Meet the Students

About Our Students

CLA is home to over 14,000 undergraduate students. Here is a snapshot of the Class of 2010.*

85% graduated in the top 25% of their high school class
34% ranked in the top 10% of their high school class
17% are students of color
60% are women
25.3 is the average ACT score; 25% scored 28 or higher

Award-winning scholars

In the past 5 years, CLA students have won 3 Rhodes scholarships, 6 Truman scholarships, 3 Mellon fellowships, 2 Fulbright scholarships. In addition, 3 students have been featured among Glamour magazine's top 10 college women.

Meet Some of Our Current Students and Recent Graduates

David Ansari, psychology & French studies major, chemistry minor
Through his volunteering, work and research, Ansari is learning while helping others

Anette Righi, journalism major with emphasis in public relations
Anette was able to connect her academic life with her professional future through her internship at the University's Parking and Transportation Services.

Cynthia Piette, B.I.S.: communication studies, political science, and management
Cynthia chose a bachelor of individualized studies (B.I.S.) to create a versatile degree for a business career. To round out her experience, she joined the CLA Student Board.

Kong Vang, American studies major, Asian American studies and political science minors
Kong seeks to build bridges of understanding between the first and second generations in the Twin Cities Hmong community.

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Krystal: senior, Martin Luther King, Jr. Program member
Mike: psychology; Spanish minor; transfer student
Bobby: senior; history, business management minor
Yuri: junior; journalism, history
Pa: junior; Bachelor of Individualized Study (BIS): communication studies, Asian American studies & family social science
Thomas: senior; communication studies and art

Elke: junior; Bachelor of Individualized Study (BIS): global studies, social justice and management
Dave: senior; physiology, Spanish (pre-med)
Maddy: senior; broadcast journalism and magazine writing
Alex: junior; strategic communications
Meghan: junior; psychology, French studies minor
Kari: junior; communications, sociology
Jasmine: senior; communications