Class of 2025 First Destination

Class of 2025 First Destination

96%
96% of Class of 2025 graduates were employed, accepted to graduate school, participating in a service/volunteer program, or serving in the military within 6 months of graduation
70.91%
Employed
22.72%
Graduate School
1.91%
Service Program
0.43%
Military
4.03%
Seeking

Top Employers

Microsoft
JPMorgan Chase
Boston Children's
Mass General Brighams
McMaster Carr
Morgan Stanley
Stanford University
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Analysis Group
Asian University for Women
National Institutes of Health
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Top Employment Locations

First Geographic Destinations for the Class of 2025

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Massachusetts
91
New York
45
California
26
Washington, DC
19
Maryland
9
Illinois
8
New Jersey
8
Texas
8
Connecticut
6
Florida
5
Pennsylvania
4
Washington
3
Colorado
2
Georgia
2
Michigan
2
Minnesota
2
North Carolina
2
Virginia
2
Alaska
1
Arizona
1
Arkansas
1
Delaware
1
Idaho
1
Indiana
1
Kentucky
1
Maine
1
New Hampshire
1
Wisconsin
1
Massachusetts 91
New York 45
California 26
Washington, DC 19
Maryland 9
Illinois 8
New Jersey 8
Texas 8
Connecticut 6
Florida 5
Pennsylvania 4
Washington 3
Virginia 2
North Carolina 2
Michigan 2
Minnesota 2
Georgia 2
Colorado 2
Alaska 1
Arizona 1
Arkansas 1
Delaware 1
Idaho 1
Indiana 1
Kentucky 1
Maine 1
New Hampshire 1
Wisconsin 1

Top Employment Industries

Education
20.82%
Education
Consulting, Business, Finance
20.82%
Consulting, Business, Finance
Healthcare, Life Sciences
15.70%
Healthcare, Life Sciences
Internet & Software, Technology, Engineering
11.95%
Internet & Software, Technology, Engineering
Nonprofit, NGO
9.56%
Nonprofit, NGO
Legal, Law Enforcement
4.78%
Legal, Law Enforcement
Arts, Communications, Media
4.44%
Arts, Communications, Media
Retail, Hospitality, Tourism
3.41%
Retail, Hospitality, Tourism
Government - Local, State, & Federal
3.07%
Government - Local, State, & Federal

Top Job Functions

10.92%
Education, Teaching, Training
9.90%
Engineering (Web/Software)
9.90%
Research (health / science)
9.56%
Research (non-science)
8.19%
Health Services
6.14%
Finance
4.78%
Consulting
4.78%
Legal
4.78%
Community & Social Services
4.78%
Data, Analytics
What they studied Where they work What they do
Economics & Environmental Studies Green Energy Consumers Alliance Energy Programs Associate
Political Science La Colaborativa Housing & Diversion Specialist
Philosophy & Economics Analysis Group, Inc. Analyst
Data Science & Economics The Brookings Institution Economic Research Assistant
Economics Bain & Company Associate Consultant
Media Arts and Sciences Q-Games Gameplay Programmer and Sound Designer
Art History & Economics Massachusetts House of Representatives Legislative Aide
International Relations-Political Science Highland Strategy Group Associate
Physics Yale University Pediatrics Postgraduate Associate
Music Ginling College Teaching Fellow
Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences & French Teaching Assistant Program in France Teaching Assistant (Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School)
Computer Science Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) EDGE Program
Physics CubicPV Junior Engineer
Data Science TIAA Technical Associate
Neuroscience Learning Lab Kobe Teaching Fellow
Women's and Gender Studies McMaster-Carr Management Development

Top Graduate Schools

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Duke
Stanford
University of California
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University
California Institute of Technology
Harvard University
University of Oxford
London School of Economics
Northeastern University
Boston College

Growth and Learning

100%
of students describe their outcome as an opportunity to grow and learn
97.27%
Yes, definitely
2.73%
Somewhat
0%
No

Meaningful Work

98.91%
of students describe their outcome as an opportunity to engage in meaningful work
86.89%
Yes, definitely
12.02%
Somewhat
1.09%
No

Career Relevance

95.65%
of students describe their outcome as an opportunity related to their desired career path
73.91%
Yes, definitely
21.74%
Somewhat
4.35%
No
1
Internships
92.92%

of students had at least one internship during their time at Wellesley College

2
Skill-Building
97.83%

of students describe their post-graduate plan as an opportunity to build the skills they’ll need to reach their goals

Internship Employers

JP Morgan chase
MIT
Broad Institute
Microsoft
Deloitte
Mass Trial Court
Harvard University
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)
Morgan Stanley
PwC
Boston Children's Hospital
Smithsonian Institution

130 Fellowship Winners

Alice T. Friedman Fellowship (2)

Asian University for Women Teaching Fellowship (2)

Beckman Scholars Program (1)

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship (4)

Betsy Wood Knapp '64 Thesis Fellowship in the Social Sciences (2)

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace James C Gaither Junior Fellows Program (1)

COMET Fellowship at Stanford Medical School (1)

Critical Language Scholarship (1)

Fulbright UK Summer Institute (1)

Fulbright US Student Program (3)

GEM Fellowship (1)

Goldwater Scholarship (3)

Hertog Foundation Summer Fellowship (1)

IAC Scholarship (1)

International Leadership Foundation Civic Fellowship (1)

Jacqueline Krieger Klein ’53 Fellowship in Jewish Studies (1)

Jerome A. Schiff Fellowship (9)

Knapp Fellows Program in the Social Sciences (4)

Learning Lab Kobe Teaching Fellowship, offered by Lee Ung '10 (2)

Liliane Pingoud Soriano ’49 Curatorial Fellowship at the Musee de Louvre-Paris (2)

Mayling Soong Fellowships (3)

McLean/MGB Post-Baccalaureate Clinical Fellowship (1)

McNair Scholars Program (18)

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (5)

National Institutes of Standards & Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (NISTSURF) (1)

 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hollings Scholarship (1)

Pamela Daniels '59 Fellowship (5)

Samuel and Hilda Levitt Fellowship (9)

Student Library Research Award (1)

Susan Rappaport Knafel '52 Scholarship for Foreign Study (1)

Susan Rappaport Knafel '52 Traveling Fellowship (1)

Teaching Assistant Program in France (6)

Ted Wang Fellowship (2)

The Advocacy Project Peace Fellowship

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship (1)

Wellesley Clare Booth Luce Scholar (12)

Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships (10)

Wellesley College Student Library Research Award (5)

Wellesley-Yenching Graduate Fellowship (1)

* Total award number includes 3 declined awards

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The Class of 2025 First Destination Survey measured student outcomes within 6 months of graduation, with an 42.93% response rate and a 82.55% knowledge rate. Knowledge rate data is the collection of information from NACE defined reputable sources (i.e. LinkedIn, Employers).