Esri currently has 4,200 employees, mostly based in Redlands, California. These employees were educated at 746 different Universities around the globe.  Of all these educational institutions, the University of Arizona ranks 12th on the list of universities who placed the most graduates in ESRI careers. Out of the top 15 education institutions on this list, the University of Arizona is the only one from the state of Arizona.  How does UA GIST assess academic success?  One gainfully employed graduate at a time