After Macalester, students pursue a variety of options in graduate school and employment. A poll of recent graduates showed that they had these future plans immediately after Macalester:

Computer Science

  • Google, Seattle, Wash.
  • PhD Program in Computer Science, Seattle, Wash.
  • Google, Mountain View, Calif.
  • Amazon in Denver.
  • Airbnb in San Francisco.
  • Google in Mountain View, Calif.
  • Adobe in San Jose, Calif.
  • PhD program in computer science at the University of Washington–Seattle.
  • Epic Systems in Madison, Wis.
  • Google engineering resident in Mountain View, Calif.
  • Adobe in Seattle.
  • Google in Boston.
  • PhD at the University of Chicago.
  • Research fellow at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
  • Master’s program in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Minnesota.
  • An associate information systems specialist at Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Mich.
  • A statistical programmer analyst at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
  • A software engineer at Renaissance Learning in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
  • A PhD program in computer science at the University of Chicago.
  • A software engineer at Thomson Reuters.
  • A development engineer at Amazon Lab 126 in Sunnyvale, Calif.

Mathematics

  • PhD in Neuroscience at NYU
  • A Master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley
  • PhD in applied mathematics at Northwestern University.
  • PhD in mathematics at the University of California–Davis.
  • Works for Analysis Group in Cambridge Mass.
  • PhD program in biostatistics at the University of Minnesota.
  • A research position in behavioral economics at the London School of Economics.
  • Google engineer-in-residence in Mountain View, Calif.
  • A Masters in Engineering Program at the University of Minnesota.
  • A data science intern at 3M Corporation.
  • A Watson Fellowship to study math competition culture around the world.
  • Google.
  • A research fellow at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
  • PhD program in biostatistics at University of California–Berkeley.
  • A master’s in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Minnesota.
  • A data engineer at Epic Systems in Madison, Wis.
  • A statistical researcher at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
  • PhD program in statistics at the University of Washington.
  • EY (Ernst & Young) in Minneapolis.
  • Research and development at Procter & Gamble.
  • PhD in education policy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
  • Marketing research for the Chicago White Sox.
  • PhD in economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Statistics

  • Analysis Group in Denver
  • EcoLab in Saint Paul, Minn.
  • PhD program in Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina
  • PhD program in Biostatistics at the University of Minnesota
  • PhD program in Statistics at the University of Washington
  • PhD program in Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley
  • PhD program in biostatistics at the University of Minnesota.
  • PhD program in statistics at North Carolina State University.
  • Amazon.
  • Wells Fargo Securities in New York City.
  • Analysis Group in Boston.
  • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
  • A predoctoral fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research at Stanford University.
  • Analysis Group in Chicago.
  • J.P. Morgan in New York City.
  • Thrivent Financial.
  • A research fellow at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
  • PhD program in biostatistics at University of California–Berkeley.
  • A data engineer at Epic Systems in Madison, Wis.
  • PhD program in biostatistics at Vanderbilt University.
  • PhD program in statistics at the University of Washington.
  • A residential life intern at Stony Brook University.