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INTRODUCTION

The Career Services Center of Philadelphia University is pleased to present its Senior Survey for the Class of 2010.

This survey includes students with graduation dates of August 2009, December 2009 and May 2010. Statistics are derived from a survey response pool of 319 from a total graduating class of 498 (representing a 64% response rate). Of the 319 responding graduates, 253 or 79% have reported post-graduation employment or graduate school acceptance. Employment plans were reported by 182 or 57% of graduates (down from 60% in 2009). Graduate school plans were reported by 71 or 22% of graduates (down from 24% in 2009). The remaining 66 or 21% indicated they were still seeking employment at the time of this report.

Factors that contribute to this success include the talents of our students, their high-quality academic preparation, faculty and alumni networks, recognition we attain from numerous regional and national employers, the provision of a comprehensive array of experiential education opportunities, career-development services and programs, and the effective job and graduate school searches conducted by our students (in response to the change in job search techniques needed for success in the difficult economic climate of 2009-10, the Career Services Center offered additional job search strategies workshops.) This success translates into a range of starting salaries from $22,000 to $69,000 with a reported average salary of $39,045. The average starting salary for 2010 represents a 2.5% increase in salaries over 2009 graduates.

The Career Services Center assists students with their career and professional development, offering opportunities to prepare for their internship & job search and connect with industry representatives. Programs, services and workshops available to students in the past academic year include:

 Networking training including the use of LinkedIn  Resume & Cover Letter Writing  On-Campus Recruiting  Interviewing Skills  ReferenceUSA  Evaluating Job Offers  Senior Job Search Portfolios & Job Search Strategies workshops and counseling  Professional Etiquette Dinner  Graduate School Prep Sessions  Corporate Connections and Career & Internship Fair (job fairs)  Design Expo  Career Spotlights  Career Interest Assessments and careerEDGE School of Architecture Graduates Responding: 58 Reported Related Employment: 30 (52%) Graduate School: 4 (7%)

ACADEMIC ACQUIRED EMPLOYMENT OR SALARY AVERAGE SALARY MAJOR GRADUATE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE RANGE Architecture 59% N/A N/A Architectural Studies 75% N/A N/A Interior Design 54% $35,166 $28,000 - $42,000 Landscape Architecture 75% N/A N/A

Company Name/University Position/Degree Major City State American Floors Project Manager Architecture Philadelphia PA Americorps - Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Architecture Bridgeport CT Artic Ease Production Assistant Architecture Phoenixville PA Bloomingdale's Vendor Specialist Interior Design Short Hills NJ Clean Water Action Canvasser Interior Design Washington DC Couch Tomato Counter Position Interior Design Philadelphia PA Covenant Life Church Project Manager Interior Design Gaithersburg MD Daroff Design Junior Designer Interior Design Philadelphia PA Diane Karam Designer Interior Design Yardley PA Douglass Interiors Assistant to Design Director Interior Design Egg Harbor City NJ Dyami Architects Interior Designer Interior Design Chestnut Ridge NY Engineering Ministries International Intern Architecture Tanzania IKEA Kitchen Designer Architectural Studies Conshohocken PA J. Dowend Landscapers Landscape Designer Landscape Architecture Crum Lynne PA Lux Interiors Junior Designer Interior Design Richboro PA OLIN Landscape Designer Landscape Architecture Philadelphia PA Patricia Gorman Associates Design Intern Interior Design Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Architecture Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Sustainable Design Interior Design Philadelphia PA Post Brothers Intern Architect Architecture Philadelphia PA R.E.I.T. Landscape Designer Landscape Architecture Exton PA Red Hand General Contractors, LLC Design Consultant Interior Design West Long Branch NJ RFCY Consulting Interior Designer Interior Design Raritan NJ South Brunswick Board of Education Substitute Teacher Architecture South Brunswick NJ Studio Partnership Interior Designer Interior Design Hunt Valley MD Sugar Associates Design Assistant Interior Design Baltimore MD Trout Design Studios Staff Architect Architecture Washington DC University of Texas Landscape Architecture Architecture Arlington TX University of the Arts MS, Industrial Design Architecture Philadelphia PA Warren Clayton Architects Intern Architecture Wayne PA WRT Intern Architect Architecture Philadelphia PA Xcelerated Concepts Project Manager Architecture Danville PA

