St. Mary's University of Minnesota

Graduation & Retention

Freshmen Retention

Average freshman retention rate - 75% - Medium

Graduation Rates

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