# Future Success

![Alumni speaking in Paulson at Recruitment Ready](/sites/default/files/styles/866w/public/2025-08/220922-nyu-22-0501-164.jpg?h=4f66981b&itok=09Ki8oME)

Unparalleled career prospects

##  Future Success

Explore diverse career paths and discover your dream career. We help you get there.

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![PDCE team posing with alumni at Alumni Career Engagement](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_590h/public/2025-08/24-0098-130.jpg?h=0bc11e0e&itok=aWCkedYh)

###  Professional Development

NYU Stern's Professional Development & Career Education (PDCE) team is dedicated to helping you explore potential career paths, preparing you for your dream career with career coaching and peer mentorship, and connecting you with influential professionals. From your first year, when programs like Stern Talks help you discover what "finance" really means, to events like the Spotlight Series that connect you with industry leaders at top firms, to our annual Alumni Career Engagement (ACE) event where you network with Stern graduates, we'll prepare you for where you want to go.

[Learn more](/programs-admissions/undergraduate/future-success/professional-development)

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###  Internships and Careers

NYU's award-winning Wasserman Center for Career Development will take you through the entire on-campus recruiting process, provide career coaching, and help you hone valuable interview and resume writing skills. Plus, with NYU's exclusive job portal, Handshake, you'll have access to thousands of top firms in New York City and around the world.

[Learn more](/programs-admissions/undergraduate/future-success/internships-and-careers)

##  By the Numbers

###  2,000+

hours of career coaching conducted annually

###  136

alumni countries represented

###  115,000

total NYU Stern alumni

###  250+

alumni and professionals engaging in Stern career-related programming annually

[###  98%

](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/2026-04/NYU%20Stern%20Undergraduate%20Class%20of%202025%20Outcomes%20Report_1.pdf)placement within 3 months after graduation

[Download the most recent Stern Undergraduate Career Outcomes Report](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/2026-04/NYU%20Stern%20Undergraduate%20Class%20of%202025%20Outcomes%20Report_1.pdf)

###  $107,420

average total compensation (including bonus)

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Sternies Say...

##  Michelle

"Coming to Stern, I had no background knowledge about business. Through clubs, upperclassmen mentors, and events hosted by the Professional Development & Career Education team, I discovered my interest in consulting."

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