School of Business Administration Graduates Responding: 125 Reported Related Employment: 85 (68%) Graduate School: 22 (18%)

ACADEMIC ACQUIRED EMPLOYMENT OR SALARY AVERAGE SALARY MAJOR GRADUATE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE RANGE Accounting 100% $41,081 $33,000 - $49,000 Fashion Industry Management 88% $36,181 $28,000 - $48,000 Fashion Merchandising 75% $36,704 $27,000 - $46,000 Finance 100% $38,666 $35,000 - $41,000 International Business 100% N/A N/A Management 100% $38,300 $30,000 - $45,000 Management Information Systems 100% N/A N/A Marketing 93% $38,000 $35,000 - $42,000

Company Name/University Position/Degree Major City State Abercrombie & Fitch Manager In Training Fashion Merchandising Willow Grove PA AC Moore Merchandise Planner Fashion Merchandising Berlin NJ Alex & Ani Product Development Manager Fashion Merchandising New York NY Armadillo Trading Manager Marketing Philadelphia PA BCBG Max Azria Assistant Manager FIM New York NY BCBG Max Azria Merchandising Assistant Fashion Merchandising New York NY BCBG Max Azria Sales Assistant Fashion Merchandising New York NY BCBG Max Azria Assistant Manager Fashion Merchandising New York NY Boathouse Sports Marketing Assistant Management Philadelphia PA Bollman Hat Company Designer/Merchandiser Fashion Merchandising Adamstown PA Burlington Coat Factory Assistant Buyer Fashion Merchandising Burlington NJ Burlington Coat Factory Assistant Buyer Fashion Merchandising Burlington NJ Bush Tecosky Goodman Feldman LLC Staff Accountant Accounting Huntingdon Valley PA Camuto Group Vendor Compliance and Distribution Administrator Management New York NY Charming Shoppes Sourcing Assistant FIM Bensalem PA Charming Shoppes Sourcing Assistant Manager FIM Bensalem PA Chick-Fil-A Manager/Unit Training Coordinator Marketing Royersford PA Chico's Assistant Merchant Fashion Merchandising Fort Myers FL Chico's Merchants Assistant Fashion Merchandising Fort Myers FL Children's Place Assistant Buyer Fashion Merchandising Seacaucus NJ Children's Place Merchandising Coordinator Fashion Merchandising Seacaucus NJ Children's Place Assistant Merchandise Manager Fashion Merchandising Seacaucus NJ Christine Taylor Collection Assistant Project Manager Visual Merchandising Fashion Merchandising Doylestown PA City of Philadelphia Health Educator Management Philadelphia PA Department of Veterans' Affairs Insurance Claims Examiner Accounting Philadelphia PA Dr. Wyatt's University Herbs Operations Manager Marketing Philadelphia PA East River Bank Credit Analyst Finance Philadelphia PA Empire Office Marketing Manager Marketing New York NY Enterprise Management Trainee Management Wayside PA Eric & Mike Collections Web Developer Finance New Hope PA Fishman & Tobin Corporate Social Compliance Assistant FIM New York NY Forman Mills Assistant Buyer FIM Pennsauken NJ Forman Mills Assistant Buyer FIM Bensalem PA Forman Mills Assistant Buyer FIM Pennsauken NJ Forman Mills Assistant Buyer Fashion Merchandising Pennsauken NJ Dominican Fulbright Scholar Fulbright Scholar International Business Republic H&M Sales Advisor Fashion Merchandising Lancaster PA Hoffman Property Management Owner Management Spring City PA JCPenney Sales Manager Trainee Fashion Merchandising King of Prussia PA JCPenney Sales Manager Trainee Fashion Merchandising Langhorne PA Jones Apparel Group Merchant Assistant FIM Bristol PA Jones Apparel Group Customer Service Representative Fashion Merchandising Bristol PA Jos. A Bank Quality Control Assistant Manager FIM Hampstead MD Journelle Assistant to Merchandising Fashion Merchandising New York NY Knight Capital International Analyst Finance Jersey City NJ Kutztown University M.Ed FIM Kutztown PA Ledgewood International