University of Dallas Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 85% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 47% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.
• How long does it usually take to graduate from freshman year?
  • On average, 47% of our freshman graduate in four years.
  • On average, 8% of our freshman graduate in five years.
• The average GPA of freshmen after completion of the first year is 2.73 on a 4.0 scale.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• biology
• English
• politics

Policies

Probation Policy

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

• Freshmen: 1.20
• Sophomore: 1.50
• Junior: 1.86
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar for 2002-03.

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions, one of two weeks and two of five weeks each.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in August.

• 58% continue within 5 years.

• Law School: 3%
• Medical School: 16%
• Graduate Business Programs: 6%
• Graduate Arts and Sciences Programs: 32%
• Theological School/Seminary: 1%

• U of Chicago, Duquesne University, St. Mary's Seminary, Southwestern Medical School,
• U of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Houston.

• GTE, MCI, Texas Instruments.

• Terrance Larsen, chairman, Core States Financial Corp.; Jo Ann Shoaf Gasper, president, Franklin Park Assoc. Ltd.; Robert James, president, Allianz Life Insurance.