Curious what the top five majors were for the Class of 2006? Here is a close-up view of McDaniel's newest alumni, by the numbers.
Total number of degrees (Bachelor’s and Master’s): 578, May 2006
Number of Master’s degrees conferred Aug. 2005-May 2006: 446
Number of Master’s degree candidates May 2006: 208
Master’s candidates with McDaniel B.A.’s: 39
Number of Bachelor’s degrees conferred Aug 2005-May 2006: 419
Number of Bachelor’s degree candidates May 2006: 370
Number of students with 4.0 or higher: 11
Number of legacy graduates (parent or grandparent McDaniel grad): 26
Summa Cum Laude graduates: 27
Magna Cum Laude graduates: 43
Cum Laude graduates: 47
Honors program students: 15
Number of different majors: 41
Number of self-designed majors: 2
Top five majors, in order of popularity: Sociology, Business Administration, Biology, Psychology and Communication.
Total number of Budapest students who are graduating from the Westminster campus: 3
Flags of countries represented at today’s commencement: China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ukraine and the United States.