Outcomes: Continued Education 2012

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18%

Class of 2011 enrolled in further study 7-10 months out

From the Career Services Follow-Up Survey, Class of 2011

50%

Attend grad school within 5 years

From National Student Clearinghouse + Advancement office data

25%

Earn a graduate degree within 5 years

Chart of Post-baccalaureate Enrollment after 1, 3, 5, and 10 years

Top Graduate Schools Enrolled At Within 5 years

Based on National Student Clearinghouse and Career Services data for class years from 2000-2007 for any enrollment within 5 years of graduation.

  1. St. Lawrence University
  2. SUNY Potsdam
  3. Syracuse University
  4. SUNY Albany
  5. University at Buffalo
  6. Harvard University
  7. University of Vermont
  8. Clarkson University
  9. University of Southern Maine
  10. Boston University

Top Graduate Schools Enrolled At Within 10 years

Based on National Student Clearinghouse and Career Services data for class years from 2000-2002 for any enrollment within 10 years of graduation.

  1. St. Lawrence University
  2. SUNY Potsdam
  3. Harvard University
  4. SUNY Albany
  5. Syracuse University
  6. University of Southern Maine
  7. SUNY Buffalo
  8. Lesley University
  9. SUNY Plattsburgh
  10. The College of Saint Rose
  11. University of Vermont

By Division

This table lists percentages of students who majored in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and area/interdisciplinary studies in the classes of 2000-2007 who enroll in graduate or professional school within 3 and 5 years after graduating. Students with double majors in different divisions are counted once for each unique division they majored in. Data are from the National Student Clearinghouse.

Division After 3 Years After 5 years
Division Sciences After 3 Years 54% After 5 years 60%
Division Social Sciences After 3 Years 35% After 5 years 41%
Division Humanities After 3 Years 38% After 5 years 47%
Division Area/Interdisciplinary After 3 Years 31% After 5 years 43%

Graduate/Professional School Programs

Below is a breakdown of the number of students who attended graduate school within 6 months of graduating from St. Lawrence.

Graduate Program Type Number Attending % of Attending
Graduate Program Type Education Number Attending 23 % of Attending 29.1%
Graduate Program Type Business Number Attending 10 % of Attending 12.7%
Graduate Program Type Social Sciences Number Attending 9 % of Attending 11.4%
Graduate Program Type Law Number Attending 8 % of Attending 10.1%
Graduate Program Type Medicine/Dentistry/Pharmacy/Veterinary Number Attending 7 % of Attending 8.9%
Graduate Program Type Health-Relate4d Number Attending 5 % of Attending 6.3%
Graduate Program Type Arts & Humanities Number Attending 5 % of Attending 6.3%
Graduate Program Type Science & Technology Number Attending 5 % of Attending 6.3%
Graduate Program Type Other Graduate Programs Number Attending 4 % of Attending 5.1%
Graduate Program Type Not Indicated Number Attending 3 % of Attending 3.8%
Graduate Program Type Total Graduate/Professional School Number Attending 79 % of Attending 100%

*Graduate and Professional School only, does not include other post baccalaureate education. Data courtesy of Career Services New: Outcomes Profiles covering a 5-year aggregate for each academic division are now available.

Other Years for Outcomes: Graduate School