Class of 2020 First Destination

94%

94% of Class of 2020 graduates were employed, accepted to graduate school, participating in a service/volunteer program, or serving in the military within 6 months of graduation

70.21%

Employed

20.63%

Graduate School

5.83%

Seeking

2.91%

Service Program

.42%

Military

It’s okay if things don’t turn out exactly the way you expect... and as I grew throughout my time at Wellesley, I discovered that I also wanted to gain experience in more people-oriented clinical roles.

Louisa Oppenheim ’20

Mental Health Counselor with Walden Behavioral Care

Top Employers

Top Employment Locations

First Geographic Destinations for the Class of 2020

Massachusetts

105

New York

53

California

29

Washington, DC

14

Illinois

7

Texas

6

Maine

5

New Jersey

5

Pennsylvania

5

Colorado

4

Virginia

4

Washington

4

Georgia

3

Maryland

3

North Carolina

3

Arizona

2

Connecticut

2

Florida

2

Minnesota

2

Ohio

2

Rhode Island

2

Alaska

1

Hawaii

1

Idaho

1

Kentucky

1

Michigan

1

Missouri

1

New Hampshire

1

Tennessee

1

Utah

1

Vermont

1

Massachusetts 105

New York 53

California 29

Washington, DC 14

Illinois 7

Texas 6

Pennsylvania 5

Maine 5

New Jersey 5

Colorado 4

Virginia 4

Washington 4

Georgia 3

Maryland 3

North Carolina 3

Ohio 2

Rhode Island 2

Arizona 2

Minnesota 2

Florida 2

Connecticut 2

Alaska 1

Hawaii 1

Idaho 1

Kentucky 1

Michigan 1

Missouri 1

New Hampshire 1

Tennessee 1

Utah 1

Vermont 1

Although ROTC culture was very different from Wellesley life, it was a contrast I really enjoyed, and I felt it made me more well-rounded. It instilled in me a much stronger sense of integrity, authenticity, and compassion that I wouldn’t have gotten elsewhere.

Sophie Hill ’20 (with Marina Hostrop ’20)

Wellesley Cadets

Top Employment Industries

27.84%

Consulting, Business, Finance

17.53%

Education

14.09%

Internet & Software, Technology, Engineering

13.40%

Healthcare, Life Sciences

8.25%

Arts, Communications, Media

7.56%

Nonprofit, NGO

4.47%

Legal

3.44%

Government - Local, State, & Federal

Top Job Functions

13.10%

Finance

10.00%

Engineering (Web/Software)

10.00%

Research (non-science)

9.66%

Lab Work/Science

8.97%

Consulting

6.90%

Education, Teaching, Training

4.83%

Legal

Average Salary

$65,631.42

Average Bonus

$10,883.33

What they studied	Where they work	What they do
Chemistry & Art History	Fidelity Investments	Analyst, Data Analystics & Insights
Computer Science & Philosophy	Google, Inc.	Software Engineer
Computer Science	IBM	Backend Software Engineer
Africana Studies & Education Studies	Johnson & Johnson	ORTHE Communications Coordinator
Economics	Kroll	Forensic Intelligence and Investigations Specialist
Political Science	LGBTQ Victory Fund	Political Associate
Neuroscience	Massachusetts General Hospital	Clinical Research Coordinator
Computer Science & Mathematics	Publicis Sapient	Junior Associate Software Engineer
East Asian Languages and Cultures & History	Seattle Art Museum	Curatorial Intern
Anthropology & Africana Studies	Sotheby's	Associate, Global Fine Arts
Neuroscience	Tahoe Forest Health System	Emergency Medicine Scribe
Environmental Studies	Teach For America	Teacher
American Studies & Education Studies	The Learning Project Elementary School	Teaching Fellow
Art History	The Metropolitan Museum of Art	Research Assistant
Women's and Gender Studies	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Clinical Research Assistant

Top Graduate Schools

Growth and Learning

98.14%

of students describe their outcome as an opportunity to grow and learn

89.93%

Yes, definitely

8.21%

Somewhat

1.86%

No

Meaningful Work

95.86%

of students describe their outcome as an opportunity to engage in meaningful work

69.92%

Yes definitely

25.94%

Somewhat

4.14%

No

Internships

91.39%

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

Career Readiness

95.15%

of students who had an internship stated that their experience contributed somewhat or quite a bit to their career readiness

By living in vegan communities and exploring their foodscapes—the places, people, production processes, and meanings associated with their food—I hope to understand the lived experiences of being vegan across cultures and find ways to adapt veganism to various cultural contexts and customs.

Yuxi Xia ’20

2020 Watson Fellow

Fellowships Winners

American Society for Microbiology Undergraduate Research Fellowship (1)

Beckman Scholar (2)

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship (5)

Boren Scholarship (1)

Critical Language Scholarship (1)

Doctor Leila C. Knox Prize in Biology (1)

Fulbright US Student Program (1)

Future Global Leaders Fellowship (1)

Goldwater Scholarship (1)

Jerome A. Schiff Fellowship (17)

Judith Adams '75 Prize for Premedical Students (1)

Katharine Malone Prizes for Academic Excellence (3)

Knapp Social Science Fellowship (2)

Liliane Pingoud Soriano ’49 Curatorial Fellowship, Musee de Louvre-Paris (1)

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Entrepreneurship Fund (1)

Match Education (1)

Mayling Soong Fellowships (2)

McNair Scholars Program (13)

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (8)

Middlebury Institute of International Studies — Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia Fellowship (1)

National Institute of Standards &Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (NIST SURF) (1)

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (1)

New York City Urban Fellows Program (1)

Oxford Future of Humanity Institute DPhil Scholarship (1)

Pamela Daniels '59 Fellowship (5)

PHENND Fellowship (1)

Samuel and Hilda Levitt Fellowship (8)

Student Library Research Award (1)

Susan Rappaport Knafel '52 Scholarship (2)

Susan Rappaport Knafel '52 Travel Fellowship (1)

Teaching Assistant Program in France (1)

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship (1)

Urban Teaching Fellowship (1)

Venture for America Fellowship (1)

Watson Fellowship (2)

Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships (12)

Wellesley-Yenching Fellowship Fellowship (1)

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