Alumni Survey
Each academic year NIU surveys alumni who graduated in the previous academic years. The alumni survey seeks information about:
- NIU experience
- Post graduate education
- Current employment status
Three-year trends for employment, additional education, and satisfaction are reported below. Note: Each year represents the academic year of graduation. For example, "2016" includes alumni that graduated in December 2015, May 2016, and/or August 2016.
View the comprehensive baccalaureate alumni survey reports for academic year 2015 or academic year 2016.
Current Employment
| 2014 (n=1082) |
2015 (n=1021) |
2016 (n=422) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Time | 70% | 70% | 69% |
| Part-Time | 11% | 11% | 9% |
| Seeking | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| Not Seeking | 9% | 8% | 10% |
Time to First Job
| 2014 (n=565) |
2015 (n=485) |
2016 (n=186) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Less Than 6 Months | 70% | 70% | 65% |
| Greater Than 6 Months, Less Than 1 Year | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| More Than 1 Year | 13% | 12% | 16% |
Pursuing or Completed an Additional Degree
| 2014 (n=1085) |
2015 (n=1023) |
2016 (n=424) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Pursuing or Completed an Additional Degree | 29% | 31% | 29% |
Satisfaction with NIU Degree
| 2014 (n=1083) |
2015 (n=983) |
2016 (n=366) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly positive | 28% | 30% | 30% |
| Positive | 54% | 51% | 45% |
| Somewhat positive | 9% | 11% | 17% |
| Somewhat negative | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Negative | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Strongly negative | 2% | 2% | 2% |
Satisfaction with Time to NIU Degree
| 2014 (n=1082) |
2015 (n=984) |
2016 (n=361) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly Positive | 32% | 31% | 30% |
| Positive | 51% | 51% | 47% |
| Somewhat Positive | 8% | 7% | 12% |
| Somewhat Negative | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Negative | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Strongly Negative | 2% | 3% | 2% |
Preparedness for Current Job
| 2014 (n=872) |
2015 (n=793) |
2016 (n=287) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Very prepared | 22% | 24% | 18% |
| Prepared | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Slightly prepared | 15% | 18% | 23% |
| Slightly unprepared | 7% | 7% | 11% |
| Unprepared | 10% | 8% | 6% |
| Very unprepared | 6% | 5% | 7% |
View the comprehensive graduate alumni survey report for academic year 2015 or academic year 2016.
Current Employment
| 2014 (n=519) |
2015 (n=616) |
2016 (n=248) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Time | 82% | 84% | 87% |
| Part-Time | 8% | 7% | 3% |
| Seeking | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| Not Seeking | 4% | 4% | 5% |
Time to First Job
| 2014 (n=179) |
2015 (n=254) |
2016 (n=96) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Less Than 6 Months | 70% | 73% | 71% |
| Greater than 6 Months, Less than 1 Year | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| More Than 1 Year | 11% | 11% | 11% |
Pursing or Completed an Additional Degree
| 2014 (n=520) |
2015 (n=617) |
2016 (n=250) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Pursing or Completed an Additional Degree | 10% | 10% | 13% |
Satisfaction with NIU Degree
| 2014 (n=519) |
2015 (n=582) |
2016 (n=220) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly positive | 37% | 41% | 39% |
| Positive | 52% | 46% | 50% |
| Somewhat positive | 7% | 8% | 6% |
| Somewhat negative | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Negative | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Strongly negative | 1% | 2% | 1 |
Satisfaction with Time to NIU Degree
| 2014 (n=518) |
2015 (n=582) |
2016 (n=220) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly positive | 39% | 42% | 36% |
| Positive | 50% | 44% | 50% |
| Somewhat positive | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Somewhat negative | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Negative | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Strongly negative | 2% | 3% | 0% |
Preparedness for Current Job
| 2014 (n=465) |
2015 (n=530) |
2016 (n=201) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Very prepared | 34% | 35% | 28% |
| Prepared | 45% | 44% | 46% |
| Slightly prepared | 12% | 12% | 15% |
| Slightly unprepared | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Unprepared | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Very unprepared | 3% | 4% | 2% |
How to Access Survey Results
- Blackboard (NIU login required)
- Access instructions to Blackboard (PDF)
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