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By the Numbers: McDaniel College Class of 2018

Photo of McDaniel College graduates at Commencement 2017

Curious about the Class of 2018? What were their top choices of majors? How many states and countries are represented among the graduates? Where did they study abroad? Here is a close-up view of McDaniel’s newest alumni, by the numbers.

Total number of degrees (bachelor’s and master’s): 636

Number of master’s degrees conferred Aug. 2017-May 2018: 285

Number of master’s degree candidates May 2018 with McDaniel (or WMC) B.A.s: 21

Number of bachelor’s degrees conferred Aug. 2017-May 2018 (incl. Budapest): 351

Number of UG students with 4.0 or higher: 5

Number of legacy graduates (parent or grandparent McDaniel grad): 15

College Scholars (Honors Program graduates): 27

Dorsey Scholars: 3

Summa Cum Laude graduates: 21

Magna Cum Laude graduates: 44

Cum Laude graduates: 42

Global Fellows: 8

Number of different majors, graduate and undergraduate: 50

Top five majors: Psychology, Business Administration, Sociology, Kinesiology, Biology

Student-designed major: Scientific Communication

UG Graduates with most majors: 1 student with 4 majors, 3 students with 3 majors

Most Jan Terms: 1 student with 6 Jan terms

Graduates range in age from 20 to 61 years old

Study Abroad in 20 countries: Bahamas, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Peru, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania.

Flags of 17 countries represented at today’s Commencement: Argentina, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.

Graduates hail from 22 states and the District of Columbia, including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia.

Number of McDaniel Europe (Budapest, Hungary) graduates:

Dec. 2017 graduates in Budapest - 1
May 2018 graduates in Budapest - 13

Number of Education minors: 11

Number of BEST/Teaching graduates: 9