Past Performance
- 93% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
- 75% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
- How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
- On average, 77% of our freshman graduate in four years.
- The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 3.05 on a 4.0 scale.
What Do We Like To Study?
Most Popular Majors
- psychology
- sociology
- economics
Least Popular Majors- history of ideas
- Latin
- linguistics/cognitive science
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar System:
- Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)
Summer Sessions:
- 2 summer session(s)
that consist of 6 weeks.
New student orientation:
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Orientation for new students is held in August.
Graduate Career Data
Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
- 39% continue immediately.
- 85% continue within years.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
- Law School: 22%
- Medical School: 16%
- Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 12%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Columbia University, Harvard University, MIT, New York University,
- Tufts University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania.
14% of our graduates choose careers in business and industry.
Firms that most frequently hire our graduates:
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Coopers & Lybrand, Fidelity Investments, Grey Advertising, Lehman
Brothers, Macy's, Merrill Lynch, Teach for America.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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Marshall Herscovitz, television producer, co-creator of
"thirtysomething"; Thomas Friedman, chief diplomatic correspondent,
New York Times; Barbara Dortch, Massachusetts Superior Court
judge.
