graduate status report executive summary
GRADUATE STATUS REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 2015-16
Photo credit: Chris Leschinsky
ABOUT THE GRADUATE STATUS REPORT The Executive Summary contains post-graduation plans for Cal Poly’s class of 2015-16. This report provides information about graduate outcomes (employment, graduate school, and other intentional pursuits), timeline for securing work, job locations based on California state regions, and median salary. The figures reported are based on data collected from 2,465 graduates of the Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 classes for a total of 54 percent. This represents a three percent student increase compared to the 2014-15 graduating class and 10 percent increase since the 2013-14 graduating class. Career Services utilized commencement fairs, email, employer and college information, university records, and knowledge rate sources to obtain student survey responses and outcomes. The comprehensive Graduate Status Report includes additional graduate outcome information delivered in the following format: universitywide summary sheet, college specific summary sheets, and detailed college status reports by major. Other relevant data highlighted are majors related to jobs percentage, top employers, California employment regions, graduate schools and graduate degree programs, and job location. The detailed college status reports also includes job titles obtained by graduates, their employers, and where they are attending graduate school. To view the detailed results from the 2015-16 Graduate Status Report, please visit our website at careerservices.calpoly.edu/gsr.
GRADUATE OUTCOMES
94% 73%
WORKING FULL TIME (+11% over 2014-15)
EMPLOYMENT TIMELINE
POSITIVELY ENGAGED
17% 2% 2%
6%
ATTENDING GRADUATE SCHOOL WORKING PART TIME OTHER PURSUITS** STILL SEEKING
Cal Poly graduates successfully obtained their career goals with 94 percent securing positive post-graduation outcomes: work, graduate school, and other intentional pursuits (e.g. research, travel, gap year experience, travel, artistic pursuits, and personal commitments). The 2015-16 graduating class experienced an 11 percent increase obtaining full-time jobs. Overall, positive engagement increased three percent among 2015-16 graduates, compared to the previous class.
99%
OF THOSE EMPLOYED,
ARE EMPLOYED WITHIN 9 MONTHS OF GRADUATION
67%
18% 14%
67% before graduation, 18% within 3 months, 14% within 9 months These results are based on a 54 percent response rate for the 2015-16 graduating class with 67 percent having secured work by graduation and 99 percent within nine months of graduation. This represents a four percent increase of students securing work before graduation compared to the 2014-15 class.
CA EMPLOYMENT BY REGION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1%
STARTING MEDIAN SALARY
$60,000
BAY AREA COUNTIES SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN DIEGO COUNTY SOUTHERN COUNTIES
$
CENTRAL COUNTIES NORTHERN COUNTIES
$
40%
+ 7%
5%
Increase over 2014-15
24%
6% 18%
6%
The majority of graduates (88 percent) start their careers in California. Their top three career choice areas are the Bay Area (40 percent), Los Angeles and Southern Counties (30 percent), and San Luis Obispo County (24 percent). Out-of-state employment is consistent with the 2014-15 graduation class. Other career destination cities for the 2015-16 graduation class are scattered throughout central and northern counties of California with 10 percent of graduates working in other states and 2 percent in international countries.
COLLEGES
MEDIAN
ALL COLLEGES
$60,000
AGRICULTURE
$45,000
ARCHITECTURE/ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
$55,000
BUSINESS
$60,000
ENGINEERING
$70,000
LIBERAL ARTS
$44,000
SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
$48,000
The overall median salary is $60,000, a seven percent increase compared to the 2014-15 graduation class and with a higher deviation in Engineering ($70,000).
GRADUATE STATUS REPORT TEN YEAR SUMMARY The chart below summarizes the last ten years of Graduate Status Report information.
YEAR
# OF GRADUATES
# OF RESPONDENTS
EMPLOYED FULL-TIME
EMPLOYED PART-TIME
GRADUATE SCHOOL
OTHER PURSUITS
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
2015-16
4,541
2,465 54%
1,802 73%
46 2%
405 17%
55 2%
149 6%
2014-15
4,625
2,399 52%
1,606 67%
112 5%
355 15%
95 4%
231 9%
2013-14
4,403
2,213 50%
1,439 65%
121 6%
336 15%
93 4%
224 10%
2012-13
4,414
2,229 50%
1,515 66%
142 7%
279 12%
69 3%
268 12%
2011-12
4,252
2,123 50%
1,399 66%
161 7%
272 13%
39 2%
252 12%
2010-11
4,470
2,419 54%
1,641 68%
127 5%
425 18%
32 1%
194 8%
2009-10
4,303
2,181 51%
1,410 65%
141 6%
381 17%
36 2%
213 10%
2008-09
4,066
2,074 51%
1,313 63%
148 7%
384 18%
34 2%
198 10%
2007-08
3,979
2,150 54%
1,511 70%
100 4%
407 19%
35 3%
86 4%
2006-07
3,849
1,935 50%
1,256 65%
101 5%
395 20%
50 3%
133 7%
The Cal Poly Graduate Status Report (GSR) is valued and utilized by the university, employers, admission officers, academic advisors, community colleges, high school counselors, advancement officers and accreditation teams. An on-line version of the GSR can be found at: careerservices.calpoly.edu/gsr.
