1. Top 10:
Cities For Recent Graduates

2. Recent graduates are out on the
job hunt. Here’s where they were
moving to in 2013.

3. Data © LinkedIn 2014
#10 São Paulo
of new residents in 2013
were recent college grads34%

4. WHERE RECENT GRADS
MOVED FROM
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Curitiba, Brazil
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Salvador, Brazil
Greater New York City
London, United Kingdom
Paris, France
São Carlos, Brazil
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S Ã O PA U L O

5. TOP UNIVERSITIES AMONG
RECENT GRAD MOVERS
Universidade de São Paulo
Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing
Universidade Paulista
Fundação Getulio Vargas
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Data © LinkedIn 2014
S Ã O PA U L O

6. COMPANIES HIRING
RECENT GRADS
ITAU
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Telefónica
HSBC
GE
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S Ã O PA U L O

7. #9 Bangalore
of new residents in 2013
were recent college grads34%
Data © LinkedIn 2014

8. New Delhi, India
Hyderabad, India
Chennai, India
Mumbai, India
Kolkata, India
Pune, India
Noida, India
Gurgaon, India
Coimbatore, India
Cochin, India
WHERE RECENT GRADS
MOVED FROM
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B A N G A L O R E

9. TOP UNIVERSITIES AMONG
RECENT GRAD MOVERS
Kendriya Vidyalaya
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Anna University
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Bangalore University
University of Mumbai
Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
Uttar Pradesh Technical University
University of Pune
Data © LinkedIn 2014
B A N G A L O R E

10. COMPANIES HIRING
RECENT GRADS
Wipro
Tata Consultancy Services
Infosys
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Mu Sigma
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B A N G A L O R E

11. #8 San Francisco
Bay Area
of new residents in 2013
were recent college grads34%
Data © LinkedIn 2014

12. Greater Los Angeles Area
Greater New York City Area
Greater Boston Area
Greater San Diego Area
Greater Chicago Area
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Greater Seattle Area
Orange County, California
San Luis Obispo, California
Greater Philadelphia Area
WHERE RECENT GRADS
MOVED FROM
Data © LinkedIn 2014
S A N F R A N C I S C O B AY A R E A

13. TOP UNIVERSITIES AMONG
RECENT GRAD MOVERS
University of California, Davis
University of California, Berkeley
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Irvine
University of Southern California
California State University-Chico
Stanford University
Data © LinkedIn 2014
S A N F R A N C I S C O B AY A R E A

14. COMPANIES HIRING
RECENT GRADS
Google
Oracle
Apple
Cisco
Facebook
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S A N F R A N C I S C O B AY A R E A

15. #7 London
of new residents in 2013
were recent college grads35%
Data © LinkedIn 2014

16. Paris, France
Manchester, United Kingdom
Greater New York City Area
Madrid, Spain
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Bristol, United Kingdom
Leeds, United Kingdom
Milan, Italy
Sydney, Australia
Barcelona, Spain
WHERE RECENT GRADS
MOVED FROM
Data © LinkedIn 2014
L O N D O N

17. TOP UNIVERSITIES AMONG
RECENT GRAD MOVERS
The University of Manchester
University of Leeds
The University of Edinburgh
University of Oxford
The University of Sheffield
University of Nottingham
The Manchester Metropolitan University
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
University of Bristol
Università Commerciale ‘Luigi Bocconi’
Data © LinkedIn 2014
L O N D O N

18. COMPANIES HIRING
RECENT GRADS
Barclays Bank
JPMorgan Chase
HSBC
Goldman Sachs
KPMG
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L O N D O N

19. #6 Chicago
of new residents in 2013
were recent college grads38%
Data © LinkedIn 2014

20. Greater New York City Area
Greater Detroit Area
Urbana-Champagne, Illinois
Greater Boston Area
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Greater St. Louis Area
Bloomington, Indiana
Greater Los Angeles Area
Madison, Wisconsin
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
WHERE RECENT GRADS
MOVED FROM
Data © LinkedIn 2014
C H I C A G O

21. TOP UNIVERSITIES AMONG
RECENT GRAD MOVERS
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michigan State University
Indiana University Bloomington
University of Michigan
Purdue University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Illinois State University
University of Iowa
Miami University
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
Data © LinkedIn 2014
C H I C A G O

22. COMPANIES HIRING
RECENT GRADS
Deloitte
Accenture
PWC
Ernst & Young
Groupon
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C H I C A G O

23. #5 New York City
of new residents in 2013
were recent college grads38%
Data © LinkedIn 2014

