The last three graduating classes have reported a 99% placement rate within six months of graduation. (We will post 2017 data shortly after we receive it, but early returns suggest similar distributions.)
73% Employed |
22% Graduate School |
4% Fellowships, Volunteer or Travel |
1% Seeking Employment |
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They started their careers at places like:
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They continued their education at places like:
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Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico
Major: Math-Computer Science
Next Step: Software engineer for Facebook
"I look forward to contributing and making Facebook better, faster, and more reliable for the 1.3 billion people that use it every month! Lawrence has given me a very good foundation. I was able to pick up and develop world class software almost immediately."
Hometown: Lafayette, Colorado
Major: Biology, Biochemistry, Performance (Voice)
Next Step: Ph.D. in cellular and molecular biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hometown: Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Major: Chemistry, Biochemistry
Next Step: Laser Raman Spectroscopy Project at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research
Hometown: Jiamusi, China
Major: Performance (Piano)
Next Step: Master's in Piano Performance at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music
More stories about Life After Lawrence for our most recent graduating class.
The path from major to career is not always as obvious (or straightforward) as we might think.
This graphic below illustrates that phenomenon. We took three years of Lawrence graduate data. Using a circle graph, we plotted on the left side of the circle what Lawrentians studied as undergraduates, and connected on the right side what their first step was after graduation.
Left side: student major |
Right side: first career step |
Take biology majors, for example. Not only do they enter the medical field, but also the fields of consulting, finance, and management. History majors go on to pursue education, social and religious services, sales, or continue their education in grad school. Music performance majors not only pursue careers in music, but in medicine and law, too.
The graph also works in reverse. For example, you can see that students who have gone into management (at the 4:00 position on the graph) have started as English majors as well as government, psychology and economics.
This is what we mean when we say that a Lawrence education prepares you to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
