"Engineering opens up the entire world as a workplace."
—Eric W. Kemp, MechEngr'83

Alumni Survey

Alumni Survey Shows Broad Satisfaction

As part of the accreditation process for the national Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, the College of Engineering and Applied Science mailed a survey to 17,238 college alumni in fall 1999. The college was astounded to receive 3,456 responses, or 20 percent of the surveys that were sent out.

The survey contains a wealth of data that will be used to guide planning and improve programs and services for engineering students. Following is a look at the survey results.

About 82 percent of the respondents had one degree from CU-Boulder, 17 percent had two degrees, and 1 percent had 3 degrees from the campus. The average respondent was enrolled in the college for eight semesters and had one career-related summer job or internship. Fifty-eight percent had a scholarship or other financial aid as a student; 19 percent changed their major at some time.

Since graduation, the average respondent has had nine jobs or positions with four different employers. Twenty-six percent currently work in management positions. Fifty-three percent work at sites with 100 or more employees; 82 percent work at companies that have work sites in other locations. More

Current Jobs of Engineering Alumni
(Alumni were asked to check all that apply; answers total 6,632)