% 38.2% 10.3% 7.4% 1.5% |
| Masters | 35.3% |
| Advanced Certificate | 4.4% |
| Non-degree Seeking | 2.9% |
Field of Study Breakdown
Responses: 67
| Fields of Study | Percent |
|---|---|
| Science (non-medical) | 28.4% |
| Humanities | 16.4% |
| Law | 11.9% |
| Math & Statistics | 10.4% |
| Medicine | 10.4% |
| Social Science | 10.4% |
| Education | 6.0% |
| Engineering | 6.0% |
- Yale University (4)
- University of Pennsylvania (4)
- University of Chicago (4)
- Harvard University (4)
- Villanova University (3)
- University of Delaware (3)
- Carnegie Mellon University (3)
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2)
- Swarthmore College (2)
- Stanford University (2)
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College (2)
- New York University (2)
- Georgetown University (2)
- Cornell University (2)
- Columbia University (2)
- College of William and Mary (2)