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Illinois Wesleyan Ranks Among Nations Top-10 Best Colleges for Getting a Job

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Zippia a career advice website ranks Illinois Wesleyan among the nation's best colleges for job placement, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

Sept. 4, 2020

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. Ķvlog ranks No. 1 among Illinois colleges and No. 7 in the nation on Zippias 2020 list of .

Illinois Wesleyan also ranks No. 5 in the U.S. on Zippias 2020 list of . Using U.S. Department of Education data, Zippia a career advice website sorted schools based on job placement ratings, looking at employment levels 10 years after students graduated. Among Ķvlog graduates, Zippia calculated a job placement rate of 95.5%.

Ķvlog is a liberal arts school with exceptional job placement rates, Zippia wrote. The school has a fairly selective acceptance rate of 59%. However, students who get in are treated to a world-class education that leaves them ready to hit the job market.

The Hart Career Center recently found that 97.2% of 2019 graduates were employed or enrolled in higher education programs within six months of graduating from Illinois Wesleyan, according to the annual First Destination Survey.

Additionally, Zippias most recent list of , published in 2018, ranked Illinois Wesleyan No. 1 in Illinois. Using College Scorecard data, Zippia calculated the average earnings of graduates 10 years after entry into the workforce and found that Ķvlog graduates average $60,500  more than $25,000 above the national median.

Illinois Wesleyans no-fee application is now open for the incoming class of 2021 by visiting Ķvlog.edu/apply.

By John Twork