Outcomes 2011-12
Enhanced by the resources and accessibility of the Center for Work and Service, Wellesley empowers students and graduates to translate the liberal arts into action.
Check out Wellesley's Center for Work and Service (CWS) as well as the following 2011-12 statistics:
| OVERALL STATISTICS - recent Wellesley graduates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
55% |
of Wellesley’s job-seeking seniors had jobs or job offers by graduation (national average is 44%). The number of graduates employed increases significantly within one year of graduation. | ||
71% |
of Wellesley undergraduates and alumnae who applied to medical school in 2011 were accepted, significantly more than the national rate of 46%. Source: Association of American Medical Colleges | ||
83% |
of Wellesley students and alumnae applying to law school admission were accepted, compared to the national rate of 71%. Source: Law School Admission Council | ||
73% |
of the Class of 2012 who applied to graduate or professional school were accepted at their first-choice institution. | ||
84% |
of Wellesley graduates will get an additional or advanced degree within 10 years of graduation. | ||
| 2012 FELLOWSHIP AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
41 |
Number of students (26 from the Class of 2012) and alumnae who won national fellowships an scholarships in 2011-12. (See awards below) | ||
10 |
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships | ||
6 |
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowships | ||
4 |
Fulbright Fellowships to travel to Vietnam, Korea, India, France | ||
1+ |
In addition: Chinese Government Scholarship, Kathryn Wasserman Davis 100 Projects for Peace Award, Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program, French Government Teaching Assistantship, Benjamin A. Gillman International Scholarship, Spanish Government Language and Culture Assistantship, Harry S. Truman Scholarship, U.S. English Teaching Assistantship to Austria, Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Woodrow Wilson Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship | ||
15 |
Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships | ||
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2012 STATISTICS FOR GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS |
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|---|---|---|---|
73% |
Percent of the Class of 2012 who applied to graduate or professional school were accepted to their first-choice institution | ||
71% |
Percent of Wellesley undergraduates and alumnae who applied to medical school in 2011 were accepted, significantly more than the national rate of 46%. Source: Association of American Medical Colleges | ||
83% |
of Wellesley students and alumnae applying to law school admission were accepted, compared to the national rate of 71%. Source: Law School Admission Council | ||
84% |
of Wellesley graduates will get an additional or advanced degree within 10 years of graduation. | ||
| 2012 TOP GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The follow are the top US and international graduate/professional schools by attendance from graduates of the Class of 2012. | |||
US Graduate Schools |
Columbia | Harvard | MIT |
| Boston University | Georgetown | Stanford | |
International Graduate Schools |
University College London | Trinity College Dublin | University of Vienna |
| London School of Economics | University of Oxford | Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies (Seoul, Korea) |
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| 2012 distribution of graduate degrees | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distribution of graduate degrees for students entering graduate or professional schools in the fall of 2012 | |||
63% |
63% Master's Degree | ||
22% |
22% Ph.D. | ||
7% |
7% Law Degree |
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7% |
7% Medical Degree |
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1% |
1% Other degree or certification |
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| top employers of recent graduates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
McKinsey | ||
| Teach for America | J.P. Morgan Chase | Brookings Institute | |
| Bank of America | Capital One | MIT Lincoln Laboratory | |
| Analysis Group | Wellesley College | ||
| Note: More than 80 companies recruited on campus in 2011-12. | |||
