Class of 2022 First Destination

97%

97% of Class of 2022 graduates were employed, accepted to graduate school, participating in a service/volunteer program, or serving in the military within 6 months of graduation

76.06%

Employed

19.92%

Graduate School

3.22%

Seeking

0.8%

Service / Volunteer

0.0%

Military

I’m very interested in how public health and law are ubiquitous and that they have the power to change the world.

Nia Goodridge ’22

Public Health Scholar, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Top Employers

Top Employment Locations

First Geographic Destinations for the Class of 2022

Massachusetts

135

New York

57

California

32

Washington, DC

20

Washington

12

Texas

10

Virginia

9

Illinois

8

New Jersey

6

Pennsylvania

6

Georgia

4

Minnesota

4

Wisconsin

4

Colorado

3

North Carolina

3

Alaska

2

Arizona

2

Connecticut

2

Florida

2

Maryland

2

New Hampshire

2

Oregon

2

Delaware

1

Ohio

1

Vermont

1

Massachusetts 135

New York 57

California 32

Washington, DC 20

Washington 12

Texas 10

Virginia 9

Illinois 8

New Jersey 6

Pennsylvania 6

Wisconsin 4

Minnesota 4

Georgia 4

Colorado 3

North Carolina 3

Alaska 2

Arizona 2

Connecticut 2

Florida 2

Maryland 2

New Hampshire 2

Oregon 2

Delaware 1

Ohio 1

Vermont 1

Top Employment Industries

24.22%

Consulting, Business, Finance

16.52%

Education

16.52%

Internet & Software, Technology, Engineering

14.81%

Healthcare, Life Sciences

7.69%

Nonprofit, NGO

4.84%

Arts, Communications, Media

4.56%

Retail, Hospitality, Tourism

3.99%

Legal

2.56%

Government - Local, State, & Federal

Top Job Functions

12.68%

Lab Work/Science

10.66%

Education, Teaching, Training

9.80%

Research (non-science)

9.51%

Engineering (Web/Software)

7.20%

Data, Analytics

6.63%

Consulting

5.76%

Finance

4.32%

Administration

4.32%

Legal

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

I’m interested in pursuing a Ph.D. not just because I want to keep learning, but also because I think it’d be really cool to have Latina physicists...they definitely exist, but [there are] not as many as there should be.

Lizette Ortega ’22

Applied Physics PhD Student at Harvard University

Top Graduate Schools

Growth and Learning

99.12%

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

90.27%

Yes, definitely

8.85%

Somewhat

.88%

No

Meaningful Work

96.48%

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

75.33%

Yes, definitely

21.15%

Somewhat

3.52%

No

Internships

95.43%

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

Career Readiness

95.03%

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

Global problems require global solutions, and internationally recognized science is a critical component of those solutions. Every bit of scientific research adds to the expanding understanding we have of the world around us, and that is something worth sharing.

Rosalind Lucier ’22

2022-23 English Teaching Assistant Award to Taiwan

133 Fellowships Winners

Beckman Scholars Program (1)

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship (5)

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

Boren Scholarship (2)

Brooke Owens Fellowship (1)

Case Fellowship (2)

Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship (1)

Critical Language Scholarship (1)

Davis Projects for Peace (2)

Doctor Leila C. Knox Prize in Biology (1)

Elisabeth Luce Moore '24 Fellowship for Summer Study (2)

Fulbright Canada Mitacs Globalink Program (1)

Fulbright US Student Program (2)

GEM Fellowship (2)

Goldwater Scholarship (2)

Govern for America (1)

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

Jerome A. Schiff Fellowship (20)

Katharine Malone Prizes for Academic Excellence (1)

Knapp Social Science Fellowship (5)

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

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Entrepreneurship Fund (1)

Mayling Soong Fellowships (2)

McNair Scholars Program (19)

MedServe Fellowship (1)

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (8)

Michèle Respaut French House Fellows Program (1)

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

National Institutes of HealthPostbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (1)

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (3)

NYU Shanghai Global Writing & Speaking Fellowship (1)

Pamela Daniels '59 Fellowship (6)

Peggy Howard Fellowship in Economics (1)

Projects for Peace (2)

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 (4)

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship (1)

Wellesley College Graduate Fellowships (9)

Wellesley College Student Library Research Award (4)

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The Class of 2022 First Destination Survey measured student outcomes within 6 months of graduation, with a 89% knowledge rate. Knowledge rate data is the collection of information from NACE defined reputable sources (i.e. LinkedIn, Employers).