Career outcomes for IU Indianapolis undergraduates
In coordination with the Career Services Council’s Research and Assessment Committee, Campus Career and Advising Services administers the First Destination Survey to all IU Indianapolis undergraduates who earn a certificate, associate degree, or bachelor’s degree.
This survey is based on the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) standards and protocols developed to standardize collection of career outcomes data. IU Indianapolis Institutional Research and Decision Support provides support in creating and maintaining the interactive Tableau dashboards below.
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Most recent career outcomes*
88.8% of graduates reported positive career outcomes with employment or further education.
Explore our career outcomes dashboard to see the various career outcomes of our graduates by school and by major. Choose the 2025 Graduate Cohort to see the latest data.
Explore our salary dashboard to see the starting salaries of our full-time employed graduates by school and by major. Choose the 2025 Graduate Cohort to see the latest data.
Majors with highest average starting salaries (limited to majors with at least 10 graduates reporting salaries)
Elementary Education BSED
$61,213.00
Accounting BSB
$60,924.00
Tourism/Conv/Event Mgt BSTESM
$58,519.00
Marketing BSB
$54,894.00
Exercise Science BSK
$53,125.00
Finance BSB
$52,390.00
Nursing BSN
$52,237.00
Psychology BA
$51,976.00
Radiography AD
$51,932.00
Management BSB
$51,816.00
Social Work BSW
$49,075.00
Media Arts & Science BS
$48,128.00
Salary negotiation
To further explore salary differences across demographic backgrounds, the Career Services Council added a question on salary negotiation to the 2025 survey:
Was this the first salary you were offered?
Yes, and I accepted without negotiating (78.8% of responses).
Yes, but I did attempt to negotiate (10.0% of responses).
No, I negotiated for this salary (e.g., successful negotiation) (11.2% of responses).
Summary of analyses
78.8% of all graduates who responded to the negotiation question (N = 430) accepted the first salary they were offered without negotiating. That is, only 21.2% of respondents negotiated. Of those who negotiated, 52.7% were successful.
Explore our employers dashboard to see the employers and locations of employment for our full-time employed graduates by school and by major. Choose the 2025 Graduate Cohort to see the latest data.
89.2% of full-time employed graduates are employed in Indiana, 66.8% in Indianapolis specifically.
Top 15 Employers
IU Health
Eskenazi Health
IU Indianapolis
Riley Hospital for Children
Ascension
Community Health Network
Eli Lilly & Company
FedEx Corporation
Amazon
Charles Schwab & Company
IU Bloomington
Indianapolis Public Schools
Simon Property Group
Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC
Franciscan Health
Explore our position relationship to major dashboard to see the percentages of our full-time employed graduates reporting that their job is related to their major. Choose the 2025 Graduate Cohort to see the latest data.
84.9% of full-time employed graduates report their position is related to their field of study.
Explore our further education dashboard to see the institutions and fields of study for graduates who are continuing their education. Choose the 2025 Graduate Cohort to see the latest data.
28.8% of graduates report continuing their education.
Explore our debt and repayment dashboard to see the levels of debt our graduates incur and their levels of confidence in repaying their debt on time. Choose the 2025 Graduate Cohort to see the latest data.
47.1% of graduates report holding no student loan debt; 48.2% report holding less than $50,000 in debt.
70.6% of graduates who hold loan debt report that they are very confident or somewhat confident in their ability to repay their loans on time.
Explore our internship participation dashboard to see the rates at which our graduates participate in practical work and learn opportunities. Choose the 2025 Graduate Cohort to see the latest data.
56.2% of graduates completed at least one internship, practicum, co-op, student teaching, or clinical placement.
40.0% of those graduates (who had an internship) reported an internship leading to a full-time offer.
*Most recent data come from the 2025 cohort (graduated July 2024 through June 2025; data collected through December 2025) and are based on a 63.3% knowledge rate.
Questions or comments?
If you have questions or comments about the IU Indianapolis First Destination Survey, please address them to Campus Career and Advising Services.
