Hollins College Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 81% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 66% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 64% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 2% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• English
• psychology
• sociology

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.80
• Sophomore: 1.90
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

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:

• Summer sessions for graduate students and secondary school programs.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in September and February.

• 30% continue within one year.

• Law School: 3%
• Medical School: 2%
• Dental School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 1%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 20%
• Other: 4%

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• of North Carolina, Tulane University, Vanderbilt University, Virginia Polytech Inst, University of
• Virginia, Washington and Lee U.

• American Management Systems, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, federal government, Federal Reserve Bank, First Union Bank, ITT Financial Services, Internal Revenue Service, Morgan Stanley, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Shearson Lehman Bros., Smithsonian Institute, Sotheby's, Time Warner, The Washington Times.

• Annie Dillard, Pulitzer prize-winning writer; Lisa Valk, president, Time Magazine; Ann Compton, ABC correspondent; Ellen Malcolm, founder, Emily's list.