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- GRADUATE PLACEMENT
Employment and graduate school
(as of December 31st of each calendar year)
Academic year
Number of Graduated Students
Employed Students
In Grad School
Placed: Employed or In Grad School
Dates
Total
#
%
#
%
#
%
2006-2007
2005-2006
70
62
60
50
86
81
10
12
14
19
70
62
100
100
2004-2005
61
53
87
5
8
58
95
2003-2004
2002-2003
75
73
60
54
83
74
7
11
10
15
67
65
93
89
2001-2002
55
45
81
6
11
51
93
2000-2001
69
60
87
3
4
63
91
1999-2000
65
62
95
3
5
65
100
Placement does not include foreign national students who do not have a valid U.S. work permit.
Average Annual Salary
Since all College of Engineering graduates do not report their starting salary, these figures are computed from data supplied to the VU Career Center by participating graduates.
Academic
School
YearCivil
EngineeringElectrical
And Computer
EngineeringMechanical
Engineering2006-2007
2005-2006
$49,300
$46,700
$54,100
$58,900
$52,600
$52,600
2004-2005
$42,600
$50,600
$48,500
2003-2004
2002-2003
$40,300
$39,600
$49,900
$49,600
$47,300
$50,400
2001-2002
$40,600
$49,100
$41,700
2000-2001
$40,200
$50,000
$45,800
1999-2000
$39,100
$51,500
$45,900
Annual salary amounts are rounded to the nearest hundred.