Past Performance
- 81% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
- 43% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
- How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
- On average, 35% of our freshman graduate in four years.
- On average, 30% of our freshman graduate in five years.
What Do We Like To Study?
Most Popular Majors
- literature
- biology
- psychology
Least Popular Majors- medieval/Renaissance studies
- fine arts
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar System:
- 4-1-4 System (two semsters and one-month January interterm)
New student orientation:
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Orientation for new students is held in August and February.
Graduate Career Data
Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
- 42% continue within one year.
- 50% continue within 5 years.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
- Law School: 10%
- Medical School: 5%
- Graduate Business Programs: 3%
- Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 31%
- Other: 2%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
- U of Chicago, Columbia University, Duke University, Florida State University, University of Florida, Georgetown
- U, University of Miami, New York University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Stetson University, University of
- Texas at Austin, Yale U.
25% of our graduates choose careers in business and industry.
Firms that most frequently hire our graduates:
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Dun & Bradstreet, IBM, RISCORP.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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William Thurston, former math professor, Princeton University, and 1983 winner of
Fields Medal in mathematics; Esther Barazzone, president, Chatham Coll;
Lincoln Diaz-Barart, congressman.
