Postgraduation Outcomes Class of 2015
At Bates, enabling students to lead lives of meaningful work is at the heart of our liberal arts mission.
99
%
79%
Employed graduates of 2015
of 2015 graduates who responded to the survey report being settled
Employed........................................79% Graduate/Professional School ..........................................12% Fellowship......................................... 5% Internship.......................................... 3% Still seeking employment,............ 1% volunteer, travel, or further study
Our process: The Bates Career Development Center (BCDC) surveyed the Class of 2015 at graduation and again in December 2015 to determine the students’ postgraduation plans. Ninety percent of the class participated in the survey. Data was collected through email, social media, and a pen-and-paper survey administered when seniors collected their caps and gowns just prior to graduation.
Many graduates choose to stay close to Bates—and many more find opportunities around the country and around the world. U.S. LOCATIONS
33%
Massachusetts
12%
New York
Connecticut...................................... 3% Illinois................................................. 2% New Hampshire............................... 2% New Jersey........................................ 1% Washington D.C.............................. 1% Pennsylvania..................................... 1%
11%
Maine
6%
California
Rhode Island..................................... 1% Washington...................................... 1% Maryland........................................... 1% Texas................................................... 1% Vermont............................................. 1% Colorado............................................ 1%
INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Israel, Japan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Ukraine.
Exposure to a range of ideas and disciplines at Bates leads students into a wide variety of industries and sectors. TOP INDUSTRIES
17%
Education
12%
Technology
Healthcare......................................... 7% Consulting......................................... 4% Law...................................................... 4% Sports and Recreation................... 3% Arts...................................................... 3% Real Estate......................................... 3%
11%
Finance
11%
Nonprofit
Biotech & Pharmaceuticals........... 2% Environment/.................................... 2% Natural Resources Agriculture........................................ 1% Communications/Media............... 1% Government..................................... 1%
TOP JOB FUNCTIONS
13%
Analyst
13%
Research
Nonprofit........................................... 6% Financial............................................. 5% Law/Government........................... 5% Operations........................................ 5% Arts...................................................... 4%
13%
Education/ Teaching
12% Sales
Education/Administration/ Other............................................... 3% Marketing/PR/Advertising.......... 3% Sports................................................. 3% Consultant........................................ 2%
Recent employers of Bates graduates include some of the top performing and most innovative organizations in the world. American Civil Liberties Union Acquia + AmeriCorps Analysis Group *+ Audubon Society Bain and Company Bank of New York Mellon Barclays *+ Beacon Group + Beepi * Biogen Bit9+Carbon Black Boston Biomedical, Inc. Boston Children’s Hospital + Boston Consulting Group Boston Properties Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine Brandeis University Brigham and Women’s Hospital + Broad Institute Brooklyn Academy of Music + Cambridge Associates Cantor Commercial Real Estate Cartesian + City Year Colony Realty Partners Columbia University Connecticut College Cornerstone Research* Credit Suisse *+ Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Delta Air Lines Diversified Communications + Edward Little High School EF Education First *+ EverQuote * Farallon Capital Management, LLC Freedom Energy Logistics * Fidelity Investments Flashpoint
FoodCorps * Fund for the Public Interest * Goldman Sachs Google *+ Grassroot Soccer Green Mountain Farm-to-School Green Sands Equity Harvard Medical School Houston Rockets HubSpot, Inc. IBM + IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*+ I’Lam: Arab Center for Media Freedom Development and Research+ Innovations for Poverty Action JET Program + Joslin Diabetes Center JP Morgan Kents Hill School Kieve-Wavus Education, Inc. Launch Academy Liberty Mutual Loomis Chaffee School Lost Nation Theater Maine Media Workshops Maine Mineral and Gem Museum Match Education Maui Ocean Center Mayo Clinic Merrill Lynch Miami Marlins Moody’s Investors Service New York Life Ocean Spray * Ora * Outloud Artistry Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Peace Corps
MICHELLE PHAM ’15 Works for Google, San Francisco, Calif. Associate Account Strategist
Pfizer Portland Global Advisors + Portland Housing Authority Prudential * Raytheon Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Roland Berger * Ropes & Gray LLP Rue La La Saha Global * Salsify Seyfarth Shaw LLP * Shields and Company, Inc. Silicon Valley Bank Skelton, Taintor & Abbott Sproot Star Island Corporation State Street Corporation + StreetSquash Teach For America * The Hyde School The Kitchen Theatre Company The Lockwood Group The Public Theatre TJX Companies + Tree Street Youth* Triumvirate Environmental + United States Senate University of California, Berkeley United Nations Foundation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service + U.S. Forest Service Vericant VMTurbo * White Mountain Research Center
* Employers recruited on campus + Employers
participated in other BCDC programs (road shows, job shadows, internships)
“I appreciate all of Bates’ support with my job search, Bobcat Ventures, and other aspects of my personal and professional life.”
