Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Graduation & Retention

Freshmen Retention

Average freshman retention rate - 75% - Medium

Graduation Rates

Graduation rates - Graduation rates

4-year graduation rate - 38% - Medium

5-year graduation rate - 49%

6-year graduation rate - 51% - Medium

Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010)

Certificates/diplomas - N/A

Associate degrees - N/A

Bachelor's degrees - 315

Post-bachelor's certificates - N/A

Master's degrees - 34

Post-master's certificate - 2

Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship - N/A

Doctoral degrees - professional practice - N/A

Doctoral degrees - other - N/A

Graduates

Pursued further study immediately after graduation - N/A

Pursued further study within one year after graduation - 15%

Pursued further study within five years of graduation - N/A

Pursued further study in the graduate arts and sciences - N/A

Pursued further study in business - N/A

Pursued further study in dentistry - N/A

Pursued further study in education - N/A

Pursued further study in engineering - N/A

Pursued further study in law - N/A

Pursued further study in medicine - N/A

Pursued further study in theology - N/A

Pursued further study in veterinary medicine - N/A

Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates -

American International College (MA) Salem State College (MA)
Anna Maria College (MA) Smith College (MA)
Boston University (MA) Springfield College (MA)
Bowling Green State University (OH) Suffolk University (MA)
California University of Pennsylvania (PA) Syracuse University (NY)
City University (WA) Tufts University (MA)
Clarion University of Pennsylvania (PA) Union College (NY)
Clark University (MA) University of Arizona (AZ)
College of William and Mary (VA) University of California--Berkeley (CA)
Georgetown University (DC) University of California--Los Angeles (CA)
Harvard University (MA) University of California--San Diego (CA)
Kent State University (OH) University of Colorado--Colorado Springs (CO)
Lesley University (MA) University of Massachusetts--Amherst (MA)
Mercy College (NY) University of Massachusetts--Boston (MA)
Michigan State University (MI) University of New Hampshire (NH)
New England School of Law (MA) University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill (NC)
Pace University (NY) Western New England College (MA)
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) Westfield State College (MA)
SUNY--Albany (NY) Yale University (CT)

Prominent Alumni

School's most prominent alumni - James Clemmer 1986, Sector President, Covidien, Robert Mudge 1982, Executive Vice President, Verizon, Diane Sammer 1981, CEO, Emergent Discovery LLC and CEO, FlyFi