Where Graduates Move After College - WSJ

Where Graduates Move After College - WSJ

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But the patterns vary widely by city and by institution. Working with EMSI, a labor-market research firm, we've gathered data for 445 prominent research universities and liberal arts colleges, as well as NCAA Division I schools, detailing where their alumni move after college. The maps below show their movement to 70 big metropolitan areas, as well as the share who move to smaller communities.

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- The Big East is the most "urban" conference while the SEC is the least "urban" of larger conferences. 87.0% of Big East graduates live in large metro areas while 60.8% of SEC do. Only Vanderbilt sends 75% or more of its alumni to big city metro areas

Alabama (56.8% major metros)
1. Birmingham (19.8%)
2. Atlanta (8.9%)
3. Nashville (2.8%)
4. Washington DC (2.0%)
5. Dallas (1.9%)
6. New York City (1.8%)


Arkansas (50.3% major metros)
1. Little Rock (10.9%)
2. Dallas (8.3%)
3. Houston (2.5%)
4. Memphis (2.1%)
5. New York City (1.8%)
5. Tulsa (1.8%)


Auburn (54.0% major metros)
1. Atlanta (14.5%)
2. Birmingham (12.2%)
3. Nashville (2.8%)
4. Washington DC (1.8%)
5. Dallas (1.6%)
6. Houston (1.5%)


Florida (66.9% major metros)
1. Miami (13.7%)
2. Tampa (7.8%)
3. Orlando (7.0%)
4. Jacksonville (5.2%)
5. New York City (4.6%)
6. Atlanta (4.4%)


Georgia (67.7% major metros)
1. Atlanta (42.2%)
2. New York City (2.6%)
3. Washington DC (2.4%)
4. Charlotte (1.4%)
5. Los Angeles (1.2%)
6. Nashville (1.1%)


Kentucky (49.4% major metros)
1. Louisville (12.4%)
2. Cincinnati (7.5%)
3. Nashville (2.4%)
4. Atlanta (2.3%)
5. Chicago (2.0%)
6. Washington DC (1.8%)


LSU (50.4% major metros)
1. New Orleans (13.6%)
2. Houston (7.7%)
3. Dallas (4.5%)
4. Atlanta (2.5%)
5. New York City (1.7%)
5. Washington DC (1.7%)


Ole Miss (63.7% major metros)
1. Memphis (14.4%)
2. Jackson (11.1%)
3. Atlanta (5.1%)
4. Nashville (4.3%)
5. Dallas (3.7%)
6. Houston (2.9%)


Mississippi State (54.7% major metros)
1. Jackson (14.4%)
2. Memphis (7.0%)
3. Atlanta (4.4%)
4. Dallas (3.0%)
5. Houston (2.9%)
6. Nashville (2.5%)


Missouri (70.3% major metros)
1. St. Louis (23.0%)
2. Kansas City (15.9%)
3. Chicago (4.4%)
4. Dallas (2.3%)
5. New York City (2.0%)
6. Los Angeles (1.9%)


South Carolina (45.5% major metros)
1. Charlotte (7.7%)
2. Greenville SC (6.8%)
3. Atlanta (5.0%)
4. Washington DC (3.4%)
5. New York City (2.9%)
6. Miami (1.0%)
6. Philadelphia (1.0%)


Tennessee (50.1% major metros)
1. Nashville (14.1%)
2. Atlanta (5.5%)
3. Memphis (5.1%)
4. Washington DC (2.2%)
5. New York City (1.6%)
6. Charlotte (1.4%)



Texas A&M (73.7% major metros)
1. Houston (25.1%)
2. Dallas (19.3%)
3. Austin (7.1%)
4. San Antonio (5.3%)
5. Washington DC (1.4%)
6. New York City (1.2%)


Vanderbilt (81.9% major metros)
1. Nashville (23.0%)
2. New York City (7.0%)
3. Atlanta (5.8%)
4. Washington DC (4.8%)
5. Chicago (3.4%)
6. Dallas (2.7%)



Cities Appearing in most Top 6's
1. Atlanta (11 of 14)
2. New York City (10 of 14)
3. Dallas (9 of 14)
3. Washington DC (9 of 14)
5. Nashville (8 of 14)
6. Houston (6 of 14)
7. Chicago (4 of 14)
7. Memphis (4 of 14)
9. Charlotte (3 of 14)