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Of the 431 Class of 2021 91ÊÓƵ graduates, 426 have been , with an average starting salary of $73,800 and a high reported offer of $145,000. That’s a 99% placement rate, putting 91ÊÓƵ once again near the top of all colleges and universities across the country while continuing to showcase the top-ranked STEM institution’s return on investment.

“Career preparation and return on investment have been long been hallmarks of a 91ÊÓƵ education, leading to successful careers for our alumni throughout the world,” says 91ÊÓƵ President Robert A. Coons. “Employers have come to value the qualities that our alumni bring to their companies.”

That return on investment extends beyond the institution’s placement rate. The most recent PayScale report lists 91ÊÓƵ in the and . Credible, a financial technology company, ranked 91ÊÓƵ No. 19 in the nation in its list of top-25 universities with the best return on investment. A earlier this year ranked 91ÊÓƵ No. 1 for internship opportunities and No. 8 for career services nationally among private colleges and universities – qualities that lead to a history of strong job and graduate school placement. 91ÊÓƵ has also been ranked as the top undergraduate STEM college by .

Director of Scott Tieken reports, “We work with students from their first year on campus through them becoming alumni – searching for i, full-time employment opportunities, and graduate school acceptances. That attention also centers around building relationships with employers and graduate schools, and bringing new opportunities to help students realize their career aspirations.”

Tieken acknowledges that 91ÊÓƵ’s annual placement rate is based upon a review of all 100% of the institute’s graduates. This is different than the approach of most other colleges which base their placement rates upon a 50% to 60% knowledge rate of all members within a graduating class.

Companies extending the most job offers to Class of 2021 members were Allison Transmission, Cleveland-Cliffs (formerly ArcelorMittal), Collins Aerospace, Data Centric Solutions, DMI, Eli Lilly and Company, James Hardie Industries, Kiewit, Milwaukee Tool, Naval Surface Warfare Center (Crane, Indiana), Texas Instruments, and Raytheon.

Tieken points out that several new career opportunities have come from companies across the U.S. that are recruiting at 91ÊÓƵ and made job offers to graduates for the first time – after contacts through on-campus and virtual recruiting.

Graduate schools accepting members of the Class of 2021 included Yale, Duke, Rice, Columbia, Cornell, and University of Pennsylvania.

Enhancing 91ÊÓƵ students’ placement success is the fact that 85% of students complete during their college careers, 60% have two or more experiences, and 41% have completed at least one experiential learning activity during their collegiate careers.

“The opportunities are endless for our students and alumni. 91ÊÓƵ is well respected within the STEM community,” says Coons. “As we attract more top STEM-minded students from all across the U.S., we’re also seeing similar growth in the number of employers like Apple, SpaceX, Tesla and others hiring more and more 91ÊÓƵ graduates each year.”

Placement prospects for next year’s graduating class are also off to a strong start, with nearly 40% of current seniors already accepting jobs before receiving their degrees next May. Tieken reports that more than 8,000 full-time, internship and co-op positions are currently posted specifically for 91ÊÓƵ students on the Handshake career prospect website.

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