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This weekend, more than 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students will join a community of more than 135,000 ÌÒ×ÓÖ±²¥ alumni living around the world. As ÌÒ×ÓÖ±²¥ prepares to applaud the accomplishments of our next class of graduates, we also celebrate the successes of their most recent predecessors — the Class of 2018.

Within six months of graduating, undergraduate students, master’s students and doctoral students from the Class of 2018 were asked to participate in the University’s First-Destination Outcomes Report. The report examines ÌÒ×ÓÖ±²¥â€™s impact on student success by looking at such factors as employment, continuing education and service activities following graduation.

Within six months of graduation, 88.4% of undergraduate students were employed, continuing their education or pursuing service/military activities. While this represents a slight drop from the 2017 class, 2018 graduates employed in a full-time position increased their average salary by more than $1,800 over the previous class.

Many 2018 graduates stayed in Colorado and are working today in Denver. Outside of Colorado, the top six cities for employment are:

1. New York — 32 students
2. Chicago — 19
3. Los Angeles — 18
4. San Francisco — 12
5. Minneapolis and Washington, D.C. — 10

A total of 52 graduates reported working in locations outside of the United States.

From the 2018 class, 90.2% of master’s students were either employed, continuing their education or pursuing service/military activities within six months of graduation. This number represents a slight increase from the 2017 class.

Once again, a majority of students graduating from ÌÒ×ÓÖ±²¥ with master’s degrees found employment in Colorado. The top six cities outside of Colorado are:

1. Washington, D.C. — 25 students
2. New York — 11
3. Chicago — 10
4. Los Angeles — 9
5. Houston and Seattle — 7

In addition, 50 graduates reported working in locations outside of the United States.

Finally, 95.2% of doctoral students from the Class of 2018 were employed, continuing their education or pursuing service/military activities within six months of graduation. This number is slightly higher than the class of 2017. Nearly 60% of the doctoral students remained in Colorado following graduation. About 5% reported working in a location outside the United States.

The percentage of ÌÒ×ÓÖ±²¥ undergraduate students, master's students and doctoral students either employed, continuing their education or pursuing service/military activities consistently ranks above the national and regional averages.