NETWORK INTELLIGENCE

Where Yenching alumni go—and what they do next.

A research dashboard built from 1,281 YCA student and alumni records. Filter the network by cohort or alumni status; every chart updates together.

Chinese-origin = recorded origin country China. Low/missing = Low or Missing evidence confidence, including profiles that do not exist or are too incomplete for reliable classification.

Selected population1,052all cohorts
Current roles58456% of selection
Current countries57855% location coverage
LinkedIn profiles58255% profile coverage

ORIGIN HEATMAP

Where Yenching Scholars come from

83 origin countries · hover a point for the count
100%

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Largest origin countries

China265
United States244
United Kingdom56
Germany44
Singapore26
Brazil24
Australia22
Canada22
India22
Russia22
South Korea22
France19

EDUCATION

Universities attended before YCA

Top 10 · 983 records with a parsed institution
Peking University112
Harvard University34
Tsinghua University29
Fudan University26
Beijing Normal University24
Renmin University of China24
Yale University24
University of Oxford23
Beijing Foreign Studies University22
Sun Yat-sen University22

YCA JOURNEY

Country before YCA → Beijing → country after YCA

1,052 alumni in the outcome denominator

Origin country

China265 · 25%
United States244 · 23%
United Kingdom56 · 5%
Germany44 · 4%
Singapore26 · 2%
Brazil24 · 2%
Before
YCABeijing · Peking University
After

Current country

United States171 · 16%
China104 · 10%
United Kingdom59 · 6%
Germany22 · 2%
Netherlands19 · 2%
Singapore16 · 2%

YCA JOURNEY

Industry before YCA → YCA → industry after YCA

Pre-YCA side uses only work-related sentences in official entry biographies; missing evidence stays visible

Pre-YCA industry evidence

Government & Diplomacy199 · 19%
No pre-YCA work data192 · 18%
Research & Academia155 · 15%
Other recorded work96 · 9%
Media, Journalism & Communications79 · 8%
Finance & Investment74 · 7%
Before
YCABeijing · Peking University
After

Current industry

Higher Education & Research185 · 18%
Other113 · 11%
Media, Journalism & Communications41 · 4%
Finance & Investment37 · 4%
Government & Diplomacy32 · 3%
Consulting & Professional Services29 · 3%

AFTER YCA

Top current countries

Top 6 · verified 2026 alumni locations
United States171
China104
United Kingdom59
Germany22
Netherlands19
Singapore16

AFTER YCA

Top current cities

Top 5 outside China
London23
Washington21
San Francisco10
Tokyo6
Ann Arbor4

CAREERS

Current industry

Top 8 · 592 classified alumni
Higher Education & Research185 · 31%
Other113 · 19%
Media, Journalism & Communications41 · 7%
Finance & Investment37 · 6%
Government & Diplomacy32 · 5%
Consulting & Professional Services29 · 5%
Technology & AI27 · 5%
Energy, Climate & Environment24 · 4%

CAREERS

Private, public, academia—and beyond

591 classified alumni
591records
Private sector294 50%
Academia112 19%
Current student93 16%
Public sector30 5%
Self-employed / founder28 5%
International organization19 3%
Nonprofit / NGO15 3%

EDUCATION

Doctoral pathways

73 people · 11.8% of classified alumni
1,052records
Has / started / pursuing PhD73 7%
No PhD recorded545 52%
No data434 41%

GEOGRAPHY

Alumni in China vs. outside China

1,052 applicable alumni
1,052records
In China104 10%
Outside China474 45%
Location unknown474 45%

EDUCATION

Universities attended before or after YCA

Top 10 · 988 alumni with a parsed institution · post-YCA PKU excluded
Peking University112
Harvard University36
Tsinghua University30
Yale University27
Fudan University26
Beijing Normal University24
Renmin University of China24
University of Oxford24
Beijing Foreign Studies University22
Sun Yat-sen University22

CHINA RETENTION

Non-Chinese alumni currently in China

Origin country is not China; verified current country is China
74alumni9.4% of non-Chinese alumni in this selection
United States17
United Kingdom8
Germany7
Japan4
South Korea4
Nigeria3
Türkiye3
Australia2

EMPLOYERS

Organizations employing the network

Top 20 · YCA/PKU student affiliations excluded
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)5
PwC4
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)3
Columbia Law School3
King's College London3
Princeton University3
University of Michigan3
University of Oxford3
APCO2
ChinaTalk2
Deloitte2
DIFC2
Empyrean Sky Partners2
Global Affairs Canada2
Harvard Law School2
Harvard University2
McKinsey & Company2
Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)2
Stanford University2
The Araniko Project2

MOBILITY

Origin-to-current movement

1,052records
International move275 26%
Same as origin303 29%
Current country unknown474 45%

EDUCATION

Currently a student

1,052records
Currently a student201 19%
Not currently a student410 39%
Unknown441 42%

COHORTS

Network size by cohort

201595
2016124
2017120
201899
2019123
202085
202187
2022108
2023112
202499

DATA QUALITY

How complete is the underlying research?

Research checked 2026-07-11
FieldCompleteMissingCoverage
LinkedIn profile58247055.3%
Current position58446855.5%
Current employer46358944.0%
Current industry59246056.3%
Current sector59146156.2%
Current country57847454.9%
Current city26079224.7%
PhD classification61843458.7%

CONFIDENCE

Evidence confidence

Uncertainty remains visible
1,052records
High68 6%
Medium359 34%
Low192 18%
Missing433 41%

HOW TO READ THIS

Useful patterns, with the gaps left visible.

Current means 2026. Career classifications use roles marked current or Present in the research inputs. Historical positions are not treated as current employment.

Outcome charts are alumni-only. Current cohorts show origin, pre-YCA education, cohort composition, and data quality; post-YCA outcome graphics are deliberately hidden.

PhD is intentionally broad. It includes a completed doctorate, a current doctoral programme, or evidence that a doctorate was previously started.

Industry before YCA is conservative. It is derived only from work-related sentences in official entry biographies. Records without clear work evidence remain No pre-YCA work data.

Post-YCA PKU is excluded. Peking University is removed from post-YCA university additions, but genuine pre-YCA PKU attendance remains counted.

Counts are evidence-limited. “No PhD recorded” is not proof that no doctorate exists, and missing profiles are not silently converted into negative answers.