Success After St. Mike’s

Success After St. Mike's

After St. Mike’s, our graduates live lives of success, purpose and happiness.

Our students graduate:

Our six-year graduation rate of 79% is well above the national average of 66%; the four-year public college rate is significantly lower, at 60%.

Our graduates are overwhelmingly satisfied:

98.7% of our graduates would recommend St. Mike’s to high school students. Some of their comments: “An unbelievably positive environment. The perfect place to live, learn and grow for four years.” “Without this education, I would be leading a less full life.”

Our graduates have plans:

46% plan to earn a masters; 23% plan to earn Ph.D; 48% attend graduate or professional school within five years of graduation.

Our graduates are highly regarded:

Select recent graduate school acceptances include: Boston University, Boston University School of Law, Clemson University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Johns Hopkins University, Louisiana State University, Northeastern University, The George Washington University, Trinity College Dublin, Tufts University, University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, University of Notre Dame, University of Vermont. Our medical school acceptance rate is approximately 85%.

Our graduates have rewarding careers:

Recent graduates are employed at places like Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brown Brothers Harriman, Clemson University, Charles River Laboratories, City Year, District Attorney’s Office of New York City, Dow Chemical Company, Harpoon Brewing, KPMG, Loomis Sayles & Co., National Life Group, Peace Corps, RSM, U.S. Bank.

Class of 2018 reports: 92% are employed or in graduate school, 3% are participating in full-time post graduate service programs and 5% in internships.

Saint Michael’s internship programs and career education center prepare students for the workplace starting in their first year. Our programs for Pre-med and Pre-law, graduate school preparation, graduate scholarships and fellowships, and special admission agreements with professional schools in the region will help shape your future.


The Career Education and Alumni Engagement Center provides lifelong help, not only for students to plan their career goals, develop interview skills, and search for jobs upon graduation, but for our alumni too. No matter what path they choose, our alumni take with them a solid foundation in the liberal arts, a strong sense of self and a desire to give back to their communities