Though Deep Springs is accredited to grant Associate’s of Arts degrees, most opt against this option so that they can use their credits to transfer to another institution, in order to complete a Bachelor’s degree. Depending on where you transfer and on what you decide to major in, it may take 2-3 years of additional coursework to complete a Bachelor’s. Many students go on to world-class colleges and universities. In the past three years, Deep Springs graduates have transferred to Amherst College, Bard College, Bates College, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Emory University, Georgetown University, Harvard University, New York University, Northeastern University, Reed College, Stanford University, The University of Chicago, Williams College, and Yale University.
Some students choose not to immediately attend another college, preferring to travel, work or volunteer for a year or two. Ultimately, over 95% complete a Bachelor’s and more than half of alumni go on to receive graduate and terminal degrees.
Deep Springs’ ethos of training students for a ‘life of service’ is engendered in myriad ways. Common fields among DS alumni include: law, journalism, medicine, teaching, scientific research, university teaching, computer engineering, non-profit administration, and business entrepreneurship, in addition to agriculture, ecology and the arts.