The Career Center at the University of California Berkeley conducts an
annual survey of the initial postgraduate activities of its baccalaureate graduates. All 6581 degree
recipients graduating in December 2003, May 2004 and August 2004 were surveyed, starting with our web-based
survey in fall 2003. Those who did not respond, or whose post-graduate plans were uncertain, were mailed
questionnaires in December 2004. The overall response rate for the campus was 38.2% (2516 students). This
report presents highlights of the endeavors undertaken by students in each undergraduate school and college.
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The majority of students in the class of 2004 chose employment after
graduation - 59.0 percent either were employed full time or were still searching six months after graduation.
Only 23.0 percent of students matriculated to graduate school. The remaining students were engaged in other
endeavors such as self-employment (1.5%), part-time employment (5.5%), internship and volunteer experiences
(3.8%), service in the armed forces (0.3%), taking a year off (2.6%) or other pursuits (2.3%). The profile
for the class of 2003 revealed similar results. That year, 60.9 percent had found or sought employment and a
somewhat lower number (22.0%) had entered graduate school. |
