Careers and Alumni
At Oxford you will develop your ability to think independently, globally and creatively. The impact of the University’s prestigious global research means employers in Europe and throughout the world recognise the value of recruiting Oxford-educated employees.
Financial benefits of studying at Oxford
Considering the shorter length of Oxford’s graduate programmes and the opportunities to proceed to highly-paid careers following your studies, studying at Oxford can be of great financial benefit to you as you pursue your career ambitions.
Career Service offerings
The University of Oxford’s comprehensive Careers Service offers support to students and alumni to help them define and achieve exciting and fulfilling careers. Workshops and training are available to help:
- Build a strong CV/résumé
- Develop an effective job search strategy
- Make competitive job applications
- Develop interview skills
The Careers Service also offers a successful student consultancy programme, a wide range of web resources, and an exceptional Internship Programme which gives Oxford students access to a number of global summer internships, most of which are provided by Oxford alumni or through business or educational partnerships.
American alumni
The University of Oxford North American Office was established in New York in 1989 as part of the Campaign for Oxford, the first successful capital campaign conducted by a British university. Through its ongoing programmes in fundraising and alumni relations, the North American Office continues to support the University and its colleges to fulfil its mission to provide excellence in research, scholarship and teaching to the global community.
The US is home to over 23,000 Oxford alumni, with 33 Alumni branches across at least 23 states.
Oxford’s distinguished American alumni include:
- Baruch Blumberg, Nobel Prize-winning scientist, co-recipient with Daniel Carleton Gajdusek
- Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court
- Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
- Elena Kagan, Supreme Court Justice and former Dean, Harvard Law School
- Richard Levin, President of Yale University 1993 to 2013
- Susan Rice, former US Ambassador to the United Nations
- Andrew Michael Spence, Former Dean of Stanford Business School and Nobel Laureate