Photo credit: Chris Leschinsky
ABOUT THE GRADUATE STATUS REPORT The Executive Summary contains post-graduation plans for Cal Poly’s class of 2015-16. This report provides information about graduate outcomes (employment, graduate school, and other intentional pursuits), timeline for securing work, job locations based on California state regions, and median salary. The figures reported are based on data collected from 2,465 graduates of the Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 classes for a total of 54 percent. This represents a three percent student increase compared to the 2014-15 graduating class and 10 percent increase since the 2013-14 graduating class. Career Services utilized commencement fairs, email, employer and college information, university records, and knowledge rate sources to obtain student survey responses and outcomes. The comprehensive Graduate Status Report includes additional graduate outcome information delivered in the following format: universitywide summary sheet, college specific summary sheets, and detailed college status reports by major. Other relevant data highlighted are majors related to jobs percentage, top employers, California employment regions, graduate schools and graduate degree programs, and job location. The detailed college status reports also includes job titles obtained by graduates, their employers, and where they are attending graduate school. To view the detailed results from the 2015-16 Graduate Status Report, please visit our website at careerservices.calpoly.edu/gsr.
GRADUATE OUTCOMES
94% 73%
WORKING FULL TIME (+11% over 2014-15)
EMPLOYMENT TIMELINE
POSITIVELY ENGAGED
17% 2% 2%
6%
ATTENDING GRADUATE SCHOOL WORKING PART TIME OTHER PURSUITS** STILL SEEKING
Cal Poly graduates successfully obtained their career goals with 94 percent securing positive post-graduation outcomes: work, graduate school, and other intentional pursuits (e.g. research, travel, gap year experience, travel, artistic pursuits, and personal commitments). The 2015-16 graduating class experienced an 11 percent increase obtaining full-time jobs. Overall, positive engagement increased three percent among 2015-16 graduates, compared to the previous class.
99%
OF THOSE EMPLOYED,
ARE EMPLOYED WITHIN 9 MONTHS OF GRADUATION
67%
18% 14%
67% before graduation, 18% within 3 months, 14% within 9 months These results are based on a 54 percent response rate for the 2015-16 graduating class with 67 percent having secured work by graduation and 99 percent within nine months of graduation. This represents a four percent increase of students securing work before graduation compared to the 2014-15 class.
CA EMPLOYMENT BY REGION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1%
STARTING MEDIAN SALARY
$60,000
BAY AREA COUNTIES SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAN DIEGO COUNTY SOUTHERN COUNTIES
$
CENTRAL COUNTIES NORTHERN COUNTIES
$
40%
+ 7%
5%
Increase over 2014-15
24%
6% 18%
6%
The majority of graduates (88 percent) start their careers in California. Their top three career choice areas are the Bay Area (40 percent), Los Angeles and Southern Counties (30 percent), and San Luis Obispo County (24 percent). Out-of-state employment is consistent with the 2014-15 graduation class. Other career destination cities for the 2015-16 graduation class are scattered throughout central and northern counties of California with 10 percent of graduates working in other states and 2 percent in international countries.
COLLEGES
MEDIAN
ALL COLLEGES
$60,000
AGRICULTURE
$45,000
ARCHITECTURE/ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
$55,000
BUSINESS
$60,000
ENGINEERING
$70,000
LIBERAL ARTS
$44,000
SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
$48,000
The overall median salary is $60,000, a seven percent increase compared to the 2014-15 graduation class and with a higher deviation in Engineering ($70,000).
GRADUATE STATUS REPORT TEN YEAR SUMMARY The chart below summarizes the last ten years of Graduate Status Report information.
YEAR
# OF GRADUATES
# OF RESPONDENTS
EMPLOYED FULL-TIME
EMPLOYED PART-TIME
GRADUATE SCHOOL
OTHER PURSUITS
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
2015-16
4,541
2,465 54%
1,802 73%
46 2%
405 17%
55 2%
149 6%
2014-15
4,625
2,399 52%
1,606 67%
112 5%
355 15%
95 4%
231 9%
2013-14
4,403
2,213 50%
1,439 65%
121 6%
336 15%
93 4%
224 10%
2012-13
4,414
2,229 50%
1,515 66%
142 7%
279 12%
69 3%
268 12%
2011-12
4,252
2,123 50%
1,399 66%
161 7%
272 13%
39 2%
252 12%
2010-11
4,470
2,419 54%
1,641 68%
127 5%
425 18%
32 1%
194 8%
2009-10
4,303
2,181 51%
1,410 65%
141 6%
381 17%
36 2%
213 10%
2008-09
4,066
2,074 51%
1,313 63%
148 7%
384 18%
34 2%
198 10%
2007-08
3,979
2,150 54%
1,511 70%
100 4%
407 19%
35 3%
86 4%
2006-07
3,849
1,935 50%
1,256 65%
101 5%
395 20%
50 3%
133 7%
The Cal Poly Graduate Status Report (GSR) is valued and utilized by the university, employers, admission officers, academic advisors, community colleges, high school counselors, advancement officers and accreditation teams. An on-line version of the GSR can be found at: careerservices.calpoly.edu/gsr.
