REPORT ON THE CLASS OF 2012

Profile of Survey Respondents

Class Size: 691

Number of respondents: 573

% of class responding: 82.9%

Employed full time 376 Graduate school 106 Volunteer full time 47 Internship 18 Post-Graduate Fellowship 14 Travel 6 Other 6 Unknown/No Data 118

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Top EmployersSee Appendix A for a partial list of employers

Teach for America 14

General Electric 10

Dana Farber Cancer Institute 7

Deloitte 7

Massachusetts General Hospital 6

PricewaterhouseCoopers 5

US Navy 5

Employment Geography

Number of respondents: 368/376

% of respondents: 97.9%

63.8% relocate to two cities:

Greater Boston: 137 37.2% Metro New York: 98 26.6%

Accounting/Professional Services 23 6.1% Architecture 1 .3% Arts, Entertainment & Sports 17 4.5% Communications (Advertising, Media, Public Relations, Publishing) 31 8.2% Construction 1 .3% Consulting 12 3.2% Consumer Products 9 2.4% Education 49 13.0% Energy 1 .3% Financial Services 54 14.4% Government, Politics & Law 26 6.9% Health Care 44 11.7% Insurance 21 5.6% Manufacturing 10 2.7% Market Research 4 1.1% Not-for-Pro�t 22 5.9% Pharma 1 .3% Real Estate 4 1.1% Retail 8 2.1% Sciences 2 .5% Service 1 .3% Technology 23 6.1%

Employment by Industry

Central 1 .2% Mid Atlantic 24 6.5% Midwest 22 6.0% New England 173 47.0% Southeast 16 4.3% Southwest 3 .8% Tri State 107 29.1% West 10 2.7% International 12 3.3%

Starting Salary Profile

Salary Range: $13,000 - $80,000

Average Salary: $43,650

Median Salary: $40,750

Average starting salary for liberal arts graduates nationally:

National Association of Colleges & Employers Annual Salary Survey, Class of 2012 ( January 2013) average starting salary (http://www.naceweb.org/research/salary_survey)

Humanities & Social Sciences: $36,988 Math & Sciences: $42,471 Holy Cross: $43,650

Salary by Industry

Number of respondents: 156/376

% of respondents: 41.5%

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Top Disciplines for Master Degrees

Top Disciplines for PhD

Chemistry 7 41.2% Other Sciences 7 41.2% Social Sciences 2 11.8%

Education 14 33.3% Humanities 7 16.7% Sciences 4 9.5%

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship 6 42.9% Fulbright Grant 3 21.4% French Government Teaching Assistantship 2 14.3% Spanish Ministry of Education, Auxiliar de Conversacion 2 14.3%

Graduate School Profile

Graduates enrolled in graduate school full time: 106/691

% of Class of 2012: 15.3%

See Appendix B for a complete list of graduate school programs

Programs

Professional Masters 28 (ie MBA, MEd, MSW) Law School 25 PhD 17 Academic Masters 14 Health Professions 10 Medical/Dental or 9 Osteopathy School Certi�cate Programs 3 (Chinese Language, Deaf Studies)

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Volunteer Profile

Graduates volunteering full-time: 47/691

% of Class of 2012: 6.8%

Top Volunteer Programs

Post-Graduate Fellowships & Awards Profile

Graduates awarded post-graduate fellowship: 14/691

% of Class of 2012: 2.0%

Top Fellowship Programs

Education 14 33.3% Humanities 7 16.7% Sciences 4 9.5%

Jesuit Volunteer Corps 13 27.7% Americorps 12 25.5% JVC Northwest 5 10.6% City Year 3 6.4%

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship 6 42.9% Fulbright Grant 3 21.4% French Government Teaching Assistantship 2 14.3% Spanish Ministry of Education, Auxiliar de Conversacion 2 14.3%

APPEnDIx A:

Employers and Industries, Class of 2012(partial list)

