Employment and Education of Graduated Students

I. The Employment of BYU-Idaho Students Post Graduation

a. Who are employed or actively seeking employment?

The employment percentage is the percentage of those who are in the labor force and employed. The Labor Force percentage is the percentage of all respondents who are in the labor force.

	Employed		In the Labor Force
Academic Year	Count	Percent of Labor Force	Count	Percent of Respondents
2013-2014	1,055	62.7%	1,604	57.6%
2014-2015	1,077	60.4%	1,782	60.2%
2015-2016	1,290	56.3%	2,293	68.2%
2016-2017	1,276	52.8%	2,417	71%
2017-2018	1,317	54.1%	2,434	75.8%
2018-2019	1,862	59.9%	3,106	76.2
2019-2020	2,220	72.8%	3,051	73.3%

Source: Survey of Graduating Students

Note: In 2019, the Survey of Graduating Students was updated so that employment better aligned with the Bureau of Labor Statistics' definition of employment. Before that, students were only counted as employed if they were self-employed or “employed in their chosen profession.”

b. How many Graduates are Employed after Graduation?

The labor force is those who are employed or actively seeking employment. The employment percentage is the percentage of those who are in the labor force and employed. The Labor Force percentage is the percentage of all respondents who are in the labor force.


	120 Days After Graduation				1 Year After Graduation				5 Years After Graduation
	Employed		In the Labor Force		Employed		In the Labor Force		Employed		In the Labor Force
Year Surveyed	Count	Percent	Count	Percent	Count	Percent	Count	Percent	Count	Percent	Count	Percent
2014					383	92.7%	413	77.1%	333	95.1%	350	80.6%
2015					554	83.3%	665	77.4%	359	85.9%	418	80.7%
2016					447	82.3%	543	79.4%	302	82.1%	368	78.8%
2017					577	80.3%	719	76.5%	262	88.8%	295	76.2%
2018					1093	97.1%	1126	70.4%	663	99%	670	72.4%
2019	847	91.2%	929	75.8%	1584	96%	1650	75.4%	706	97.9%	721	69.5%
2020	1498	87.2%	1718	74.4%	1223	94.3%	1297	74.4%	594	97.9%	607	71.8%

Sources: 120 Days after graduation – 120 Day Survey and 1 and 5 Years after graduation – Alumni Survey

Notes: Students weren’t surveyed at 120 days after graduation until 2019 Starting in 2019, Alumni are surveyed at the end of the semester that falls 1 and 5 years after they graduated (e.g. a student who graduated Spring 2015 would be surveyed Spring 2016 and Spring 2020) Before 2019, alumni were surveyed 1 and 5 academic years after graduation (e.g. those who graduated Fall 2015, Winter 2016, and Spring 2016 would be surveyed during the Spring of 2017 for their one year survey).

II. The Education of BYU-Idaho Graduates Post-Graduation

a. What percentage of Graduates seeking Graduate school are accepted by graduation?

	Accepted to Graduate School		Seeking Graduate School
Academic Year	Count	Percent	Count	Percent
2013-2014	209	51.6	405	14.6
2014-2015	205	42.3	485	16.4
2015-2016	230	39.6	581	17.3
2016-2017	193	37.3	518	15.2
2017-2018	200	40.2	498	15.5
2018-2019	244	42.1	579	14.2
2019-2020	224	27.5	815	19.6

Source: Survey of Graduating Students

Note: Before 2019, Students “Seeking graduate school” were those who responded yes to the question “Have you applied to graduate school?”. Starting 2019, “Seeking Graduate school” includes those students who (1) marked that they were currently seeking further education and (2) when asked what type of further education responded that they were seeking a Masters, PhD, or other professional degree.

b. What percentage of Alumni are currently enrolled in a graduate program when surveyed?

	1 Year After Graduation		5 Years After Graduation
Year Surveyed	Count	Percent	Count	Percent
2014	33	6.2	117	27
2015	90	10.5	146	28.2
2016	70	10.2	123	26.3
2017	60	6.4	75	19.4
2018	240	12.7	66	6.2
2019	340	12.9	108	9.1
2020	243	12.7	87	9.1

Source: Alumni Survey

Note: The percent given is the percentage of respondents who are currently enrolled in a graduate (Masters, PhD, or other professional degree) program.

c. Degrees Earned By Graduates

	Degrees Earned
	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Associate Degree	13	16	6	5	1	-
Bachelors Degree	16	11	13	7	3	1
PostBach Certificate	-	-	1	-	-	-
Masters Degree	363	292	274	164	103	19
Doctoral-Professional	60	59	49	13	1	-
Doctoral-Research	28	18	24	6	-	-
Certificate	23	16	10	14	5	1
Not Specified	29	24	14	13	6	2
Total:	532	436	391	222	119	23

Source: National Student Clearinghouse