KELSEY MEHEGAN ’15 (Left) Interned with Ocean Spray, Middleborough, Mass. International Marketing Intern
Fifty-one members of the Class of 2015 are continuing their studies in graduate school. University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, VMD University of Chicago Law School, Juris Doctor University of Southern California, MFA in Film and Television Production Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, MS in Journalism Lesley University, Masters in Education University of Vermont College of Medicine, MD Northeastern University, MSA/MBA in Accounting
“I had no idea what working at a consumer packaged goods company even meant before coming to Ocean Spray, let alone thought about it as a potential career. The skills you learn—including Excel, research, communication, meeting deadlines, simple office etiquette—are invaluable and applicable to every career.”
University of Washington, PhD in Biochemistry Duke University, PhD in Medical Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Glasgow School of Art, MA in Communications Design Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, DVM Cornell University, PhD in Chemical Biology Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MS in Biostatistics University of Virginia, PhD in Chemistry New York University, MFA in Film London School of Economics and Political Science, MS in Economic History
Photographed with PETER WYMAN ’86 (Right) PAT QUINN ’12 (Middle)
Bates supports students in finding the most valuable opportunities that provide the best individual fit at each step in their education. MEDICAL SCHOOL
90
%
83
of students and % alumni who worked with the Medical Studies Committee accepted to were accepted medical school
100%
100%
accepted to dental school
accepted to veterinary school
In 2015, Bates alumni matriculated at Harvard Medical School, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, UCSF School of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, and Cummings School of Veterinarian Medicine at Tufts University, and more. LAW SCHOOL
100%
of seniors applying from the Class of 2014 were accepted to law school*
80%
of alumni who applied in 2013-14 were accepted to law school*
FELLOWSHIPS
21 graduates will pursue fellowships in Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Israel, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, Turkey, and Ukraine. Fellowships include: Fulbright Fellowships 1 research; 14 teaching Kathryn W. Davis Foundation Project For Peace Fellowship Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship
Bates graduates currently attend Stanford, Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Princeton in Asia University of Chicago, and New York University Law School, among others.
* Final data on the applicants from 2014-15 will be available from the Law School Admission Council later in 2016.
Our graduates find success in many fields and industries, supported always by the education and experience they received at Bates. TOP 10 COMPANIES ON LINKEDIN FOR BATES GRADUATES
Fidelity Investments Liberty Mutual Insurance IBM State Street Harvard University
TOP
10
Deloitte L.L. Bean Google Boston University Morgan Stanley
TOP FIELDS ON LINKEDIN FOR BATES GRADUATES
Education
Research
Sales
Media and Communication
Operations
Entrepreneurship
Healthcare Services
Finance
Marketing
Legal
Consulting
Program and Project Management
Testimonials
ZACH POLICH ’15 Interned with TM Capital Corp., Boston, Mass. Investment Banking Summer Analyst
“Being in a situation where you are expected to participate in meetings, give formal presentations, and hold yourself to a high standard is an extremely valuable learning experience for any college student.” CALEB BUCK ’15
“[This internship] made the idea of working after graduation a lot more real and accessible.” JEYNA DIALLO ’15
“[I liked] feeling a connection to Bates [and] helping someone think about their future career, and how their studies may apply to the work world.”
“The internship not only lived up to my expectations but also exceeded them. I was given responsibilities and tasks that would normally be completed by analysts. I wasn’t given back office work, but rather was started on live deals that were directly relevant to the firm’s tasks.”
KAJ ENGBERG ’91
Photographed with BRAD ADAMS ’92
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