Accounting/Professional ServicesDeloitte (7) Associate, Audit Assistant, Tax AssociateErnst & Young (2) Audit StaffMcGladrey Tax AssociatePricewaterhouseCoopers (5) Assurance Associate, Audit Associate

Arts, Entertainment & SportsBoston Red Sox Ticket Services AssociateKraft Group, The Administrative AssistantMassCreative Program AssociateMississippi Surge (2) Minor League Hockey PlayerNick Jr., Team Umizoomi Research AssistantSeattle Mariners Minor League PitcherSeattle Seahawks Defensive BackStonehill College Assistant Volleyball CoachTheatrical Wardrobe Union Swing Dresser

Communications(Advertising, Media, Public Relations, Publishing)American Express Publishing (2) Business Assistant, Financial AnalystBedford/St. Martin’s Editorial AssistantCengage Learning Editorial CoordinatorCityeats Scripps Network Interactive, Inc Implementation SpecialistCollages.net Marketing AssociateCrown Media Family Networks Advertising Sales AssistantFrontier Communications Executive AssistantMind Share Assistant BuyerOgilvy & Mather Assistant Account ExecutiveRacepoint Group Account CoordinatorRuder Finn Assistant Account ExecutiveSynapse Group Marketing CoordinatorThomson Reuters Sponsorship CoordinatorTime Inc./People Magazine (2) Ad Sales Assistant; Marketing AssistantTV Guide Magazine Advertising Sales Coordinator

ConsultingAccenture Business AnalystCambridge Associates Junior AssociateKelmar Associates, LLC Audit AssociatePublic Consulting Group (4) Apprentice Business AnalystTeneo Strategy Consultant

Consumer ProductsL’Oreal Education Coordinator – Professional Products Division

Outerstuff, Ltd. Production AssociatePepsiCo (2) Contractor, Sales AnalystTheory & Helmut Lang Assistant Fabric BuyerTommy Hilfiger Associate

EducationBelmont Day School Associate TeacherBlue Engine Teacher’s AssistantBoston College University Advancement Staff Assistant, Annual GivingBoston College High School TutorBottom Line Access CounselorBurncoat High School TeacherCollege of the Holy Cross Director of Basketball OperationsDartmouth College Incentive CounselorEmerson College Admission CounselorInstituto Chileno Britanico de Cultura English TeacherJET Program Assistant Language TeacherKings College Admission CounselorLandmark School High School Math TeacherNewton Country Day School Spanish Teaching FellowPeabody Public Schools Science TeacherPerkins School for the Blind (3) Teacher’s AssistantSaint John’s High School Director of CommunicationsTeach for America (14) Teacher

EnergyConcentric Energy Advisors, Inc. Analyst

Financial ServicesAlliance Bernstein Private Client AssociateAXA Advisors, LLC AnalystBloomberg LP (3) Sales and Analytics TraineeBNY Mellon (2) Associate; Regulatory AdministratorBrown Brothers Harriman (3) Corporate Actions Specialist; Operations SpecialistExperian QAS Sales Development AssociateFidelity Investments (2) Associate Software Developer; Inside Sales RepresentativeGoldman Sachs & Co. (2) AnalystJP Morgan Chase (2) Investment Banking Analyst; Loan Stream AnalystMacquarie Group US Institutional Equity SalesMorgan Stanley Smith Barney Analyst, Financial AdvisorNorthern Trust Transfer Agency AnalystNYMEX Market MakerPioneer Investments Account ManagerProvident Healthcare Partners (2) Business Development Analyst

Putnam Investments Dealer Marketing Service RepresentativeRBS Citizens (2) Commercial Banking Development ProgramRoyal Bank of Scotland Operations AnalystSankaty Advisors, Bain Capital (2) Legal Affairs Associate; Portfolio Operations AssociateSkyBridge Capital Investor Relations AssociateState Street Corporation (3) Associate; Client Service Representative; NAV AssociateSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. AnalystWellington Management AnalystWells Fargo (2) Analyst; Commercial Mortgage Analyst

