Whatever happened to the
Class of 2005 ?
Four hundred sixty-three (463) students graduated from Xavier’s
College of Arts and Sciences. Here is what we know about this group1
(as of March 31, 2006):
207 (44.7%) entered Graduate or Professional school:
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entered Graduate School
entered Medical School
entered Public Health School
entered Dental School
entered Pharmacy School
entered Post-Baccalaureate Programs
entered Law School
entered Business School
entered Osteopathy School
seeking Master of Social Work
entered Veterinary School
entered Chiropractic School
entered Engineering School
entered Optometry School
entered Podiatry School
170 (36.7%) are Working or in Other School:
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are working in Field of Study or Doing Research
are working at Banks, Stores, etc.
are Teaching
are enrolled in Other School (community college/general studies)
are working as Registered Nurse or seeking BSN Degree
are working in Government or in Military
is studying for Emergency Medical Technician
166 (35.8%) will enroll in professional/graduate school in next two years
57 (12.3%) did not respond to our inquiries
See Reverse for Breakdown by Academic Department
1
Categories are not mutually exclusive — some graduates were both working and in school.
Academic
Department 2
# Grads
Art
4
Biology
187
Business
39
Chemistry
38
Computer Science
10
Education
10
English
12
History
2
Language
7
Mass Communications
33
Mathematics
3
Music
5
Philosophy
1
Physics
8
Political Science
20
Psychology
63
Sociology
14
Speech Pathology
7
Theology
4
2
# / (%) in Graduate
# / (%) Working
or Professional School
or in Other School
0
111
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23
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5
1
2
6
1
2
1
3
8
30
2
4
0
(0.0%)
(59.4%)
(12.8%)
(60.5%)
(0.0%)
(40.0%)
(41.7%)
(50.0%)
(28.6%)
(18.2%)
(33.3%)
(40.0%)
(100.0%)
(37.5%)
(40.0%)
(47.6%)
(14.3%)
(57. 1%)
(0.0%)
2
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5
6
2
1
3
16
0
1
0
4
8
23
9
3
4
(50.0%)
(25.7%)
(76.9%)
(18.4%)
(50.0%)
(60.0%)
(16.7%)
(50.0%)
(42.9%)
(48.5%)
(0.0%)
(20.0%)
(0.0%)
(50.0%)
(40.0%)
(36.5%)
(64.3%)
(42.9%)
(100.0%)
Information was provided by the Xavier University Registrar, National Student Clearinghouse, Pre-Med, GradStar,
Academic Departments, and Office of Planning and Institutional Research.
Employment data is largely based on information collected at Commencement exercises, and may not reflect
students who obtained employment afterwards.
Employment and Graduate/Professional School information are not mutually exclusive categories; some students
may be both working and attending graduate/professional school.
Secondary Education majors are included both in their teaching discipline and in Education.
Submitted by the Office of Planning and Institutional Research
Xavier University of Louisiana
Spring 2006