2004 Parents of Graduates Survey

Institutional Research Office
June 8, 2005

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 five years range from 53% to 69%

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 2004 survey again shows around 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

Class
Year Surveyed
Percentage
1996
1999
55.5
1997
2001
58.3
1998
2001
49.1
1999
2002
53.0
2000
2003
46.8
2001
2004
55.1

Degrees Pursued by 2001 Graduates

Degree Pursued
Percentage*
Master's
39.1
Doctorate
12.7
Law
6.5
Medical
5.4

* graduates may have pursued more than one degree

Of those who pursued a master's degree, 36% had completed it within 3 years. Of those who enrolled in law programs, 28% had completed their degree.

Institutions Most Commonly Attended by 2001 Graduates

Master's Doctorate Law Medical

Univ of Minnesota
Univ of St. Thomas
London School of Economics
Univ of Washington, Seattle
John's Hopkins Univ

Univ of Minnesota
Univ of California
Univ of Chicago
Univ of Washington, Seattle

Wm Mitchell Law School
(no more than one student each at the other 16 institutions)

Univ of Minnesota
(no more than one student each at the other 10 institutions)

Most Common Fields of Study by 2001 Graduates

Master's Doctorate

Education
Public Health
Computer Science
International Relations/Affairs
Business Admin/Mgmt
English
Psychology
Public Policy
Communications

Biology
Psychology
Computer Science
Geology

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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:

Masters Institution
Number Attending
Univ Minnesota, T Cities
16
Univ of St Thomas
6
London Sch of Economics
5
Univ Washington, Seattle
5
Johns Hopkins Univ
4
New School University
3
New York Univ
3
Univ of Chicago
3
Yale Univ
3
American Univ, DC
2
Oregon State Univ
2
Pace University
2
Rutgers Univ
2
San Francisco State Univ
2
Univ of California
2
Univ of Texas, Austin
2
Univ of Wisconsin
2
Antioch Univ, Seattle
1
Art Institute of Chicago
1
Augsburg College
1
Bank Street College, NY
1
Boston Univ
1
Brandeis Univ
1
Bremen Univ, Germany
1
Brown University
1
Colorado College
1
Columbia Coll, Illinois
1
Columbia Univ, NY
1
Cornell University
1
CUNY Brooklyn College
1
Cyprus Intl Inst Mgmt
1
Dartmouth College
1
Emory Univ
1
European Grad Sch
1
Georgetown Univ
1
Golden Gate Univ
1
Goldsmith Univ, London
1
Hamline Univ
1
Indiana Univ, Bloomington
1
Intl Theatre School, Paris
1
Massachusetts Coll of Art
1
N Dakota State Univ
1
North Carolina State Univ
1
Oregon Health Sci Univ
1
Princeton Univ
1
Sciences Po, France
1
Simmons College
1
Temple Univ
1
Texas Tech Univ
1
United Theol Seminary
1
Univ Massachusetts, Amhst
1
Univ of Arizona
1
Univ of Denver, Colorado
1
Univ of Illinois, Chicago
1
Univ of London
1
Univ of Michigan, Ann Abr
1
Univ of Minnesota, Duluth
1
Univ of Pennsylvania
1
Univ of St Thomas, Texas
1
Univ of the Arts, PA
1
Univ of Virginia
1

Doctorate Institution
Number Attending
Univ Minnesota, T Cities
7
Univ of California
3
Univ of Chicago
3
Univ Washington, Seattle
3
Cornell University
1
East Carolina Univ
1
Harvard Univ
1
Loyola Univ of Chicago
1
Mayo Grad Sch of Medicine
1
New York Univ
1
North Carolina State Univ
1
Penn State Univ, Univ Pk
1
SUNY, Stony Brook
1
Univ N Carolina, Chapel H
1
Univ of Illinois, Chicago
1
Univ of Michigan, Ann Abr
1
Univ of Nevada, L Vegas
1
Univ of Oregon
1
Univ of Texas, Austin
1
Univ of Wisc, Madison
1
Univ South Florida
1
Washington Univ, St Louis
1
Yale Univ
1

Law Institution
Number Attending
Wm Mitchell Law School
2
American Univ, DC
1
Dickinson School of Law
1
Emory Univ
1
Hamline Univ
1
Loyola Univ of Chicago
1
New York Univ
1
Northeastern Univ
1
Southwestern Univ Law
1
Temple Univ
1
Thom Jefferson Sch of Law
1
Univ Minnesota, T Cities
1
Univ of Arizona
1
Univ of Calif, Los Angls
1
Univ of Connecticut
1
Univ of Iowa
1
Univ Washington, Seattle
1

Medical Institution
Number Attending
Univ Minnesota, T Cities
5
Drexel Univ
1
Stanford University
1
T Jefferson Univ
1
Univ of Calif, San Frcsco
1
Univ of Hawaii, Manoa
1
Univ of Minnesota, Duluth
1
Univ of Wisc, Madison
1
Vanderbilt Univ
1
Wake Forest Univ
1
Yale Univ
1

Masters Field of Study
Number of Graduates
Education
21
Public Health
8
Computer Sci
6
Intl Rel/Affair
6
Bus Admin, Mgmt
5
English
5
Communications
4
Psychology
4
Public Policy
4
Biology
3
Economics
3
Envir Sciences
3
Theater Arts
3
Urban/Reg Plan
3
Visual/Perf Art
3
Area Studies
2
Chemistry
2
Engineering
2
Mathematics
2
Nursing
2
Social Work
2
Theological St
2
unspecified
2
Archeology
1
Art Studies
1
E European Lang
1
Ethnic/Cult St
1
Film/Photo Arts
1
Geology
1
Health, Phys Ed
1
History
1
Lib Arts/Hum
1
Library Sci
1
Misc Health Prof
1

Doctorate Field of Study
Number of Graduates
Biology
6
Computer Sci
4
Psychology
4
Geology
3
Chemistry
2
History
2
Mathematics
2
Neuroscience
2
Visual/Perf Art
2
Anthropology
1
Area Studies
1
Astronomy
1
Economics
1
Educ Psychology
1
Geography
1
Music
1
Theological St
1

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8 June 2005