Government, Politics & LawCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget Program AssociateTreasurer and Receiver General, Unclaimed Property Division Customer Service RepresentativeFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP Legal AssistantGovernor John Lynch Special Assistant for Citizen ServicesManhattan District Attorney’s Office ParalegalMissouri Coordinated Campaign Field OrganizerMurtha Cullina LLP Human Resources AssistantNew York State Attorney General’s Office Legal Support AnalystOlympic National Park, National Park Service Biological Science TechnicianUS Army (2) 2nd Lieutenant; Human Intelligence CollectorUS Marine Corps (2) 2nd LieutenantUS Navy (5) Ensign; Explosive Ordnance Disposal Officer

Health CareAdvisory Board Company, The Marketing AssociateBarton Associates (4) Associate RecruiterBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Clinical Research AssistantBradley Sleep Lab Research AssistantBrigham & Women’s Hospital (3) Clinical Safety Associate; Patient Access Services Liaison; Research TechnicianDana Farber Cancer Institute (7) Clinical Research CoordinatorHasbro Children’s Hospital Clinical Research AssistantMassachusetts General Hospital (6) Clinical Research Coordinator; Laboratory TechnicianMeditech (2) Applications Specialist; Client Training SpecialistMonmouth Medical Center Patient Care AssistantRehabilitation Institute of Chicago Project Coordinator, Pain StudiesRush University Medical Center Research AssistantSpaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Research AssistantUMass Medical School Research AssistantUMass Memorial Medical Center Project AssistantUniversity of Chicago Clinical Research AssociateWeill Cornell Medical College Research Aide

Hospitality & TravelAracari Travel Consulting Marketing & Product DevelopmentFearrington House Inn Front Desk AgentGlobal Immersions Homestay Homestay CoordinatorGoosewing Ranch Ranch HandMarriott International Sales AssistantMetro Meeting Centers – Boston, LLC Account ExecutiveStarwood Hotels Sales Agent

InsuranceAflac Sales AgentCigna Healthcare Sales AssociateEnergi Insurance Services International Operations SpecialistHanover Insurance Group (2) Business Analyst; Human Resources Business AnalystHealth Plan One Online Marketing & Business AnalystLiberty Mutual (4) Associate Business Analyst – HR Development; Portfolio Analyst; Senior Claims Representative; UnderwriterMarsh Risk AnalystMass Mutual Life Insurance Company Bilingual Speaker Retirement RepresentativeMetLife Financial AdvisorNew York Life AgentSun Life Financial (2) Group Underwriting Consultant; Sales CoordinatorUnited States Liability Insurance Group Policy IssuanceUnum Insurance Account Manager

Logistics & Supply ChainAmerican Transport Group (2) Logistics Sales RepresentativeTotal Quality Logistics Logistics Account Executive

ManufacturingGeneral Electric (10) Financial Management ProgramSaint-Gobain Abrasives Industrial Field Sales Representative

Market ResearchForrester Research Corporate ServicesNielsen Company, The Financial Leadership Program

not-for-ProfitAfrican Community Education Volunteer CoordinatorAmerican Kennel Club Communications CoordinatorBoys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Social Recreation InstructorCatholic Charities Maine Emergency ServicesChildren’s Home of Reading Youth Behavior SpecialistElder Services of Merrimack Valley Transition CoachGermaine Lawrence, Inc. Residential CounselorIllinois Policy Institute Policy Outreach ManagerLutheran Social Services of NE Bilingual Case Manager & Legal Coordinator

Massachusetts Audubon Society Tiger Beetle Field AssistantNew England Center for Children Level 1 TeacherTuesday’s Children (2) Program CoordinatorWediko Children’s Services Residential CounselorYouth Villages Family Intervention Specialist

