Alumni Information
80 percent of or undergraduate majors have gone on to pursue graduate work. SEAP’s impact is multiplied significantly because it has provided staff to major universities in the U.S. and around the world to teach about Southeast Asia. In fact, four of nine current directors of the National Research Centers are SEAP alumni. Currently, alumni of SEAP serve as high-ranking diplomats, bank and foundation executives, officers of the World Bank and the military, and representatives of federal and foreign governments.
SEAP Graduate Career Statistics 1995-January 2005
71 PhD Graduates 1995 to Jan 2005
| Career Sector | MA | PhD |
| Continuing Study | 26 | 6 |
| US Post-Secondary | 14 | 30 |
| US Federal, State, or Local Government | 6 | 1 |
| US Private Non-Profit | 3 | 0 |
| US For-Profit | 3 | 0 |
| Foreign Post-Secondary | 2 | 27 |
| Foreign Government (all levels) | 3 | 2 |
| Foreign Not-For-Profit-Abroad | 2 | 1 |
| Foreign For-Profit | 2 | 0 |
| Unknown | 20 | 4 |
| Total | 81 | 71 |
The Southeast Asia Program at Cornell University has provided graduates (MA and PhD) to post-secondary institutions worldwide as teachers and mentors. Many of these individuals have become renowned experts in their fields. 31.75 percent of the SEAP graduates are teaching in post-secondary institutions. Among these alumni, 55 percent are teaching in post-secondary institutions in the US and 45 percent are teaching in post-secondary institutions Abroad.
Post-Secondary Institutions in the US
| University | Count |
| Arizona State University | 3 |
| Columbia University | 3 |
| Cornell University | 20 |
| Harvard University | 5 |
| Northern Illinois University | 5 |
| Ohio University | 4 |
| University of California at Berkeley | 8 |
| University of California at Los Angeles | 3 |
| University of California at San Diego | 5 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | 12 |
| University of Michigan | 5 |
| University of Montana | 4 |
| University of Washington | 4 |
| University of Wisconsin at Madison | 3 |
| Other with 2 | 14 |
| Other with 1 | 95 |
| Institutions Unknown | 14 |
| Total | 207 |
Post-Secondary Institutions Abroad
| University | Count |
| Ateneo de Manila University | 4 |
| Australian National University | 8 |
| Chiang Mai University | 6 |
| Chulalongkorn Univeristy | 9 |
| Khon Kaen University | 2 |
| Kyoto University | 6 |
| National University of Singapore | 10 |
| Institute of Southeast Asian Studies | 2 |
| Thammasat University | 4 |
| Universitas Indonesia | 2 |
| Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | 4 |
| University of London | 2 |
| University of Philippines | 15 |
| York University | 2 |
| Other with 2 | 12 |
| Other with 1 | 78 |
| Institutions Unknown | 8 |
| Total | 174 |