Graduate Outcomes

The ultimate success of any university is measured by the success of its alumni.

Our focus on rigorous academic programs, translating theory into practice in every major,  internships, and research opportunities give you the solid experience that impresses employers and graduate schools.

Pathway to a Career

The OWU Connection provides the ideal mix of broad knowledge, critical-thinking skills, and practical experience to prepare you for your first job and a successful career. Autumn Ford ’23 is a Staff Assistant for Rep. Jonathan Jackson in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Stories about recent graduates

Pathway to Graduate School

Research opportunities provided by The OWU Connection have given Ohio Wesleyan the leg up to earn national awards and acceptance into prestigious graduate programs. Kaito Iwasaki ’23 is in the Ph.D. program in Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics at the University of Michigan.

 

Stories about recent graduates

Pathways of International Students

For more than 100 years, students from around the world graduate from OWU and launch into impressive graduate programs and careers. Ali Amer ’23 is in the Ph.D. program in Biology at Auburn University.

International Student Stories

Where OWU graduates go

Take a look at the success of our recent graduates in landing jobs and being admitted to prestigious graduate schools.

A Few Class of 2019 Employers
AVS Equine Hospital - Tallahassee, Florida
Bartlett House - Ghent, NY
Battelle Memorial Institute - Columbus
Bureau of Land Management - Kremmling, Colorado
Columbus Division of Police - Columbus
Financial Center Credit Union - Indianapolis
Findaway - Solon, Ohio
The First Tee - St. Augustine, Florida
Happy Kidds Pediatric Dentistry - New York City
Hypres, Inc. - Elmsford, New York
Institute of Reading Development - Atlanta
JP Morgan Chase - Columbus
Mid-Ohio Workers Association - Columbus
Morgan Stanley - New York City
National Ecological Observatory Network - Fairbank, Alaska
Nationwide Children’s Hospital - Columbus
Nocterra Brewing Company - Powell, Ohio
Northwestern Mutual - New York City
Peace Corps - Fiji
The Potomac School - McLean, Virginia
Preservation Parks of Delaware, Ohio
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Columbus
Primary Health Solutions - Hamilton, Ohio
ScribeAmerica - Columbus
Skylight Financial Group - Cleveland
Spark Foundry - Seattle
Swarthmore College - Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Toole Design Group - Columbus
UBS Financial Services - Chicago
ViaQuest, Inc. - Dublin, Ohio
Walt Disney Company - Orlando, Florida
Wunderlich Box Company - St. Louis
PATHWAY TO A CAREER

A Few Class of 2019 Graduate Schools
Boston College
Boston University
Capital University
Case Western Reserve University
Graduate Institute of Geneva (IHEID), Switzerland
Johns Hopkins University
Lewis & Clark College
Louisiana State University Law School
Miami University
Ohio State University
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Temple University
Tufts University
University of California Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
University of Dayton School of Law
University of Illinois
University of Louisville
University of Maryland Law School
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Missouri
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Washington University in St. Louis
PATHWAY TO GRADUATE SCHOOL

Measured Success

Navigation Partners

The mission of Ohio Wesleyan's Career Connection is to help all OWU students develop and implement the tools and tenacity to navigate the path from college into the professional world. 100% of 2019 graduates who worked with Career Connection agreed the work helped them pursue their future.

Career Connection

95% Employed or in Grad School

More than 9 out of 10 OWU graduates move quickly into the next phase of their lives (95% of the 2019 Class). And more than 80% of recent graduates find themselves in their field of choice, doing meaningful work and following their intended paths.

Pathway to a Career

Upward mobility

U.S. News & World Report 2021 rankings list OWU among the top 100 "Best National Liberal Arts Colleges and "Top Schools on Social Mobility." In 2017, a New York Times report shows 66.9% of lower-income OWU students moved to the top 40% in income 10 years after graduation.

OWU Accolades

Top grad schools

In the past three years, Ohio Wesleyan grads have enrolled at Harvard, Princeton, University of Chicago, NYU, Cornell, Michigan, Johns Hopkins, Duke, and Notre Dame. Students also take advantage of guaranteed admission to graduate programs through OWU's partnerships with top universities across the country.

Graduate Degree Partnerships

Entrepreneurial spirit

According to Forbes, Ohio Wesleyan ranks No. 17 in America for the percentage of graduates who own a business - and No. 1 in Ohio. OWU alumni use their full liberal arts education to create businesses and organizations in almost every field.

Entrepreneurship at OWU