NACE Research Reports
Administered annually, NACE Research reports provide data and insight on a variety of topics relevant to the career services and university relations and recruiting fields.
NACE reports like First-Destinations Survey, Internship & Co-Op Survey, and Student Survey, focus on students and provide insight into their attitudes, expectations, and post-graduation outcomes. Benchmarking reports provide detailed operational insight to assist college and employer organizations in setting budgets; negotiating salary; and advocating for staff. Special reports such as First-Generation Students and An Insight Into STEM Graduates discuss the unique needs of special populations.
Experts in the field of quantitative research, NACE Research can also develop custom reports based on existing NACE reports; specialized reports in diversity, school selection, peer institution comparison, and employer branding; and fully-commissioned, primary research for organizations who would like NACE Research to develop, administer, and analyze a custom survey to a particular audience on their behalf.
Stay informed and ahead of the curve with NACE quantitative research.
Questions?
Contact NACE Research at research@naceweb.org, 610.625.1025.
NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Business
The NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report provides diversity data for Class of 2020 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Majors: All Business majors (broad category total); Accounting; Business Administration/Management; Finance; Management Information Systems; Marketing; Master of Business Administration.
Fee: $525 (member); $790 (nonmember) – Purchase now and download it immediately.
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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Computer Science
The NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report provides diversity data for Class of 2020 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Majors: All Computer Science majors (broad category total); Computer Systems Analysis; Computer Science; Computer/Information Technology Administration & Management; Computer Systems Networking; Information Science; Software & Media Applications
Fee: $525 (member); $790 (nonmember) – Purchase now and download it immediately.
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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Engineering
The NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report provides diversity data for Class of 2020 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Majors: All Engineering Majors (broad category total); Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
Fee: $525 (member); $790 (nonmember) – Purchase now and download it immediately.
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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: HBCUs
The NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report provides diversity data for Class of 2020 college graduates based on academic major, gender, race, and ethnicity. Majors: Accounting, All Business Majors (Broad Category total); All Engineering Majors (Broad Category total); All Computer Science Majors (Broad Category total); Business Administration; Computer Science; English; History; Liberal Arts and Humanities; Math and Statistics; Philosophy; Social Sciences.
Fee: $525 (member); $790 (nonmember) – Purchase now and download it immediately.
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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Interdisciplinary Studies
The NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report provides diversity data for Class of 2020 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Majors: Data Analytics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Sustainability Studies, Computational Science, International/Globalization Studies.
Fee: $525 (member); $790 (nonmember) – Purchase now and download it immediately.
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NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report: Math/Humanities/Social Science
The NACE Diversity Graduate Profile Report provides diversity data for Class of 2020 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Majors: Communications; Economics; English; History; Mathematics; Political Science; Psychology
Fee: $525 (member); $790 (nonmember) – Purchase now and download it immediately.
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Career Services Benchmark Survey
This comprehensive report details various components of college and university career services operations, including office structure, services offered, first-destination survey implementation, staffing, budgets, fees, assessments, and use of technology and Internet applications.
Fee: $240 (member); $375 (nonmember)
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Career Services Compensation Report
For many years, NACE has inquired about the average base salary for individuals working in career services operations. With this report, a comprehensive picture of the compensation package connected with these positions is provided, one that includes not just base salary, but also bonus compensation, salary range, and an array of benefits offered.
Fee: $240 (member); $375 (nonmember)
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First-Destinations Survey
NACE’s First-Destination Survey captures first-destination outcomes for college graduates within six months of graduation. This national initiative, driven by NACE, provides standardized, aggregated data for bachelor’s and master’s degree graduates across the country.
Fee: FREE (member); FREE (nonmember)
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Guide to Compensation for Interns & Co-ops
Internship and cooperative education programs are among the most effective means employers have for identifying potential new hires. Paid internships and co-op programs ensure that employers can compete effectively for talent, help build a more inclusive pool of potential interns/co-ops, and remove legal barriers that unpaid programs face.
This guide—based on actual wages and benefits provided for 2020-21 interns/co-ops—includes data for average hourly wage by degree, academic major, year of study, industry, company size, and region, plus benefits.
Fee: $275 (member); $415 (nonmember)
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2022 NACE Internship & Co-op Survey Product Suite
Get the data you need to assess the effectiveness of your program, plus compelling insights and trends information that can help you develop a flagship program.
Based on data provided by more than 200 organizations nationwide, the product suite includes:
- 2022 Internship & Co-op Survey Report: Featuring hiring projections for the 2021-22 academic year, plus benchmarks from 2020-21 programs, the report explores key aspects of internship and co-op programs—from the effectiveness of a range of recruiting strategies to conversion rates—to provide current benchmarks you can use to assess your program’s effectiveness. The report also examines where interns/co-ops will engage in their experiences this year and what that may mean internship/co-op programs in the future, plus who took part in programs last year—and what that means for organizations focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Interactive Dashboard: Hone in on key benchmarks by region, size of company, and industry with this interactive data visualization dashboard, designed to help you make a meaningful assessment of your program and pinpoint where you are doing well and where you can improve.
- NACE Brief: The Future of Internships and Entry-Level Work
- NACE Brief: Intern Demographics and Conversion Rates
The companion report, Guide to Compensation for Interns & Co-ops, provides supporting compensation information. (Purchase the guide and the suite.)
Fee: $275 (member); $415 (nonmember)
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Recruiting Benchmarks Survey Product Suite
This benchmark survey explores key aspects of college recruiting, including how organizational efforts are organized, staffed, focused, and executed. The new companion report, Recruiting Compensation Benchmark Report, provides the accompanying compensation information.
Fee: $230 (member); $370 (nonmember)
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Recruiting Compensation Benchmarks Report
This new recruiting benchmark report provides a comprehensive picture of the compensation package for recruiters, including base salary, tenure, change in salary from previous year, bonuses, and benefits. This report is the companion to Recruiting Benchmarks Survey.
Fee: $230 (member); $370 (nonmember)
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2021 NACE Student Survey Product Suite
This new product suite marks a new and dynamic way for the NACE community to experience and glean meaningful trends and insights from student survey results, which included 15,000 participants from 165 institutions. It includes the following new features:
- An interactive data visualization dashboard for honing in on key data points for decision making about student and candidate engagement.
- NACE Briefs which bring to the forefront compelling findings with implications for our profession and recommendations for addressing challenges.
These new features are complemented by an executive summary and report for a deep dive into student survey findings.
Fee: $210 (member); $350 (nonmember)
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