Preparing students for life and work in a global society is at the heart of the lllinois Wesleyan experience.

96%

of 2015 graduates who responded to the survey are employed or working on advanced degrees

74%  Employed 

22%  Graduate/Professional School

4%     Seeking Employment or Undecided

The Hart Career Center conducted the Class of 2015 First Destination Survey within six months of graduation and obtained additional self-reported data. 

Graduates Succeed in Many Sectors

Titans Hired by the World's Top Employers

Titans Can Be Found Everywhere

Graduates are also working or studying in England, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Japan, to name a few. 

Testimonials

“I never thought I’d be working for a company like Google. But after seeing my computer science friends get internships at places like Amazon and Boeing, I made getting an internship at Google my goal.”

Alan Russian ’15
Software Engineer, Google’s Los Angeles office
Google software engineering intern, summer 2014

“Through the Action Research Seminar, we had to create a project, and I chose to work with the Boys & Girls Club and create my own program, the healthy lifestyles program Track Your Life, for youth. I would never had been able to do this if it wasn’t for Illinois Wesleyan.”

Lexia Swope ’15
Graduate student, University of Illinois School of Social Work

“My internship at Chicago Dramatists made me more interested in exploring arts administration, a side of theatre I hadn’t experienced before.”

Iris Sowlat ’15
Artistic and Development Events, American Theater Company, Chicago

“Everyone [at Illinois Wesleyan] is very motivated and determined to excel, whether in school, sports or other activities. Being in this environment definitely pushed me to do my best and stay on top of my game.”

Leo Martinez ’15
Systems Engineer, Progressive Insurance in Colorado
Progressive Insurance intern, summer 2014

“Illinois Wesleyan prepared me for my career by giving me exposure to aspects of finance I found interesting and sparking my interest to further investigate these topics outside of the classroom.”

Nikolay Karnev ’15
Financial Analyst, BlackRock, London
BlackRock financial analyst intern, summer 2014