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Initial Career Outcomes for PhD Graduates

Pie chart titled ‘Top 3 Initial Career Outcomes for Ph.D. Graduates 1984–2025.’ The largest segment, 64%, represents Postdoc – Academia and is shown in blue. A 15% gray segment represents Research – Industry. Another 15% yellow segment represents All Other Outcomes. A 6% orange segment represents Postdoc – Industry.

Bar chart titled ‘All Initial Career Outcomes for Ph.D. Graduates 1984–2025.’ Multiple career categories are listed along the horizontal axis, each with a corresponding bar showing the number of graduates. The tallest bar is for Postdoc – Academia with 612 graduates. Other notable counts include Research – Industry with 146 and Postdoc – Industry with 59. All remaining categories range from 1 to about 32 graduates each. A note in the upper right states: ‘1064 Living Alumni; Initial Outcome for 958/1064 (90%).