NACE Research Reports

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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)

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)

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)

The First-Generation Students Special Report identifies areas in which first-generation students differ in attitudes, behaviors, and outcomes from their non-first generation peers in order to help develop strategies, programs, and service structures to promote their academic and career success.

Fee: $415 (member); $550 (nonmember)

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)

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)

The Job Outlook fall issue provides projections of market influences, including hiring projections and expectations, changes in recruiting methods, and demand by degree level. The spring issue updates the projections originally published in the fall report.

Fee: FREE (member); $60 (nonmember)

NACE Members can download their FREE reports at MyNACE > Job Outlook.

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)

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)

NACE’s Salary Survey helps hiring organizations make competitive job offers and retain top performers. The winter survey features salary projections, and the summer survey features actual starting salaries reported by graduates.

Fee: FREE (member); $315 subscription (nonmember)

NACE Members can download their FREE reports at MyNACE > Salary Survey

Take a look at post-graduation plans of 2015 STEM graduates. This report explores continuing education and job market outcomes broken down by major; gender; ethnicity; job preferences; salary expectations; and target industries.

Fee: $415 (member); $550 (nonmember)

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)