Since 1999, the Institutional Research Office has been surveying the parents of Macalester graduates to see what their sons or daughters are doing 3 years after graduation.

Parents received a short letter asking specifically about advanced degrees pursued by their son or daughter, with a stamped return envelope. If there was no response from the parents, email was sent to the graduate. Response rates for these surveys in the last four years range from 53% to 59%

Parents were surveyed instead of graduates because they move less often, so surveys were more likely to reach their destination. Hopefully parents were not as busy as the graduates, and would be more likely to respond. In addition, parents generally like to tell you what their sons or daughters are doing.

The 2002 survey again shows over half of our graduates pursuing advanced degrees within 3 years of graduation. Other results are profiled in the tables below:

Graduates Pursuing Advanced Degrees within 3 Years

Degrees Pursued by 1999 Graduates

* graduates may have pursued more than one degree

Of those who pursued a master's degree, 29% had completed it within 3 years. Of those who enrolled in law programs, 17% had completed their degree.

Institutions Most Commonly Attended by 1999 Graduates

** only 4 students, each at different institutions

Most Common Fields of Study by 1999 Graduates

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The Complete Tables

The tables below show complete listings of institutions and fields of study for graduates who pursued advanced degrees. The tables included are:

• Master's institutions
• Doctorate institutions
• Law institutions
• Medical institutions
• Master's fields of study
• Doctorate fields of study

Doctorate Institution	Number Attending
Univ of California	5
Univ of Minnesota, Twin Cities	4
Massachusetts Inst of Technology	2
Northwestern Univ	2
Univ of Chicago	2
Univ of Wisconsin, Madison	2
Argosy Univ	1
Brown University	1
Cambridge Univ, England	1
Carnegie Mellon Univ	1
CUNY New York	1
George Washington Univ	1
Nova Southeastern University	1
Tufts Univ	1
Univ of Colorado, Boulder	1
Univ of Florida	1
Univ of Illinois at Urbana	1
Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor	1
Univ of Pennsylvania	1
Univ of Washington, Seattle	1
Unspecified	1
Vanderbilt Univ	1
Washington Univ, St. Louis	1

Law Institution	Number Attending
Hamline Univ	3
Univ of Minnesota, Twin Cities	2
Georgetown Univ	1
New York Univ	1
Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor	1
Univ of Missouri, Columbia	1
Univ of New Mexico	1
Univ of Wisconsin, Madison	1
Washington and Lee Univ	1
William Mitchell Law School	1
Yale Univ	1

Medical Institution	Number Attending
Drexel Univ	1
St Louis University	1
Tufts Univ	1
Univ of Minnesota, Twin Cities	1

Master's Field of Study	Number of Graduates
Education	7
Social Work	5
unspecified	5
Business	4
Public Health	4
Computer Science	3
Engineering	3
Geography	3
International Relations/Affairs	3
Public Policy/Admin	3
Theological Studies	3
Area Studies	2
Biology	2
Creative Writing	2
Film and Photographic Arts	2
Information Sciences	2
Library Sciences	2
Linguistics	2
Political Science	2
Psychology	2
Studio Arts	2
Theater Arts	2
Anthropology	1
Communication Disorders	1
Communications	1
Dance	1
Economics	1
Environmental Sciences	1
Ethnic/Cultural Studies	1
Food Sciences	1
Forensic Science	1
Forestry	1
Geology	1
History	1
Museum Studies	1
Music	1
Parks & Recreation Studies	1
Philosophy	1

Doctorate Field of Study	Number of Graduates
Psychology	4
Biology	3
Computer Science	3
Anthropology	2
Geography	2
Mathematics	2
Public Policy/Admin	2
Archaeology	1
Chemistry	1
Comparative Literature	1
Economics	1
Environmental Sciences	1
Ethnic/Cultural Studies	1
Film Studies and Rhetoric	1
Geology	1
Health Administration	1
History	1
International Relations/Affairs	1
Linguistics	1
Political Science	1
Public Health	1
Theological Studies	1

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26 February 2003