704 employers from a variety of fields participated in the survey. Only ~100 of the ~700 were in tech. Employers in all 8 of the surveyed fields had reasonably similar views on college reputation. Some example more detailed numbers are below, for how employers in different fields ranked different types of colleges. As you expected, tech employers ranked LACs lower compared to other industries. It’s far from the only employer survey that came to this conclusion. For example, the NACE surveys found employers rated the same criteria as more influential than school attended as did the Chronicle survey (when both asked about same criteria), with the exception of volunteer work.
Most Influential Factors When Evaluating Resume of New Grads (>15)
Business: Internships and Employment During College
Education:Internships and Employment During College
Tech/Science: Internships and Employment During College
All Others:Internships and Employment During College
Other Factors At Least Half as Important as Internships and Employment During College
Business: College Major, Volunteer Experience, ECs
Education:College Major and Volunteer Experience
Tech/Science: None
Least Influential Factors When Evaluating Resume of New Grads (<7)
Business: College Reputation
Education: College GPA and College Reputation
Tech/Science: College Reputation
**Desirability of Different College Types for Hiring of New Grads/b
Business: Public Flagship: 3.92, Elite: 3.86, Regional Public: 3.83, LAC: 3.70
Education: Public Flagship: 3.93, Elite: 3.84, Regional Public: 3.85, LAC: 3.89
Tech/Science: Public Flagship: 4.03, Elite: 3.89, Regional Public: 3.85, LAC: 3.21