Student placement into Ph.D. Programs (in Philosophy unless otherwise noted) and Law Schools in recent years:
| M.A. Student | Year | Ph.D. Program or Law School* | Thesis Area** |
| Devon Dickinson | 2012 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | N/A |
| Andres Garza | 2012 | Stanford (Modern Thought & Lit.) | Epistemology |
| Rodolfo Giorgi | 2012 | University of Pisa | N/A |
| Hector Guzman | 2012 | SUNY Buffalo | N/A |
| Michelle Chasman | 2011 | UC Hastings College of the Law | Human Rights |
| Ali Mohsen | 2011 | Stony Brook | Phenomenology |
| Michael Hatcher | 2010 | USC | Phil Mind |
| Matt Leonard | 2010 | UC Davis | Logic |
| Jeremy Gomer | 2009 | UC San Diego | Epistemology |
| Yuichi Minemura | 2008 | SUNY Buffalo | Phil Science |
| Scott Tidwell | 2008 | UCLA | Phil Math |
| Peter Yong | 2008 | UC San Diego | Phil Mind |
| Ramon Cisneros | 2007 | Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley | Phil Science |
| Aaron Mead | 2007 | UCLA | Virtue Ethics |
| Jeff Roop | 2007 | Claremont Graduate Univ. (Religion) | Epistemology |
| Alex Bundy | 2006 | UC Santa Barbara | Phil Language |
| Matt Darmalingum | 2006 | Stanford | Epistemology |
| Eugene Park | 2006 | Indiana University | Rational Choice |
| Luka Yovetich | 2004 | USC | Metaethics |
| Vahe Shirikjian | 2003 | USC | Metaethics |
| Maury Jackson | 2002 | Claremont Graduate Univ. (Religion) | Phil Religion |
| Patrick Muñoz | 2002 | Stanford Law School | Social/Political |
| Thomas Doyle | 2001 | UC Irvine | Phil Religion |
| Randall Firestone | 2000 | UC Irvine | Phil Religion |
| Ahmed Alwishah | 1999 | UCLA (Near Eastern Studies) | History/Islamic |
| Robert Gero | 1999 | New School University | Aesthetics |
| Steven Kaufman | 1999 | University of Washington | N/A |
| Mike Allen | 1998 | Saint Louis University | Social/Political |
| Gregory Bear | 1998 | University of Minnesota (History of Science & Technology) |
N/A |
| Robert Jones | 1998 | Stanford | Mind/Lang |
| June Yang | 1998 | UC Irvine | Epistemology |
| B.A. Student | Year | Ph.D. Program or Law School* | |
| Kimberly Chuang | 2011 | University of Michigan | |
| Raj Shaw | 2011 | UCLA Law School | |
| Nicholas Bronk | 2010 | Whittier Law School | |
| David Nagy | 2010 | CUNY Grad Center | |
| Jay Schreckengost | 2010 | Whittier Law School | |
| Marc Shutman | 2008 | Loyola Law School | |
| Nicole McDuffie | 2008 | Whittier Law School | |
| Joanna Ghosh | 2007 | Georgetown Law School | |
| Brienne de Jong | 2004 | Rutgers Law School | |
| Kathleen Holtz | 2003 | UCLA Law School | |
| Michael Meyer | 2002 | Loyola Law School | |
| Adam Fraser | 2001 | UCLA Law School | |
| Brian King | 2001 | Cambridge University | |
| Alexander Oses | 1998 | UCLA (History) | |
| Holly Parker | 1998 | Harvard (Psychology) | |
* Only the name of the institution the student entered is given—not any others into which acceptance was gained.
** Area is given for students who completed the Thesis Option of the M.A. Program (for Comprehensive Exam Option: N/A).