Inc. Fashion Merchandising Manager Fashion Merchandising Huntingdon Valley PA Li & Fung Assistant Merchandiser Fashion Merchandising Hong Kong Macy's Inc. Merchant Office Assistant Fashion Merchandising New York NY McGovern Tax Accountant Accounting Philadelphia PA Navy Inventory Control Point IT Specialist Fashion Merchandising Philadelphia PA Nicole Miller Philadelphia Fashion Coordinator FIM Philadelphia PA Oscar de la Renta Accessories Intern Fashion Merchandising New York NY Parsons School of Design MS FIM New York NY Philadelphia Convention/Visitor's Bureau Communications Intern International Business Philadelphia PA Philadelphia Newspapers Marketing Assistant Marketing Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Accounting Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Accounting Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Accounting Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA FIM Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Fashion Merchandising Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Fashion Merchandising Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Fashion Merchandising Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Fashion Merchandising Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Fashion Merchandising Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Finance Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Finance Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Marketing Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Marketing Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Marketing Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Marketing Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Marketing Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Management Philadelphia PA PNC Bank Teller Finance Philadelphia PA Pricewaterhouse Coopers Associate Accounting Philadelphia PA QVC Merchandising Trainee Fashion Merchandising West Chester PA QVC, Inc. Merchandising Trainee FIM West Chester PA QVC, Inc. Merchandising Trainee FIM West Chester PA QVC, Inc. Merchandise Trainee Fashion Merchandising West Chester PA QVC, Inc. Merchandising Trainee Fashion Merchandising West Chester PA QVC, Inc. Merchandise Trainee Fashion Merchandising West Chester PA SEI AIFS Investor Services Analyst Finance Oaks PA Sher Plastics, Inc. Production Assistant FIM New York NY Siarka Tarnobrzeg Pro Basketball Player Finance Tarnobrzeg Poland Solomon Edwards Group Business Development Consultant Marketing Wayne PA Target Executive Management Program FIM Christiana DE Target Executive Team Leader Fashion Merchandising Upper Providence PA The Children's Place Merchandising Coordinator Fashion Merchandising Secaucus NJ The Plough & the Stars General Manager (Restaurant) International Business Philadelphia PA Thrillest.com Event Team Member Marketing Philadelphia PA Toys-R-Us Analyst Fashion Merchandising Wayne NJ University of Pennsylvania MS FIM Philadelphia PA Urban Outfitters Assistant Merchandiser FIM Philadelphia PA Urban Outfitters Freelance Stylist FIM Philadelphia PA Urban Outfitters Receiving Manager Fashion Merchandising Philadelphia PA Urban Outfitters Merchandise Assistant Fashion Merchandising Philadelphia PA Vanguard Fund Associate Finance Malvern PA Victoria's Secret Management Trainee Fashion Merchandising King of Prussia PA Victoria's Secret Sales Associate/ Cash Wrap Lead Management Philadelphia PA Vogue Integrated Marketing Specialist FIM New York NY Waddell & Reed Financial Advisor Finance Yardley PA Walt Disney World Resort Costuming Buyer FIM Kissimmee FLA Wawa Assistant General Manager Accounting Philadelphia PA Xtra Globex, Inc. Marketing Assistant Marketing Philadelphia PA

