Introduction

This report provides a comparative overview of students recognized on the President’s List and the Dean’s List across six consecutive Fall semesters (2019–2024). All individual student names have been removed. Analysis focuses on counts of honorees, earned-credit distributions, group/cohort patterns, and year-over-year trends. The goal is to highlight structural differences between the two honor categories and observable changes over time.

1. Summary of Honoree Counts by Semester

The table below shows the number of students appearing on each list. President’s List recognition is consistently rarer and often absent in some years, while the Dean’s List appears every semester with a larger and more variable cohort.

Semester	President’s List	Dean’s List	Total Honorees
Fall 2019	4	13*	17
Fall 2020	0	10	10
Fall 2021	4	8	12
Fall 2022	1	6	7
Fall 2023	0	7	7
Fall 2024	1	9	10
Overall	10	53	63

* Fall 2019 Dean’s List includes one entry with an anomalous GPA value that was retained for count purposes only.

2. Comparative Profile: President’s List vs. Dean’s List

2.1 Relative Selectivity

Across the six-year window the President’s List accounts for only about 16 % of all recorded honors (10 of 63 entries). In two of the six Fall terms no students appeared on the President’s List. The Dean’s List is the dominant recognition category in every semester examined.

2.2 Earned-Credit Patterns

Students on the President’s List tend to have substantially higher cumulative earned credits, consistent with more advanced standing:

President’s List (usable credit data): typical range 181–213 credits; median near 192.
Dean’s List: much wider spread—from approximately 60 credits (early-career students) to over 200 credits. Many Dean’s List entries cluster in the 60–135 credit band.

This pattern suggests the President’s List is more frequently awarded to students later in their programs, while the Dean’s List captures high performance across a broader range of academic stages.

3. Year-over-Year Trends

3.1 Volume of Recognition

Total honors peaked in Fall 2019 (17 entries) and then declined, stabilizing in the 7–12 range for subsequent years. The sharpest drop occurred between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020.

3.2 President’s List Continuity

President’s List recognition was present in four of the six terms but never exceeded four students in any single Fall semester. Two terms (2020 and 2023) recorded zero recipients. The list appears highly selective and sensitive to small changes in the high-achieving tail of the distribution.

4. Key Comparative Insights

Selectivity gap: The President’s List is roughly five times rarer than the Dean’s List over the observed period.
Academic stage: President’s List recipients typically hold substantially more earned credits, pointing to later-stage high performers; Dean’s List spans early- to mid-program students.
Stability: Dean’s List numbers fluctuate but remain present every year; President’s List presence is intermittent.
Overall volume: Recognition volume declined after 2019 and has remained lower, suggesting either fewer students meeting thresholds or tighter criteria.

Conclusion

Over the six Fall terms examined, the Dean’s List has been the primary vehicle for recognizing academic achievement, while the President’s List remains a highly selective distinction awarded to a small number of advanced students with high cumulative credits. Recognition volume was highest in 2019 and subsequently moderated.