St. Mary's University of Minnesota
Graduation & Retention
Freshmen Retention
Average freshman retention rate - 75% - Medium
Graduation Rates
Graduation rates -
4-year graduation rate - 49% - Medium
5-year graduation rate - 59%
6-year graduation rate - 59% - Medium
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010)
Certificates/diplomas - 38
Associate degrees - 0
Bachelor's degrees - 496
Post-bachelor's certificates - 119
Master's degrees - 1,180
Post-master's certificate - 137
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship - 17
Doctoral degrees - professional practice - 0
Doctoral degrees - other - N/A
Graduates
Pursued further study immediately after graduation - 15%
Pursued further study within one year after graduation - N/A
Pursued further study within five years of graduation - N/A
Pursued further study in the graduate arts and sciences - 23%
Pursued further study in business - 16%
Pursued further study in dentistry - 0%
Pursued further study in education - 19%
Pursued further study in engineering - 0%
Pursued further study in law - 1%
Pursued further study in medicine - 16%
Pursued further study in theology - 19%
Pursued further study in veterinary medicine - 0%
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates -
DePaul University (IL) University of Minnesota--Twin Cities (MN) Hamline University (MN) University of St. Thomas (MN) Northwestern Health Sciences University (MN) Winona State University (MN) St. Mary's University of Minnesota (MN)
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni - Mike Johanns, '71 - U.S. Senator for the State of Nebraska; former US Secretary of Agriculture 05-07; Governor of Nebraska 98-04, Mary A. Dempsey, '75 Commissioner, Chicago Public Library, John McDonough, '75 President, Chicago Blackhawks; former President, Chicago Cubs