Undergraduate Class of 2020
- Undergraduate Class of 2020: By the Numbers
- Undergraduate Class of 2020: Honors College
- Undergraduate Class of 2020: Award Winners
Graduate Class of 2020
Undergraduate Class of 2020: By the Numbers*
1,452 | Graduates | |
18 | Students graduating with top honors | |
14 | Students graduating with A.B. degrees | |
19 | Youngest graduate | |
52 | Oldest graduate | |
40 | States and territories (including Washington D.C.) represented | |
15 | Countries represented (in addition to U.S.) | |
143 | School of the Arts graduates | |
371 | School of Business graduates | |
262 | School of Education, Health, and Human Performance graduates | |
436 | School of Humanities and Social Sciences graduates | |
68 | School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs graduates | |
258 | School of Sciences and Mathematics graduates | |
11 | School of Professional Studies graduates |
* Numbers may change once final grades for spring 2020 are posted.
Top Majors
Business administration: 113 students
Communication: 112 students
Biology: 108 students
Public Health: 105 students
Political Science: 92 students
Undergraduate Class of 2020: Honors College by the Numbers
- 112 Students in the Class of 2020
- 6 students are graduating with top honors, a perfect 4.0 GPA, and are the recipients of the John Lewis Gervais, Jr. Award
- 1 student is the recipient of the Bishop Robert Smith Award, the College’s highest award
- 1 student is the recipient of the Alexander Chambliss Connelley Award
- 2 students are the recipients of the Ted Stern Cup Award
- 3 students are recognized in the Higdon Student Leadership Center’s Hall of Leaders
- 1 student is the recipient of a Cistern Award
- 2 students are ExCEL Award recipients
- 4 students are graduating in three years
- 27 students are members of the William Aiken Fellows Society
- 8 students are International Scholars
- 10 students are Swanson Scholars; 1 is Huge Scholar; 8 are Boykin Scholars; 2 are Colonial Scholars; 1 is a Julia Sadler Webb Scholar; 1 is a W. Lloyd Hamm Scholar; 1 is a Jill Conway Scholar; 1 is a Pinckney Scholar.
- 6 students are varsity student-athletes
- 35 double majors
- 1 triple major
- 56 majors in the School of Sciences and Mathematics
- 28 majors in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- 18 majors in the School of Business
- 17 majors in the School of Languages Cultures and World Affairs
- 5 majors in the School of the Arts
- 7 majors in the School of Education, Health and Human Performance
- 93 percent of Honors College students received Latin honors
- 30 percent of students will graduate summa cum laude
- 29 percent of students will graduate magna cum laude
- 33 percent of students will graduate cum laude
- 1 student was awarded a Fulbright Grant and 1 student is currently an alternate
- 2 students were named Goldwater Scholars
- 1 student was named a Rhodes Scholarship finalist
- 1 student received a Boren Scholarship
- 1 student received a Harvard Public Policy Leadership Conference Award
- 2 students received a Critical Language Scholarship
- 58 percent of students had at least one international experience
- 100 percent of students participated in local community service
- 100 percent of students completed mentored research projects; 49 percent of students presented at a professional or academic conference; and 24 percent of students have published their research
- 86 percent of students participated in an internship and/or another relevant professional experience
- 31 percent of students have been admitted to a graduate or professional school and plan to enroll; 41 percent have a job offer and plan to enter the workforce
- Bishop Robert Smith Award
Niamh Cahill - Ted Stern Cup Award
Olivia Rothstein
Asia Pitts - Alexander Chambliss Connelley Award
Abbie Klein
Graduate Class of 2020: By the Numbers
94 | Master’s degree and graduate certificate candidates | |
4 | M.A. in Communication | |
3 | M.A. in Community Planning, Policy, and Design | |
1 | M.A. in English | |
3 | M.A. in History | |
3 | M.A.T. in Early Childhood Education | |
3 | M.A.T. in Elementary Education | |
3 | M.A.T. in Performing Arts Education | |
2 | M.Ed. in Science and Mathematics for Teachers | |
4 | M.Ed. in Teaching, Learning and Advocacy | |
45 | Master of Business Administration | |
7 | Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing | |
12 | Master of Public Administration | |
4 | M.S. in Accountancy | |
1 | M.S. in Child Life | |
7 | M.S. in Computer and Information Science | |
5 | M.S. in Environmental Studies | |
6 | M.S. in Historic Preservation | |
10 | M.S. in Mathematical Sciences | |
11 | M.S. in Marine Biology | |
3 | Arts and Cultural Management Graduate Certificate | |
1 | English to Speakers of Other Languages Graduate Certificate | |
1 | Urban and Regional Planning Graduate Certificate |
Graduate Class of 2020: Award Winners
Outstanding Graduate Students
- M.S. in Accountancy – Cory Harberg
- M.F.A. in Creative Writing – Matthew Manco and Katrina Smolinsky
- M.A. in Communication – Nicole Russo
- M.A. in Community Planning, Policy, and Design – Alexandra Heath and Anne Howell
- M.S. in Computer and Information Sciences – Paul Baier
- M.A.T. in Early Childhood Education – James Kelsey
- M.A.T. in Elementary Education – Donya Amer
- M.A.T. in Performing Arts Education – Bailey Mann
- M.Ed. in Science and Math for Teachers – Heather Crider
- M.Ed. in Teaching, Learning and Advocacy – Emily Adedon
- M.S. in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Studies – Luz Agudelo and Taylor Miller
- M.A. in English – Sarah Davis
- M.A. in History – Carolyn Yarbrough
- M.S. in Marine Biology – David Jones
- M.S. in Mathematical Sciences – Ashley Carroll, Jolie Even, Colin Frazier, Zach Wirszyla and Katy Wrenn
- Master of Public Administration – Amanda Henderson
- Graduate Certificate in Arts and Cultural Management – Michaela Abbott and William Greene
- Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning – Michael Haire