Past Performance
- 98% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
- 77% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
- How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
- On average, 76% of our freshman graduate in four years.
What Do We Like To Study?
Most Popular Majors
- economics
- English
- engineering
Least Popular Majors- urban studies
- Latin American studies
- geophysics
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar System:
- Quarter System (four terms comprise academic year)
Summer Sessions:
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Two summer sessions, one of eight weeks and one of ten weeks.
New student orientation:
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Orientation for new students is held in September.
Graduate Career Data
Firms that most frequently hire our graduates:
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3 COM, Bain & Co., Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Boston Consulting Group,
Deloitte & Touche, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Shearson Lehman Hutton.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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Herbert Hoover, U.S. president; William Rehnquist, chief justice, U.S.
Supreme Court; Sandra Day O'Connor and Anthony Kennedy, justices, U.S.
Supreme Court; John Steinbeck, author; Warren Christopher, U.S. secretary
of state; Sally K. Ride, astronaut.
