Jobs & Graduate School

Roanoke's 15,589 alumni are educators, doctors, lawyers, writers, scientists - everything from helping a worthy candidate win a seat in the state legislature to developing powerful computer virus software. Most would attribute their success to Roanoke's classic college experience.

• 95 percent of our job-seeking seniors find employment or pursue graduate school within six months of graduation.
• 78 percent of recent alumni who are in graduate school say that they feel "exceptionally well" or "more than adequately" prepared for their advanced studies.
• More than 95 percent of recent graduates who are employed say they feel "very well" or "adequately" prepared for their job.

Recent Graduates have obtained employment at the following:

• Booz Allen Hamilton
• ESPN
• Federal Express
• General Electric
• ITT
• Merck Laboratories
• National Bureau of Standards
• U.S. Air Force
• U.S. Bureau of Census

Recent graduates have gone on to the following graduate schools:

• Yale University
• Johns Hopkins University
• University of Virginia
• Virginia Tech
• Wake Forest University
• Clemson University
• College of William & Mary
• Duke University
• University of Pennsylvania