Class of 2020 Graduation Profile

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

Graduate School Class of 2020: By the Numbers

Graduate School Class of 2020: Award Winners

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

Undergraduate Class of 2020: Award Winners

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