https://som.yale.edu/programs/mba/career-paths/employment-report-2025-26
Hi All! The Class of 2025 MBA Employment Report is now live! Thank you to the amazing CDO and Communications teams for your hard work.
The data reflects choices students made – not opportunities they had. It also reflects the incredible efforts of the students and graduates and the strong community support – from classmates, clubs and student leaders, faculty, staff, and alumni that students leverage throughout their searches. Thank you to everyone that’s a part of this.
No student is a data point or a number, and I invite you to dig into the details to get a full sense of the depth and breadth of the student choices reflected in the report. Thank you to all the second years for submitting internship data – it contributes so much to the entire Yale SOM community.
Overall, the class of 2025 did similarly well to the class of 2024. A few things you may notice:
- Consulting, Finance, and Technology/ Retail attracted close to three quarters of internship and post-graduation students. It’s important to look at the list of employers to see the variety of organizations that represents – some you expect and many you may not. Beyond that, students chose roles in healthcare, energy, cpg, real estate, media, transportation, and manufacturing. Again, looking at the hiring organizations in the best way to see the breadth of organizations and choices Yale SOM students make.
- International students did very well, and fewer students took jobs outside the US than in recent years. Unfortunately, I expect this to reverse for the class of 2026. Many US employers have reduced or eliminated visa sponsorship opportunities, and competition for the remaining roles is fierce. While current international students are receiving US offers, the number of roles available to them is significantly lower and the competition higher than it was a year ago.
- Significantly more students intern at nonprofits than choose them post-graduation. I believe this represents both the desire to learn and directly impact societal issues and the reality of large salary differentials between most nonprofit roles and most corporate ones.
Please reach out to me with any questions. Thank you for your partnership!
Abigail R. Kies
Assistant Dean, Career Development Office
Yale School of Management
