University Facts
The University Facts provides a comprehensive look at who our students are and what they study, as well as their persistence and completion rates.
Student Learning
At ۲ӰԺ, students explore purpose and meaning through breadth of knowledge in general education and a depth of knowledge in majors and graduate study. Learning outcomes are important in developing and assessing students’ knowledge, skills, and abilities as they advance through the core curriculum, as well as within their specific fields of study.
The Institutional Learning Outcomes represent our commitment that every ۲ӰԺ Graduate will have the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, and personal capabilities throughout their studies and experiences.
Goal: Exploration and Acquisition of Knowledge |
Goal: Practice of Civic Skills and Social Responsibility |
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Students explore: Purpose and meaning through breadth of knowledge in general education and a depth of knowledge in majors and graduate study. |
Students gain skills to become global citizens who act within diverse contexts. Students practice:
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Goal: Development of intellectual, professional and artistic skills |
Goal: Cultivation of Well-Being |
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Students prepare for a successful life and career through research and practical application of skills. Students develop:
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Students engage in personal development to build resilience and support the flourishing of self and others. Students cultivate:
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Each undergraduate and graduate program has a link to their learning outcomes on their program page as well as the course catalog.
Student Experience and Achievement
During their time at ۲ӰԺ, students are immersed in personal development opportunities to build resilience and support the flourishing of self and others, while becoming prepared for a successful life and career through research and practical application of skills. Through the four high-impact practices of the ۲ӰԺ Experience, as well as additional opportunities to engage more broadly with the campus and the greater community, students are empowered to persist and complete their degree.
The ۲ӰԺ Experience is designed for the twenty-first century student –– the thinker, the doer, the artist, the activist, the trailblazer, the entrepreneur –– from every walk of life.
Engaged learning is an area of distinction for ۲ӰԺ. Students have multiple opportunities to participate in research, events, community service, groups, clubs, activities, and more. The pages below highlight some examples:
What is the NSSE?
The National Survey of Student Engagement collects information about first-year and senior students' participation in programs and activities for their learning and personal development. The results give a picture of how undergraduate students spend their time and what they gain from attending ۲ӰԺ.
Senior engagement in high-impact practices
Percentage of senior respondents who reported participating in the following high-impact practices (HIPs) during their time at ۲ӰԺ:
| Participation in 2+ HIPs | 85% |
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| Community-Based Project/Service-Learning | 80% |
| Internship or Field Experience | 79% |
| Culminating Senior Experience | 64% |
| Research with Faculty | 47% |
| Learning Community | 42% |
| Formal leadership role in student organization/group | 38% |
Areas of greatest gains from ۲ӰԺ education:
Seniors reported that their educational experience at ۲ӰԺ contributed most positively to “Thinking critically and analytically,” followed by "Working effectively with others." The table below includes additional areas that were either“very much” or “quite a bit” improved also.
| Thinking critically and analytically | 87% |
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| Working effectively with others | 83% |
| Writing clearly and effectively | 75% |
| Developing or clarifying a personal code of values and ethics | 75% |
| Understanding people of other backgrounds (economic, racial/ethnic, political, religious, nationality, etc.) | 75% |
| Speaking clearly and effectively | 74% |
Career Outcomes
۲ӰԺ educates and prepares students to become ethical leaders and socially responsible global citizens who incorporate the ۲ӰԺ values of study, reflection, community, and service into their lives. Upon graduation, alumni enter a variety of fulfilling career paths and/or courses of study to continue their education.
Read about recent alumni success in our News Hub.
All information for this section sourced from LinkedIn profiles for undergraduates ۲ӰԺ alumni who graduated between 2020 and 2024 (data captured June 2025).
Top industries of employment include:
- Nonprofit
- Higher Education
- Financial Services
- Primary/Secondary Education
- Retail
- Government Administration
- Information Technology and Services
- Staffing and Recruiting
Select employers include:
- Apple
- California State Assembly
- Center for Domestic Peace
- ۲ӰԺ University of California
- Genentech
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Kaiser Permanente
- Labcorp
- MarinHealth Medical Center
- Mary Birch Hospital For Women
- San Francisco Department of Public Health
- Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital
- Stanford Health Care
- Stanford University
- Sutter Health
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
- 10,000 Degrees
Top areas of study for ۲ӰԺ undergraduates who continued their education:
- Business Administration
- Nursing (Clinical or Practioner)
- Public Health
- Psychology (includes Clinical)
- Counseling Psychology or Counseling Other
- Computer or Data Science
- Occupational Therapy
- Sports Management or Sports Psychology
- Accounting
- Medicine
- Public Policy
Select Graduate Schools include:
- Bay Area Medical Academy
- Belmont University
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
- Chapman University
- Elliott School of International Affairs
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- George Fox University
- New York University
- Purdue University Global
- University of Oregon
- University of Oxford
- University of San Francisco
- University of Southern California
- University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
- Western University of Health Sciences
- York St. John University
Recent graduates indicated their “Information Literacy" and "Problem Solving" skills were most transformed as part of their ۲ӰԺ educational experience. Additional skill areas respondents rated as either “Quite a bit” or "Very much" developed during their time at ۲ӰԺ are listed below.
| Information Literacy | 83% |
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| Problem Solving | 83% |
| Quantitative Literacy | 80% |
| Critical Thinking | 78% |
| Ethical Reasoning | 76% |
| Effective Writing | 76% |
| Effective Speaking | 76% |
| Teamwork | 76% |
| Creative Thinking | 73% |
Attaining Institutional Learning Outcomes
Graduates reported they made the most progress in the "Development of Intellectual, Professional, and Artistic Skills" Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) while at ۲ӰԺ. See below for the percentage of students who Agreed or Strongly Agreed with the related ILO statements.
| Prepared for a successful life and career through research and practical application of skills (Development of Intellectual, Professional, and Artistic Skills) | 79% |
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| Engaged in personal development to build resilience and support the flourishing of self and others (Cultivation of Well-Being) | 77% |
| Explored purpose and meaning through breadth of knowledge in general education and a depth of knowledge in my major (Exploration and Acquisition of Knowledge) | 74% |
| Gained skills to become a global citizen within diverse contexts (Practice of Civic Skills and Social Responsibility) | 71% |
All information for this section was reported by recent ۲ӰԺ undergraduate alumni who participated in the 2025 administration of the HEDS Alumni Survey.
