Ideal Undergraduate Employers 2008

Here's a look at the most desirable employers according to over 40,000 U.S. undergraduates surveyed by research firm Universum USA from December 2007-April 2008. Data can be sorted by ranking or percent of total votes cast by students from a particular major, or by the combined totals of all students.

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Overall Ranking 2008	Overall Ranking 2007	Employers	Business/ Communications 2008 Rank	Engineering 2008 Rank	Natural Sciences 2008 Rank	IT 2008 Rank	Liberal Arts 2008 Rank
1	1	GOOGLE	2	4	5	1	4
2	2	WALT DISNEY	6	10	6	11	3
3	3	APPLE COMPUTER	8	6	16	3	8
4	12	ERNST & YOUNG	1	NA	91	27	81
5	4	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE	18	36	11	20	1
6	11	GOLDMAN SACHS	5	32	30	23	23
7	17	DELOITTE	4	72	NA	21	67
8	5	PEACE CORPS	39	30	4	42	5
9	NA	NASA	59	1	2	5	12
10	7	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS	3	NA	NA	26	88
11	10	TEACH FOR AMERICA	51	55	8	NA	2
12	6	CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY	23	14	17	14	6
13	8	MICROSOFT	14	7	20	2	14
14	9	FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION	20	42	18	24	7
15	NA	JPMORGAN	9	61	36	30	28
16	27	KPMG	7	NA	NA	40	NA
17	19	NIKE	11	51	22	33	16
18	18	JOHNSON & JOHNSON	16	18	7	57	31
19	23	MERRILL LYNCH	10	94	69	65	38
20	14	MAYO CLINIC	89	58	1	88	11
21	13	BMW	19	8	45	39	34
22	26	COCA-COLA	15	65	46	35	10
23	15	BOEING	48	3	35	29	48
24	16	SONY	28	16	39	12	17
25	28	MORGAN STANLEY	12	80	71	52	50
26	21	PROCTER & GAMBLE	13	29	26	50	47
27	20	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION	66	2	34	16	60
28	25	GENERAL ELECTRIC	34	5	58	22	83
29	29	BANK OF AMERICA	17	NA	44	45	35
30	32	NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY	85	34	25	13	9
31	NA	COACH	24	NA	37	78	20
32	31	STARBUCKS	29	NA	40	95	13
33	22	PFIZER	74	43	3	NA	52
34	30	IBM	52	12	41	4	75
35	42	TIME WARNER	30	NA	NA	51	15
36	59	YAHOO!	41	75	48	7	29
37	38	HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION	25	NA	74	NA	32
38	37	TARGET	33	NA	56	56	19
39	44	MCKINSEY & COMPANY	31	45	55	48	39
40	35	L'ORÉAL	40	NA	29	NA	24
41	34	ANHEUSER-BUSCH	32	59	38	79	41
42	48	LEHMAN BROTHERS	21	100	NA	61	70
43	41	CITIGROUP	22	NA	98	38	59
44	40	ELECTRONIC ARTS	60	49	64	9	18
45	39	TOYOTA	50	13	67	41	56
46	51	MARRIOTT	27	NA	NA	83	37
47	56	THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP	35	63	72	47	44
48	46	INTEL	91	9	63	6	93
49	NA	FEDERAL RESERVE BANK	26	NA	NA	66	49
50	NA	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MISSILES AND WEAPONS DIVISION	NA	15	43	32	30
51	NA	CALVIN KLEIN	45	NA	66	NA	22
52	36	3M	58	20	33	67	66
53	45	AMAZON.COM	61	98	79	19	21
54	61	SOUTHWEST AIRLINES	43	99	54	80	40
55	67	BAIN & COMPANY	46	62	68	85	55
56	54	U.S. AIR FORCE	95	31	27	36	36
57	47	GAP INC.	56	NA	61	NA	27
58	74	DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS	62	NA	52	70	26
59	69	DEUTSCHE BANK	38	NA	NA	44	54
60	43	MERCK	NA	48	12	NA	92
61	50	GLAXOSMITHKLINE	98	68	13	77	82
62	55	AMERICAN EXPRESS	42	NA	96	59	45
63	58	PEPSICO	47	NA	81	58	58
64	62	EXXONMOBIL	72	17	53	53	NA
65	49	AMERICAN AIRLINES	64	95	73	60	33
66	72	INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS)	36	NA	NA	64	74
67	63	DELL	73	44	65	18	53
68	NA	CARDINAL HEALTH	NA	93	10	NA	64
69	NA	MAXIM HEALTHCARE	NA	NA	9	NA	51
70	87	UBS	37	NA	NA	87	95
71	60	ACCENTURE	57	56	NA	25	91
72	100	WACHOVIA CORPORATION	44	NA	92	90	69
73	75	HONDA COMPANIES	83	22	70	43	79
74	57	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION	NA	11	77	37	NA
75	52	GENENTECH	NA	35	15	NA	NA
76	65	WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS	NA	70	14	NA	99
77	70	EBAY	70	NA	80	28	46
78	85	WELLS FARGO & COMPANY	53	NA	NA	73	76
79	81	STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE	55	NA	NA	NA	57
80	98	BP	NA	21	60	NA	98
81	64	LILLY (ELI LILLY AND COMPANY)	81	92	21	98	87
82	80	CISCO SYSTEMS	90	33	NA	10	NA
83	83	MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES	99	NA	89	NA	25
84	93	HEWLETT-PACKARD	100	40	95	17	77
85	53	GENERAL MOTORS	88	23	NA	NA	NA
86	84	NESTLÉ	71	NA	57	NA	63
87	118	CREDIT SUISSE	54	NA	NA	93	94
88	82	SHELL OIL COMPANY	NA	28	49	82	100
89	NA	VERIZON	78	91	76	31	65
90	90	FIDELITY INVESTMENTS	49	NA	NA	94	NA
91	78	GENERAL MILLS	69	NA	51	NA	72
92	88	ADOBE SYSTEMS	NA	77	NA	15	43
93	76	DUPONT	NA	24	31	NA	NA
94	71	BEST BUY	68	NA	84	84	61
95	95	ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA	76	46	NA	NA	NA
96	91	KRAFT FOODS	82	84	50	NA	84
97	94	DOW CHEMICAL	NA	25	28	NA	NA
98	68	RAYTHEON	NA	19	100	62	NA
99	107	MILLER BREWING COMPANY	75	96	90	NA	89
100	89	BAYER	NA	82	19	NA	NA

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