Undergraduate Class of 2020

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

graduates throw diplomas in the air

Undergraduate Class of 2020: Honors College by the Numbers

  • 112ย Students in the Class of 2020
  • 6ย 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 Collegeโ€™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 isย the recipient of a Cistern Awardย 
  • 2 students areย ExCELย Award recipients
  • 4ย students are graduating in three years
  • 27ย ย students are members of the William Aiken Fellows Society
  • 8 students are International Scholars
  • 10ย students are Swanson Scholars; 1 is Huge Scholar;ย 8ย are Boykin Scholars; 2 are Colonial Scholars; 1 is a Julia Sadler Webb Scholar;ย 1 is a W. Lloyd Hamm Scholar; 1 is a Jill Conway Scholar;ย 1 is aย Pinckney Scholar.ย 
  • 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
  • 93ย percent of Honors College students received Latin honors
  • 30 percent of students will graduate summa cum laude
  • 29ย percent of students will graduate magna cum laude
  • 33ย percent of students will graduate cum laude
  • 1ย student wasย awardedย aย Fulbright Grantย andย 1ย student is currently an alternate
  • 2 students were named Goldwater Scholarsย 
  • 1 student was named a Rhodes Scholarship finalistย 
  • 1 student received a Boren Scholarshipย 
  • 1 student received a Harvard Public Policy Leadership Conference Awardย 
  • 2ย studentsย receivedย aย Critical Language Scholarship
  • 58ย percent of students had at least one international experienceย 
  • 100 percent of students participated in local community service
  • 100 percent of students completed mentored research projects;ย 49ย percent of students presented at a professional or academic conference; andย 24ย percent of students have published their researchย 
  • 86ย percent of students participated in an internship and/or another relevant professional experience
  • 31ย percent of studentsย have been admitted toย aย graduate or professional schoolย and plan to enroll;ย 41ย percentย have a job offer andย plan to enter the workforceย 

Undergraduate Class of 2020: Award Winners

  • Bishop Robert Smith Awardย 
    Niamh Cahill
  • Ted Stern Cup Award
    Olivia Rothstein
    Asia Pitts
  • Alexander Chambliss Connelley Award
    Abbie Klein

Graduate Class of 2020: By the Numbers

94 Masterโ€™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 โ€“ Cory Harberg
  • M.F.A. in Creative Writing โ€“ Matthew Manco and Katrina Smolinsky
  • M.A. in Communication โ€“ Nicole Russo
  • M.A. in Community Planning, Policy, and Design โ€“ Alexandra Heath and Anne Howell
  • M.S. in Computer and Information Sciences โ€“ Paul Baier
  • M.A.T. in Early Childhood Education โ€“ James Kelsey
  • M.A.T. in Elementary Education โ€“ Donya Amer
  • M.A.T. in Performing Arts Education โ€“ Bailey Mann
  • M.Ed. in Science and Math for Teachers โ€“ Heather Crider
  • M.Ed. in Teaching, Learning and Advocacy โ€“ Emily Adedon
  • M.S. in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Studies โ€“ Luz Agudelo and Taylor Miller
  • M.A. in English โ€“ Sarah Davis
  • M.A. in History โ€“ Carolyn Yarbrough
  • M.S. in Marine Biology โ€“ David Jones
  • M.S. in Mathematical Sciences โ€“ Ashley Carroll, Jolie Even, Colin Frazier, Zach Wirszyla and Katy Wrenn
  • Master of Public Administration โ€“ Amanda Henderson
  • Graduate Certificate in Arts and Cultural Management โ€“ Michaela Abbott and William Greene
  • Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning โ€“ Michael Haire