24. Greater Boston Area
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Greater Chicago Area
San Francisco Bay Area
Greater Los Angeles Area
Greater Atlanta Area
Binghamton, New York
Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Albany, New York
Baltimore, Maryland
WHERE RECENT GRADS
MOVED FROM
Data © LinkedIn 2014
N E W Y O R K C I T Y

25. TOP UNIVERSITIES AMONG
RECENT GRAD MOVERS
Cornell University
Penn State University
Syracuse University
Boston University
University of Pennsylvania
University of Michigan
New York University
Harvard University
University of Virginia
University of Connecticut
Data © LinkedIn 2014
N E W Y O R K C I T Y

26. COMPANIES HIRING
RECENT GRADS
JPMorgan Chase
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
Citi
IBM
Data © LinkedIn 2014
N E W Y O R K C I T Y

27. #4 Madrid
of new residents in 2013
were recent college grads40%
Data © LinkedIn 2014

28. Barcelona, Spain
Valencia, Spain
London, United Kingdom
Sevilla, Spain
Bilbao, Spain
Murcia, Spain
Granada, Spain
Málaga, Spain
Iruñea, Spain
Gijón, Spain
WHERE RECENT GRADS
MOVED FROM
Data © LinkedIn 2014
M A D R I D

29. TOP UNIVERSITIES AMONG
RECENT GRAD MOVERS
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Universidad de Sevilla
Universidad de Granada
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Universidad de Salamanca
Universidad de Oviedo
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Universidad de Navarra
Universidad de Málaga
Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Data © LinkedIn 2014
M A D R I D

30. COMPANIES HIRING
RECENT GRADS
Telefónica
Deloitte
PWC
BBVA
Accenture
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M A D R I D

31. Data © LinkedIn 2014
#3 Minneapolis-
St. Paul
of new residents in 2013
were recent college grads40%
Data © LinkedIn 2014

32. Duluth, Minnesota
Greater Chicago Area
Madison, Wisconsin
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Fargo, North Dakota
Des Moines, Iowa
Greater New York City Area
Greater Boston Area
Greater Milwaukee Area
Greater Los Angeles Area
WHERE RECENT GRADS
MOVED FROM
Data © LinkedIn 2014
M I N N E A P O L I S - S T. PA U L

33. Data © LinkedIn 2014
University of Minnesota-Duluth
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Iowa State University
Winona State University
North Dakota State University
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
University of Iowa
Michigan State University
St. Olaf College
M I N N E A P O L I S - S T. PA U L
TOP UNIVERSITIES AMONG
RECENT GRAD MOVERS

34. COMPANIES HIRING
RECENT GRADS
Target
3M
General Mills
Wells Fargo
Cargill
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M I N N E A P O L I S - S T. PA U L

35. #2 Washington, D.C.
of new residents in 2013
were recent college grads40%
Data © LinkedIn 2014

36. Greater New York City Area
Greater Boston Area
Greater Philadelphia Area
Charlottesville, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Greater Chicago Area
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
San Francisco Bay Area
Greater Atlanta Area
Greater Pittsburgh Area
WHERE RECENT GRADS
MOVED FROM
Data © LinkedIn 2014
W A S H I N G T O N , D . C .

37. Data © LinkedIn 2014
University of Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
University of Maryland College Park
James Madison University
Penn State University
Virginia Commonwealth University
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The College of William and Mary
University of Florida
TOP UNIVERSITIES AMONG
RECENT GRAD MOVERS
W A S H I N G T O N , D . C .

38. Data © LinkedIn 2014
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Defense
The World Bank
Booz Allen Hamilton
U.S. Department of Commerce
COMPANIES HIRING
RECENT GRADS
W A S H I N G T O N , D . C .

39. #1 Paris
of new residents in 2013
were recent college grads42%
Data © LinkedIn 2014

40. Lyon, France
Lille, France
London, United Kingdom
Marseille, France
Bordeaux, France
Toulouse, France
Greater New York City Area
Nantes, France
Nice, France
Montpellier, France
WHERE RECENT GRADS
MOVED FROM
Data © LinkedIn 2014
PA R I S

41. University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III)
Université Paris X Nanterre
Université Paris Sud (Paris XI)
EDHEC Business School
Sciences Po
Université Lumière (Lyon II)
Université Paris Dauphine
Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Lyon
Université Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III)
TOP UNIVERSITIES AMONG
RECENT GRAD MOVERS
PA R I S
Data © LinkedIn 2014

42. BNP Paribas
L’Oréal
LVMH
EDF
Société Générale
COMPANIES HIRING
RECENT GRADS
Data © LinkedIn 2014
PA R I S