
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.
Class of 2009 post-graduation outcomes will be available in January 2010. If you are a member of this class, please e-mail the CDC at cdc@richmond.edu to provide us with your updated your information.
| Class of 2008 | Class of 2007 | |
|
Total students committed to post-graduation activity |
87% | 95% |
| Employed | 50% | 61% |
| Attending graduate/professional school | 23% | 22% |
| Participating in scholarly/community engagement experience | 14% | 12% |
| Response rate | 80% | 76% |
Data is based on responses up to six months after graduation.
Class of 2008, as undergraduates:
- 73% participated in at least one internship
- 51% participated in research activities
- 48% participated in community-based learning experiences
- Medical School Acceptance
- Law School Acceptance
Sample employing organizations
- American Red Cross
- Bain & Company
- CB Richard Ellis
- Deloitte
- Ernst & Young
- Genworth Financial
- Goldman Sachs
- Johnson & Johnson
- KPMG
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
- Microsoft
- Philip Morris USA
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Procter & Gamble
- U.S. Federal Government
Median starting salary: $49,500 / Mean starting salary: $44,900
Sample graduate/professional schools
- The College of William and Mary Law School
- Columbia University
- Duke University
- Georgetown University
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Notre Dame Law School
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Pennsylvania Law School
- University of Virginia School of Medicine
Sample scholarly/community engagement experiences
- Fulbright scholarship
- Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme
- Teach for America
- White House internship
- 826 SEATTLE non-profit writing center
The Career Development Center is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Appointments
Students and alumni can schedule 30-minute consultations by calling (804) 289-8547. Same-day appointments are not available.
Walk-in Hours Fall 2009
Monday-Friday, 2 to 4 p.m. at the CDC and also at the following locations:
Mondays: Business School atrium
Tuesdays: Modlin Center
Wednesdays: Jepson School
Thursdays: Gottwald Science Center atrium