School of Design & Engineering Graduates Responding: 84 Reported Related Employment: 56 (67%) Graduate School: 7 (8%)

ACADEMIC ACQUIRED EMPLOYMENT OR SALARY AVERAGE SALARY MAJOR GRADUATE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE RANGE Digital Animation 100% N/A N/A Digital Design 100% N/A N/A Engineering 100% N/A N/A Fashion Design 70% $30,625 $22,000 - $38,000 Graphic Design 59% $36,200 $35,000 - $39,000 Industrial Design 79% N/A N/A Industrial Systems Engineering 100% $58,000 $55,000 - $69,000 Mechanical Engineering 100% N/A N/A Textile Design 100% $40,578 $40,000 - $42,000 Textile Engineering Technology 100% N/A N/A

Company Name/University Position/Degree Major City State Accenture Consulting Analyst Industrial & Systems Engineering Florham Park NJ Ann Taylor LOFT Fashion Designer Fashion Design New York NY Boathouse Sports Graphic Designer Fashion Design Philadelphia PA Butler Bag, LLC Contract Design/Sales Assistant Industrial Design Broomall PA Camberwell College of Art MA Graphic Design London England Charming Shoppes Textile Designer/Consultant Textile Design Philadelphia PA Chico's FAS/White House Black Market Raw Materials Assistant Textile Design Fort Myers FL Clear Coat Lead Industrial Designer Industrial Design Philadelphia PA Coca Cola Bottling Company Industrial Engineer Industrial & Systems Engineering Philadelphia PA DesignDesign Inc. Contract Designer Industrial Design Philadelphia PA Destination Maternity Fashion Design Intern Fashion Design Philadelphia PA Dorman Products Corporate Project Manager Industrial & Systems Engineering Colmar PA Drexel University MA, Art Therapy Graphic Design Philadelphia PA Assistant Designer (Girls Uniforms Fishman & Tobin, Inc. Division) Fashion Design New York City NY FixtureOne Junior Designer Industrial Design Philadelphia PA Harrison & Star Junior Art Director Graphic Design New York NY Heyne Bogut Assistant Fashion Design Philadelphia PA Hobo International Assistant Designer Industrial Design Annapolis MD Hunterdon Brewing Company Art Director Graphic Design Phillipsburg NJ ICQ USA Office Assistant Fashion Design Horsham PA Knoll Inc. Textile Internship Textile Design East Greenville PA LL Bean Design Assistant Fashion Design Freeport ME MAG Mechanical Engineer Mechanical Engineering Hebron KY Marcomm Group Junior Graphic Designer Graphic Design Philadelphia PA MediciGlobal Junior Graphic Designer Graphic Design King of Prussia PA Mio Culture Designer/Intern Industrial Design Philadelphia PA Moonkitten Textiles Owner Textile Design Philadelphia PA MRM Gillespie Art Director Graphic Design New York NY Mundi Westport Corp. Junior Designer Graphic Design Pine Brook NJ National Constitution Center Graphic Designer Graphic Design Philadelphia PA New CollectiV Design Designer Industrial Design Philadelphia PA New CollectiV Design Designer Industrial Design Philadelphia PA Nike Brands Assistant Designer Fashion Design New York NY North Carolina State University MS, Textile Engineering Engineering Raleigh NC Paragraph Design Junior Designer Graphic Design Philadelphia PA Penguin Brands (Nathan Sports) Junior Product Designer Fashion Design Sharon Hill PA Philadelphia Eagles Graphic Designer Graphic Design Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University Adjunct Faculty Industrial Design Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Textile Engineering Textile Engineering Technology Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Digital Animation Philadelphia PA Pratt Institute 3d Animation Digital Design Brooklyn NY Scheme Designers Industrial Designer Industrial Design Cresskill NJ SDI Technologies Industrial Design Intern Industrial Design Rahway NJ Sew Rob Assistant Pattern Maker and Designer Fashion Design Philadelphia PA Shamlian Advertising Intern Graphic Design Media PA Shea & Latone Inc. Designer Industrial Design East Greenville PA Siemens Healthcare Intern Graphic Design Malvern PA Spirit Specialty Solutions Design/Sales Industrial Design Broomall PA Sunbury Textile Mills Textile Intern Textile Design New York NY Target Assistant Technical Designer Industrial Design Rochester NY Target Product Engineer Industrial & Systems Engineering Minneapolis MN Tempur-Pedic Technologies Designer Textile Design Johnson City TN The Times Herald Graphic Artist Graphic Design Philadelphia PA ThorLabs Graphic Artist Graphic Design Newton NJ Tinz.DCC Designer Industrial Design Germany Tonic Design Designer/Developer Digital Design Newtown PA Urban Outfitters Post Production Assistant Graphic Design Philadelphia PA Vera Wang Design Intern Fashion Design New York NY Walnut St Theater Costume Shop Apprentice Fashion Design Philadelphia PA Westin BWI Front office agent Fashion Design Linthincum MD

