What Do We Like To Study?
Most Popular Majors
- English
- political science/government
- economics
Least Popular Majors
Policies
Graduation Policy:
- The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar System:
- 4-1-4 System (two semsters and one-month January interterm)
Summer Sessions:
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One graduate summer session of seven to nine weeks.
New student orientation:
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Orientation for new students is held in September.
Graduate Career Data
Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
- 20% continue immediately.
- 35% continue within one year.
- 65% continue within 5 years.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
- Law School: 10%
- Medical School: 6%
- Dental School: 1%
- Graduate Business Programs: 25%
- Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 23%
- Theological School/Seminary: 1%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
- Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Middlebury College, New York University,
- Northwestern University, Stanford U.
60% of our graduates choose careers in business and industry.
30% of our graduates enter into a job market related to their major within two years of graduation.
Firms that most frequently hire our graduates:
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Coopers & Lybrand, Facilities Resource Management, Grey Advertising, J.P.
Morgan, Paine Webber, Peace Corps, McGraw-Hill.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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Ron Brown, secretary of commerce; Frank Sesno, Cable News Network anchor;
Claire Gargalli, vice chair, Diversified Search Cos.; Abigail Alling,
member of Biosphere II; Jane Bryant Quinn, columnist.
