NACE Research Reports

The Recruiting for Equity at HBCUs and Beyond: Current Practices and Pitfalls explores employers’ commitments to and understanding of the issue of equity in recruiting at HBCUs.

Fee: $150 (member); $300 (nonmember)

The NACE Demographic Graduate Profile Report provides demographic data for Class of 2023 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Majors: All Business majors (broad category total); Accounting; Business Administration/Management; Finance; Management Information Systems; Marketing; Master of Business Administration.

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The NACE Demographic Graduate Profile Report provides demographic data for Class of 2023 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Majors: All Computer Science majors (broad category total); Computer Systems Analysis; Computer Science; Computer/Information Technology Administration & Management; Computer Systems Networking; Information Science; Software & Media Applications

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The NACE Demographic Graduate Profile Report provides demographic data for Class of 2023 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Majors: All Engineering Majors (broad category total); Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Mechanical Engineering

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The NACE Demographic Graduate Profile Report provides demographic data for Class of 2023 college graduates based on academic major, gender, race, and ethnicity. Majors: Accounting, All Business Majors (Broad Category total); All Engineering Majors (Broad Category total); All Computer Science Majors (Broad Category total); Business Administration; Computer Science; English; History; Liberal Arts and Humanities; Math and Statistics; Philosophy; Social Sciences.

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The NACE Demographic Graduate Profile Report provides demographic data for Class of 2023 college graduates based on academic major, gender, race, and ethnicity. Majors: Accounting, All Business Majors (Broad Category total); All Engineering Majors (Broad Category total); All Computer Science Majors (Broad Category total); Business Administration; Computer Science; English; History; Liberal Arts and Humanities; Math and Statistics; Philosophy; Social Sciences.

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The NACE Demographic Graduate Profile Report provides demographic data for Class of 2023 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Majors: Data Analytics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Sustainability Studies, Computational Science, International/Globalization Studies.

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The NACE Demographic Graduate Profile Report provides demographic data for Class of 2023 college graduates based on academic major, institution, gender, race, and ethnicity, and median salary (where reported). Majors: Communications; Economics; English; History; Mathematics; Political Science; Psychology

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The 2024 NACE Undergraduate Enrollment Report provides the most current data (Fall 2022) of total students enrolled at the undergraduate level at all U.S. 4-year, degree-granting institutions. The report also contains total undergraduate enrollments for six categories of majors: Education, Engineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Business.

Fee: $575 (member); $870 (nonmember) – Purchase now and download it immediately.

The 2024 NACE Undergraduate Enrollment Report: HBCUs provides the most current data (Fall 2022) of total students enrolled at the undergraduate level at all Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). The report also contains total undergraduate enrollments for six categories of majors: Education, Engineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Business.

Fee: $575 (member); $870 (nonmember) – Purchase now and download it immediately.

This comprehensive report details various components of college and university career services operations, including office structure, services offered, first-destination survey implementation, staffing, budgets, fees, assessments, and use of technology and Internet applications.

Fee: $255 (member); $395 (nonmember)

For many years, NACE has inquired about the average base salary for individuals working in career services operations. With this report, a comprehensive picture of the compensation package connected with these positions is provided, one that includes not just base salary, but also bonus compensation, salary range, and an array of benefits offered.

Fee: $270 (member); $415 (nonmember)

NACE’s First-Destination Survey captures first-destination outcomes for college graduates within six months of graduation. This national initiative, driven by NACE, provides standardized, aggregated data for bachelor’s and master’s degree graduates across the country.

Fee: FREE (member); FREE (nonmember)

Internship and cooperative education programs are among the most effective means employers have for identifying potential new hires. Paid internships and co-op programs ensure that employers can compete effectively for talent, help build a more inclusive pool of potential interns/co-ops, and remove legal barriers that unpaid programs face.

This guide—based on actual wages and benefits provided for 2022-23 interns/co-ops—includes data for average hourly wage by degree, academic major, year of study, industry, company size, and region, plus benefits.

Fee: $305 (member); $460 (nonmember)

Get the data you need to assess the effectiveness of your program, plus compelling insights and trends information that can help you develop a flagship program.

Based on data provided by more than 200 organizations nationwide, the report includes:

• Hiring projections for the 2023-24 academic year, plus benchmarks from 2022-23 programs, the report explores key aspects of internship and co-op programs—from the effectiveness of a range of recruiting strategies to conversion rates—to provide current benchmarks you can use to assess your program’s effectiveness. The report also examines where interns/co-ops will engage in their experiences this year and what that may mean internship/co-op programs in the future, plus who took part in programs last year—and what that means for organizations focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Interactive Dashboard: Hone in on key benchmarks by region, size of company, and industry with this interactive data visualization dashboard, designed to help you make a meaningful assessment of your program and pinpoint where you are doing well and where you can improve.

The companion report, Guide to Compensation for Interns & Co-ops, provides supporting compensation information. (Purchase the guide, report, and dashboard.)

Fee: $305 (member); $460 (nonmember)

The Job Outlook fall issue provides projections of market influences, including hiring projections and expectations, changes in recruiting methods, and demand by degree level. The spring issue updates the projections originally published in the fall report.

Fee: FREE (member); $69 (nonmember)

NACE Members can download their FREE reports at MyNACE > Job Outlook.

The 2023 NACE Recruiting Benchmarks Report examines crucial areas of university recruiting, including recruiting channels, screening methods, requirements, diversity focus, budget, and departmental structure.

This year’s report also contains new data on the value of a college degree and the value of higher education institutions. Additionally, the report examines employers’ view of career readiness competency-based certificates, AI within the framework of interviews, and how cycle times have increased on both the part of employers and students.

Fee: $260 (members); $410 (nonmembers); FREE (member participants); $260 (nonmember participants)

This new recruiting benchmark report provides a comprehensive picture of the compensation package for recruiters, including base salary, tenure, change in salary from previous years, bonuses, and benefits. This report is the companion to Recruiting Benchmarks Survey.

Fee: $270 (member); $415 (nonmember)

NACE’s Salary Survey helps hiring organizations make competitive job offers and retain top performers. The winter survey features salary projections, and the summer survey features actual starting salaries reported by graduates.

Fee: FREE (member); $365 subscription (nonmember)

NACE Members can download their FREE reports at MyNACE > Salary Survey

This product continues to provide a dynamic way for the NACE community to experience and glean meaningful trends and insights from student survey results, which included over 20,900 participants from 253 institutions. The offering includes the following features:

• An interactive data visualization dashboard that allows for personalizing key data points to inform decision making regarding student and candidate engagement.
• A comprehensive report on the state of student preferences and attitudes regarding their career development including experiential learning, their job preferences including their preferred modality, and their success in the job market and at career fairs.
• An executive summary that summarizes the highlights of the findings.

These new features are complemented by an executive summary and report for a deep dive into student survey findings.

Fee: $265 (member); $410 (nonmember)

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Check out this dashboard demo from the 2022 NACE Student Survey report.