School of Science & Health Graduates Responding: 52 Reported Related Employment: 11 (21%) Graduate School: 38 (73%)

ACADEMIC ACQUIRED EMPLOYMENT OR SALARY AVERAGE SALARY MAJOR GRADUATE SCHOOL ACCEPTANCE RANGE Biochemistry 100% N/A N/A Biology 100% N/A N/A Biopsychology 50% N/A N/A Chemistry 100% N/A N/A Environmental Conservation Biology 100% N/A N/A Health Sciences 100% N/A N/A Physician Assistant 100% N/A N/A Pre-Med 100% N/A N/A Psychology 92% N/A N/A Science & Business 100% N/A N/A

Company Name/University Position/Degree Major City State Bridgeport Hospital University RN Biopsychology Bridgeport CT Chestnut Hill College MS, Clinical & Counseling Psychology Psychology PHILADELPHIA PA Chestnut Hill College MS, Clinical & Counseling Psychology Psychology Philadelphia PA City Year Corps member/Volunteer Psychology Manchester NH Defense Logistics Agency Management Assistant Psychology Philadelphia PA Elder Care Elder Care Specialist Psychology Pittsburgh PA ICQ-USA Lab Technician Biochemistry Horsham PA Memorial Sloan Kettering Research Study Assistant Health Sciences New York NY National History Museum of Environmental Conservation the Adirondaks Environmental Educator Biology NY Peace Corps Volunteer Biology Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Ph iladelphia PA Philadelphia College of MS, Counseling and Clinical Health Osteopathic Medicine Psychology Biopsychology Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Health Sciences Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Health Sciences Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Physician Assistant Physician Assistant Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Occupational Therapy Psychology Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MS, Occupational Therapy Psychology Philadelphia PA Philadelphia University MBA Science & Business Philadelphia PA Philadelphia Water Environmental Conservation Department Environmental Educator Biology Philadelphia PA Publicis Pharmaceutical Sales Rep Science & Business Yardley PA St. John's University MA Psychology New York NY The College of Notre Dame School of Pharmacy Pharmacy Chemistry MD Thomas Jefferson University MA, Marriage & Family Therapy Psychology Philadelphia PA Thomas Jefferson University MA, Couple & Family Therapy Psychology Philadelphia PA University of the Sciences in Philadelphia MS, Occupational Therapy Psychology Philadelphia PA Environmental Conservation USEPA ORISE Internship (one year position) Biology Philadelphia PA

Graduate Schools Offering Admission

Bridgeport Hospital University Camberwell College of Art Chestnut Hill College Drexel University Kutztown University Memorial Sloan Kettering North Carolina State University Parsons School of Design Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia University Pratt Institute St. John’s University The College of Notre Dame School of Pharmacy Thomas Jefferson University University of the Arts University of Pennsylvania University of Texas University of the Sciences in Philadelphia