The new report found that 90% of graduates were employed before leaving campus last year.
Jenny Neef, the executive director for Career Services at U of I joined ABC7 Chicago to talk about the report.
Ninety-one percent of graduates who found jobs participated in an internship of some kind or studied abroad, according to the study.
Also, the average salary for an Illinois graduate was $75,000 last year, with a $5,000 signing bonus, according to the report.
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