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Sarkisian: US universities average one career advisor per 3,000 students

Jessica Sarkisian · #53 Investors Get Feisty at Our Philly Pitch-off · Mar 3, 2025 · at 3:11

Jessica Sarkisian, founder of Rezio, pitches her career readiness platform to investors Phil Nadel and Jillian Manus at Wharton.

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“Today, Career Service Department's national average is one career advisor for 3000 students.”

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The claim, plainly

The national average ratio for university career services departments is one career advisor for every 3,000 students.

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Assessment

Jessica Sarkisian claimed on March 3, 2025, that the national average ratio for career services departments is 1 career advisor for every 3,000 students. According to recognized higher education benchmarks from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the national median ratio reported in the 2024–25 Career Services Benchmarks Report is 1,381 students per professional staff member (with long-standing historical benchmark averages cited around 1,889:1). While ratios exceeding 1:3,000 exist at specific large public institutions or under-resourced community colleges, 1:3,000 does not represent the national average or median.

NACE 2024–25 Career Services Benchmarks Report recorded a median ratio of 1,381 students per professional staff member.
Historical NACE benchmarks widely cited across higher education literature report an overall national median/average ratio of 1,889:1.
Ratios exceeding 1:3,000 reflect specific sub-segments (e.g., large public universities) rather than the overall national average.

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[1] naceweb.org [2] naceweb.org [3] hiration.com [4] prentus.com [5] jobscan.co [6] advancingglobaledu.com [7] naspa.org

average ratio career advisor to students university NACE "1 to 3,000" OR "1:3,000" career services advisor students NACE career services ratio of students to professional staff NACE benchmark NACE career services benchmark report ratio students per career advisor "1,889" NACE "career services" OR "student-to-staff"

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