PharmaCovance, Inc. Associate, Global Study Startup – Site Services

Real EstateCB Richard Ellis (2) Client Service Assistant; Production AnalystVision Young Commercial Real Estate Associate

RetailCorporate Marketplace, Inc. (2) Business Development AssociateEnterprise Management Trainee

SciencesNational Institutes of Health Post-Bacc IRTAThermo Fisher Scientific Research Sales Representative

Technology4 Clicks Solutions SalesEMC (2) Marketing Associate; Mid Market GEO Account ManagerEze Castle Software (2) Connectivity Consultant; QA AnalystIBM (2) Summit Sales Program RepresentativeNetSuite (3) Business Development RepresentativeOracle (3) Business Development Consultant; License Financial AnalystRaytheon BBN Technologies Associate Scientist

APPEnDIx B:

Post Graduate Education, Class of 2012(complete list)

Law SchoolsAmerican University, Washington College of LawBoston College Law SchoolBoston University School of LawBrooklyn Law SchoolChapman University School of LawFordham University School of LawGeorge Mason University School of LawGeorgetown University Law Center (2)Hofstra LawJohn Marshall Law SchoolNortheastern University School of LawSt. John’s University School of Law (3)Suffolk University Law School (4)University College London - LawsUniversity of Connecticut School of LawUniversity of New Hampshire School of LawUniversity of Notre Dame Law SchoolVillanova Law SchoolWestern New England School of Law

Professional Master’s Degree ProgramsInstitution: Field:

Boston College (2) Education; Higher Education AdministrationBoston University (4) Education; Engineering; Public Health (2)Clark University Environmental ScienceColumbia University (2) School Psychology; Social WorkCornell University Environmental Engineering

Gallaudet University Deaf Education, Elementary EducationHarvard University Learning SciencesJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice Digital Forensics & CybersecurityLehigh University School CounselingLoyola Marymount University EducationLoyola University Chicago Higher Education AdministrationNew England School of Art and Design Interior DesignNew York Medical College Public HealthNew York University EducationNortheastern University AccountingNorthwestern University (2) Journalism; Music EducationPepperdine University Clinical PsychologySyracuse University AccountingUMass Amherst Translation StudiesUniversity of Connecticut (2) Education Psychology; Education CounselingUniversity of Rhode Island Human Development and Family Studies

Academic Master’s Degree ProgramsInstitution: Field:

American University Ethics, Peace and Global AffairsBoston University (2) PsychologyChristie’s Education Art HistoryColumbia University Creative Writing FictionDrexel University MathematicsGeorgia Institute of Technology MathematicsJohns Hopkins University ChemistryOxford University HistoryUniversity of Buffalo Natural ScienceUniversity of Connecticut Music TheoryUniversity of Kansas Japanese Art HistoryYale Divinity School Religion

Doctoral ProgramsInstitution: Field:

Boston University BiochemistryBrandeis University SociologyColorado State University ChemistryDartmouth College Organic ChemistryNorthwestern University PhysicsPrinceton University Atmospheric & Oceanic SciencesTufts University (2) Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism; Biomedical SciencesUMass Amherst StatisticsSUNY Buffalo ChemistryUniversity of Cambridge, England PsychologyUniversity of Connecticut MathematicsUniversity of New Hampshire ChemistryUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville BiologyUniversity of Texas (2) Chemistry (2)Vanderbilt University Chemistry

Health Professions ProgramsInstitution: Field:

Boston University School of Medicine MDCalifornia State University Long Beach Speech PathologyColumbia University DDSCreighton University MDGeorge Washington University Doctor of Physical TherapyMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services (4) Doctor of PharmacyMGH Institute of Health Professions NursingNew York College of Osteopathic Medicine DONew York University Nurse PractitionerQuincy College NursingLoyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine MDSUNY Adirondack NursingTufts University School of Medicine MDUMass Medical School MDUniversity of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine DO

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