Have there been any formal/official responses from the universities themselves about this ranking? I am not aware of any. I just did a quick search. If I am wrong, I hope they are linked here.
Just like every other ranking that isn’t US News, this will likely be tossed into the substantial heap of ignored rankings. The universities themselves likely don’t care because the general public doesn’t care.
It would be interesting to do a search of each school. The parent page of my D’s school (#29) linked it, but I haven’t seen a post by the school itself.
Here is one:
My post was hidden (which @twogirls referenced) - I was kidding about schools that didn’t make the list.
I think career success in the offices is individual. Does someone take advantage of the tools a school provides? @momofboiler1 has consistently brought up Purdue’s approach over the years - and I’m guessing, at least for large publics, they are more the exception than the rule. And perhaps that was engineering - but maybe not a psych or sociology major? I don’t know. But in the end, I truly believe in most cases, if a student reaches out, has sessions, uses the resources these schools are able to offer, they can be more successful - especially those that don’t have the resourcefulness to do it on their own and many don’t. And that’s come up on the parental involvement in job search thread - that many don’t on their own.
I do know the career offices for both my kids did outreach - but they mainly shunned them - one 95% (went to job fairs, looked at handshake and went to a negotiation session), the other 100% did nada with school but luckily found a job quickly. I know in grad school - different era - I lived in the career office - others didn’t and just like today probably, those who didn’t have a job offer at graduation, might have mainly been of their own doing (barely trying).
And since posts were hidden based on instruction - perhaps the title of the thread should change - because the hidden posts were directly on point with the title.
I showed Bryant’s release b4 it was hidden which was hidden - here’s a couple more - so yes, if your name isn’t on the list of usual culprits, you’ll take advantage of any positive press a mainline provider states about you.
Miami highlighted by LinkedIn, Princeton Review in recent rankings | News at Miami University
Bucknell No. 1 Among Liberal Arts Colleges on LinkedIn’s Rankings for Long-term Career Success
Rather than look at average outcomes where the input data may be suspect, maybe the better course is to visit (physical or virtual) the career centers for your kid’s final list. See what type of resources and experience they have, the list of campus recruiters, alumni “mentor” services… For D who went to a NESCAC, the career center was great for finance and government type opportunities, STEM, not so much. She had to work LinkedIn and her professors to get leads. S’s college had great career resources across all areas and industries as well as grad/professional schools.
I think in this case - in theory - people are using rankings to select prospective schools to begin with.
I see people using career outcomes in helping to make a decision - whether or not they’re legit or not isn’t the point.
I don’t recall ever being on a tour that took us to or even talked about the career management office - other than maybe a few said, in our student union or in our building over here is the career center, etc.
In other words, I think published data for some is used (outcomes) but I’m guessing few use a career center visit / deep dive as part of their determination in picking a school.
I am suggesting maybe they should if career outcome is important. We did not even think about it for either kid. S had a much easier time getting the relevant internships and job. D had to work a lot harder. Probably would not have made a difference in school selection if we knew beforehand.
Each college at Purdue has its own career services office, that works in conjunction with the broader career center, that holds their own events relevant for their majors.
Here is the link to the career services pages for the college of liberal arts since you specifically brought that up: Career Opportunities - College of Liberal Arts - Purdue University
I guess my point is that Purdue, and I’d bet other schools on this list, very much integrates career readiness as part of the academic experience. Can students blow off the career fair? Absolutely. Can they ignore the required career readiness seminars? No they can not, unless they aren’t planning on graduating ; )
I know lol
Unless my old eyes missed it, Northeastern isn’t on the list.
That’s interesting if it is a requirement to graduate.
I’d be interested in IU. I figure - but don’t know - they made the list due to Kelley being such an outsized part of the school. Similarly Pursue has an outsized amount of majors tied to career success - which seems to be a theme here. Bucknell is an LAC by their own definition yet has engineering and business that the much higher ranked schools don’t have.
It’s hard to tell from the link you sent if there are requirements. And it doesn’t show on the website there are.
But it’s clear that having strength and quantity/concentration in certain majors was the key for what most consider secondary schools like Bucknell or Fairfield or Bentley/Bryant to make this particular list.
I’m sure, in the end, it’s the major that ultimately drives initial career success and certainly for this study in particular.
And Berkeley.
Every single tour I’ve taken with my D23 and S26 (or almost every one – I can’t remember an exception, though) has either showed us the career planning office or discussed it in depth. Tour guides talk about how the career center helps with internships, applied learning opportunities, grad school and job placement, professional skills development, resume and cover letter help, and so on. They all offer grants to support students in low-paid or unpaid internships, and that comes up in the tours, as well. For reference, these are all LACs.
That’s fair - my son didn’t look at any and most my daughter’s were self tours (covid) so I forgot about that. The only LAC tours were Denison (guided) and W&L (self).
Might be why…and I know some, like Colby, assure a job.
Well, we toured Colby and I don’t remember them guaranteeing a job, but they definitely guaranteed lots of support and resources in finding one.
It may have just been 2020 - called Pay it Northward.
Or maybe it was an LAC - there was one school - I thought Colby - was funding jobs or experiences after graduation if a student couldn’t find one.
My alma mater (another LAC) is building a new building that will house the Office of Admission and the Center for Career Education (Sounds like the building will handle the coming and going of the students 
) Just as you said, they are helping with interview skills, internship connections, grad/job opportunities, etc. The Department had previously been called the Career Development Office. I imagine the name change is because they are expanding not only the space but the scope of the services they provide.
And since 2/3 of graduates pursue advanced degrees, a career outcome list would have limited utility.
