Press Releases

  1. Hiring Expected to Climb 7.3% for the College Class of 2025

    November 19, 2024—Employers anticipate hiring 7.3% more graduates from the college Class of 2025 than they did from the Class of 2024, according to a new survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  2. Cost of Living Is the Key Driver in Graduates’ Willingness to Relocate

    October 3, 2024—Graduating students weighing job offers heavily consider the cost of living in each job’s location when making their decision, according to a new survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  3. Potential Unrest on College Campuses Has Little Effect on Fall Recruiting, Hiring Decisions

    September 4, 2024—The political and social unrest seen on college campuses last spring—and that may potentially reignite this fall—has little impact on college recruiting, according to results of research recently conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  4. LER Accelerator and Learn & Work Ecosystem Library Announce Partnership to Develop Comprehensive LER Resource Collection

    August 14, 2024—The LER Accelerator, in partnership with the Learn & Work Ecosystem Library, is thrilled to announce the development of a new Special Collection dedicated to supporting the adoption and implementation of Learning and Employment Records (LERs) by institutions, educators, and employers.

  5. Class of 2024 Graduates Say College Prepared Them Well for Their Careers

    July 18, 2024—Nearly 90% of the college Class of 2024 reported that their institution prepared them for the next step in their career, according to a new study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  6. Class of 2024 College Grads Seek Jobs Offering Economic Security—Just Like Their 2014 Counterparts

    June 13, 2024—New college graduates are clear about what they are looking for in a job and in an employer: economic security tops their wish list, according to a new study conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

  7. Faculty Are a Key Source of Career Advice for Students

    May 3, 2024—Faculty are a key source of career advice for students—with more than nine out of 10 saying students asked them for guidance in the past year, according to a new study of 6,800 college and university faculty members conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) in collaboration with the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) and the Society for Experiential Education (SEE). 

  8. Intern Hiring Is Stable for 2024

    April 25, 2024—Hiring of college students for internships is expected to remain stable this year, according to new research conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). 

  9. National Coalition Launched to Accelerate Adoption of Learning and Employment Records (LERs) in Post-Secondary Education

    April 17, 2024—A coalition of national associations that represent stakeholders on college campuses have come together to address a common challenge post-secondary institutions face in adapting learning and preparing learners for employment: slow adoption of digital credentials.

  10. Job Outlook Spring Update: Overall College Hiring Dips, But Most Employers Will Maintain or Increase Hiring

    April 11, 2024—Nearly 83% of employers anticipate increasing (24.9%) or maintaining (57.7%) hiring for the college Class of 2024, according to new research conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  11. Hourly Wages for Interns Match Inflation

    April 2, 2024—Hourly wages for interns have kept pace with inflation, signaling the value of these programs to employers, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  12. Salary Projections for the Class of 2024 Are Up From Last Year

    February 20, 2024—There is good news for the Class of 2024: Salary projections at the bachelor’s degree level are higher than the projections reported for the Class of 2023, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  13. Recruiters, Students Have Differing Views of New Grads’ Career Readiness

    February 6, 2024—Although new college graduates looking to enter the workforce and employers hiring these graduates agree on which competencies are most important for job candidates to hone, their perception of student proficiency in them differs widely, according to research conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  14. The Key Attributes Employers Are Looking for on Graduates’ Resumes

    January 23, 2024—College students hoping to catch the eye of potential employers through their resume should forego relying only on their strong GPA and instead highlight the attributes and skills they developed in their classwork and through their various experiential assignments, according to results of a new survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  15. Class of 2022 Employment Rate Matched Pre-Pandemic Level

    December 13, 2023—The employment rates for Class of 2022 bachelor’s degree graduates returned to pre-pandemic levels after two relatively down years, according to results of a new survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  16. Class of 2024: Dip in Hiring Projections Follows Record Job Growth, Salaries Stable

    November 15, 2023—Overall hiring for the college Class of 2024 is projected to dip by 1.9%, according to results of a new survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). 

  17. Employers Confirm Value of College Degree, Institutions of Higher Ed

    October 26, 2023—A new study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) underscores employers’ perceptions around the value of the college degree, higher education, and institutions of higher education.

  18. With “Unpaid Is Unfair,” NACE Seeks to Broaden Its Call for All Internships to Be Paid

    September 19, 2023—Earlier this year, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) released a position statement that calls for all internships to be paid.

  19. Final Average Starting Salary for Class of 2022 Rises More Than 7%

    September 13, 2023—The overall average starting salary for Class of 2022 graduates who earned a bachelor’s degree is up 7.4%, according to results of a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

  20. More Than Half of College Class of 2023 Grads Took Part Internships—The Majority Were Paid

    July 27, 2023—According to results from a new study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), 62% of this year’s graduating seniors took part in an internship at some point in their college career—and 59% of those were paid.