University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 79% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 69% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 34% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 49% of our freshman graduate in five years.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• accounting
• humanities/social sciences
• management

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions, one of three weeks and two of five weeks each.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August and January.

• Norman Dion, founder, DYSAN Computer Disks; Steve Donovan, vice-president, Procter & Gamble; Jimmy Tingle, professional comedian; Frank Purdue, Jr., Purdue Chicken.