Here’s the calendar of events just for the next few days:
14
Aug, Thu
All day
2025 Goldman Sachs Business Academy – Singapore (Day 2/6)
1 – 2pm
FBI Special Agent Virtual Info Session
2 – 3pm
Get to Know the Disney College Program
2 – 3pm
Making a Difference: Social Work and Psychology Careers at Mayo Clinic
3:30 – 5pm
EAG and Eurofins: Cultivating Talent & Community
4 – 4:45pm
Ask Admissions: Open Q&A Session
8 – 8:45pm
Teach For America Corps Info Session
15
Aug, Fri
All day
2025 Goldman Sachs Business Academy – Singapore (Day 3/6)
12 – 1:15pm
Main Line Health’s Nursing Programs Virtual Information Session
2 – 2:35pm
Back to School, Forward to Your Future: Career Paths Start Here
16
Aug, Sat
All day
2025 Goldman Sachs Business Academy – Singapore (Day 4/6)
17
Aug, Sun
All day
2025 Goldman Sachs Business Academy – Singapore (Day 5/6)
9pm
2025 Goldman Sachs Business Academy – Hong Kong (Day 1/4)
18
Aug, Mon
Until 1am
2025 Goldman Sachs Business Academy – Singapore (Day 6/6)
All day
2025 Goldman Sachs Business Academy – Hong Kong (Day 2/4)
1 – 2pm
FTI Consulting - Corporate Finance & Restructuring Segment Spotlight
19
Aug, Tue
All day
2025 Goldman Sachs Business Academy – Hong Kong (Day 3/4)
12 – 1pm
Get to Know the Disney College Program
12 – 1pm
Meet Our Senior Leaders & Explore Your Future in Global Banking with Daman Pope
1 – 2pm
Forensic Accounting: FBI Houston Forensic Accountant Information Session (Virtual)
2 – 3pm
SMBC Reality Series: Authentic Voices on a Career in Banking - Part 2
2:15 – 3pm
Handshake 101: get ready for fall recruitment
4 – 5pm
SMBC Reality Series: Authentic Voices on a Career in Banking - Part 3
4 – 4:45pm
Girls Who Invest Application Workshop
6 – 7pm
Analysis Group EngAGement Series: Information Session - Vassar College
6 – 6:45pm
The AI Edge: Smarter Job Hunting, Stronger Career Starts
20
Aug, Wed
Until 1am
2025 Goldman Sachs Business Academy – Hong Kong (Day 4/4)
12 – 8pm
Fall 2025 - ASM Virtual Tech Talk: Hardware Engineering
1 – 2pm
FTI Consulting: Technology Consulting Segment Spotlight
1 – 2pm
Mayo Clinic Clinical Research Coordinator Virtual Career Webinar - August
2 – 3pm
SMBC Reality Series: Authentic Voices on a Career in Banking - Part 4
2:30 – 3:30pm
WPP Media Launch Pad Info Session
3 – 4pm
Get to Know the Disney College Program
4 – 5:15pm
FLI Foundations CCE Orientation (@Vassar)
Rockefeller Hall, 203- Lecture Room, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA
21
Aug, Thu
11am – 12pm
NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program Information Session - General Session
1 – 2pm
FTI Consulting: Strategic Communication Segment Spotlight
3 – 4pm
Get to Know the Disney College Program
3 – 4pm
HSBC Information Session and Q&A
4 – 5pm
SMBC Reality Series: Authentic Voices on a Career in Banking - Part 7
22
Aug, Fri
1 – 1:30pm
Vassar Veterans CCE Orientation (@Vassar)
College Center, Veteran Center / Lounge (CC Basement), 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA
3 – 3:45pm
Girls Who Invest Information Session
Oh, interesting. Yeah, that would make sense as an emergency response to pandemic unemployment problems. I wonder to what extent they’re still doing it. I don’t remember mention of it, but we toured in 2022, so the program very likely was ongoing, and I might have just forgotten that detail.
Note, most of those Handshake jobs are open to students at all schools (provided the school uses Handshake.)
Separately, my D attended a NESCAC and that career office leaves much to be desired. Beyond basic resume help, providing a couple of lists of alumni in certain job fields (LinkedIn is more up to date), and providing access to Handshake…students were on their own to find internships and jobs.
and as it turns out, schools that some say don’t ask for or wouldn’t use such “useless info” have them - because whether for work or grad school, dropping names is typically good business.
Vassar College First Destination & Post-Grad Outcomes | Tableau Public
Yep- the use of Handshake has been discussed frequently in many threads. But just looking at the calendar of events that the career development department is offering to students in the next few days was quite eye opening (maybe a photo would have been easier to read).
I am not aware of any college guaranteeing post graduate employment, but many schools’ post graduation employer lists will have the school itself at the top because some students stay on to work in admissions, etc, and in small schools that may have only a population of 200 or so students, it wouldn’t be surprising if , say, 10 students took on campus jobs after graduation for whatever reason, that the college itself would then be the largest post-grad employer. Its all about simple statistics.
Schools may share the fields their students enter in their years after graduation, but especially for LACs, since there is no engineering major, etc, post secondary paths will meander.
Handshake is great, like anything students have to learn to use it, and other career search tools and strategies in the ways that can most benefit them.
Those SMBC sessions in your above post will have 1,000s of students from 100s of schools attending. SMBC does plenty of hiring of entry level undergrads but a student has to decide how best to spend their time. Attending a zoom with 2,500 students? Or identifying alum who work at SMBC (via career center and/or LinkedIn) and contacting them directly either via email or LinkedIn? Or working their own personal network? Etc.
I didn’t say any did?