Read the Class of 2025 Employment Snapshot

Each spring, the Office of Career Advancement publishes an employment report highlighting the employment outcomes of the previous year’s graduating class. 

In 2025, 607 Harvard Kennedy School graduates entered a global landscape defined by rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, geopolitical tension, and growing demands for resilience in public institutions.

Highlights from this year’s report

• 607 graduates are working in 48 countries and territories, as well as 28 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
• 84% of graduates were settled by November 2025. (Settled refers to those who are employed, pursuing further education, running for office, or not seeking employment.)
• Of the 84% graduates settled by the end of November 2025, 79% of graduates were employed (45% with a new employer, 28% returning to their pre-HKS employer, 4% launching new ventures, and 2% self-employed); 3% were continuing their education; 1% were running for office; and 0.4% were not seeking employment.
• Overall, 34% of graduates are working in the public sector or for IGOs; 24% are working for non-profit organizations or NGOs; and 38% entered the private sector. (The sector for 3% of graduates was unspecified.)
• 88% of employers hired or rehired one graduate, reflecting our graduates' diverse paths.
• Top policy areas and topics for the Class of 2025 include technology, economics, education, community/economic development, energy, climate change, law, environment/natural resources/sustainability, and governance.