Report: UConn Graduates Getting Jobs Quickly After Graduation

STORRS, CT — New figures show that four of every five University of Connecticut graduates are "established" in jobs within a few months of graduating or are "continuing their education."

UConn officials called the data, "a testament to the University’s work to prepare students for careers and other post-graduate opportunities."

UConn’s Center for Career Development recently found through post-graduate surveys and other reviews that 80 percent of undergraduates were employed or in higher education within four months of graduating, school officialos said.

Smaller numbers were also participating in social service activities or serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The data was presented Thursday to the UConn Board of Trustees.

“Just as important to the students, and to us, is that they also find success after earning their UConn degree,” UConn President Susan Herbst said. “We want to ensure we are producing the kind of highly skilled, highly educated graduates not only to serve as Connecticut’s future workforce, but to be thoughtful citizens and community members – most of whom will continue to call Connecticut home.”

See more on the data here.

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