Student Post-Graduation Outcomes

Richmond students achieve a high rate of success after graduation. They are employed in a diverse range of industries and are accepted at some of the best graduate and professional schools in the world. 

One-Year Out Survey of Class of 2010 Graduates

• Six-month employment rate: 93 percent.
• One-year employment rate: 97 percent.
• Average salary range one year after graduation: $40,000-$44,999.
• 28 percent are currently enrolled or have already completed a graduate program.
• Seven percent are not currently enrolled but are applying to graduate/professional school.
• 97 percent of graduates were satisfied (generally or very) with their undergraduate education at the University of Richmond one year after graduation.

Primary Fields of Employment

• Finance: 14 percent
• Marketing & Sales: 11 percent
• Education: 10 percent
• Science & Research: nine percent
• Accounting: eight percent
• Advertising & Public Relations: six percent
• Public Policy & Law: six percent
• Consulting: six percent
• Nonprofit & Social Services: six percent
• Government: five percent
• Journalism, Publishing & Media: four percent
• Arts Management: two percent
• Healthcare: two percent
• Other: 12 percent

61 percent response rate

One-Year Out Survey of Class of 2009 Graduates

• Six-month employment rate: 91 percent.
• One-year employment rate: 95 percent.
• Average salary range one year after graduation: $40,000-$44,999.
• 31 percent are currently enrolled or have already completed a graduate program.
• 10 percent are not currently enrolled but are applying to graduate/professional school.
• 98 percent of graduates were satisfied (generally or very) with their undergraduate education at the University of Richmond one year after graduation.

Primary Fields of Employment

• Business/industry: 47 percent
• Government: 14 percent
• Education: 13 percent
• Health/medical services: 10 percent
• Law occupations: 5 percent

50 percent response rate

One-Year Out Survey of Class of 2008 Graduates

• Six-month employment rate: 92 percent.
• One-year employment rate: 95 percent.
• Average salary range one year after graduation: $40,000-$44,999.
• 40 percent are currently enrolled or have already completed a graduate program.
• 98 percent of graduates were satisfied (generally or very) with their undergraduate education at the University of Richmond one year after graduation.

Primary Fields of Employment

• Business/industry: 41 percent
• Education: 18 percent
• Law occupations: 6 percent

Five-Year Out Survey of 2005 Graduates

• Five-year employment rate: 95 percent.
• Average salary range five years after graduation: $60,000-$69,999.
• 52 percent are currently enrolled or have already completed a graduate program.
• 98 percent of graduates were satisfied (generally or very) with their undergraduate education at the University of Richmond one year after graduation.

Primary Fields of Employment

• Business/industry: 39 percent
• Education: 15 percent
• Health/medical services: 13 percent
• Government: 10 percent
• Law occupations: 8 percent

52 percent response rate

Five-Year Out Survey of 2004 Graduates

• Five-year employment rate: 99 percent.
• Average salary range five years after graduation: $60,000-$69,999.
• 52 percent are currently enrolled or have already completed a graduate program.
• 95 percent of graduates were satisfied (generally or very) with their undergraduate education at the University of Richmond one year after graduation.

Primary Fields of Employment

• Business/industry: 64 percent
• Education: 24 percent
• Health/medical services: 8 percent
• Law occupations: 8 percent

Sample organizations employing recent graduates:

• American Red Cross
• AmeriCorps
• Bain & Company
• BioScience magazine
• CB Richard Ellis
• Chesapeake BaySavers, Inc.
• Deloitte
• Eli Lilly and Company
• Ernst & Young
• Genworth Financial
• Goldman Sachs
• Johnson & Johnson
• JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• KPMG LLP
• McCann Erickson
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Microsoft
• National Basketball Association
• Northrop Grumman
• Peace Corps
• Philip Morris USA
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Procter & Gamble
• Reynolda House Museum of American Art
• Richmond Public Schools
• The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
• Sidley Austin LLP
• Teach for America
• United BioSource Corporation
• United States Department  of Justice
• Virginia Department of Social Services
  

Sample graduate/professional schools:

• Brown University
• The College of William and Mary Law School
• Columbia University
• Cornell University
• Duke University
• Georgetown University
• Harvard University
• Indiana University
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• New York University
• Northwestern University
• Notre Dame Law School
• Oxford University
• Princeton University
• Purdue University
• Rutgers University
• Stanford University
• Tufts University
• University of California–Berkeley
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of Oregon
• University of Pennsylvania Law School
• University of Virginia  School of Medicine
• Yale University
  

Sample scholarly/community engagement experiences

• Fulbright scholarship
• Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme
• Teach for America
• White House internship
• 826 SEATTLE non-profit writing center