A record number of students graduated over the weekend at Northwest Missouri State University.

708 students graduated in two ceremonies Saturday in Maryville.  549 of those were undergraduate degrees and 153 were graduate degrees.

The top undergraduate majors of the spring class were business management, elementary education, psychology and sociology, and agricultural business.

According to the most recent data, about 95 percent of Northwest graduates find employment or continue their education within six months of graduation.

This weekend, approximately 500 students will graduate at Missouri Western in St Joseph. Two sessions will be held at 11 am and 3 pm Saturday at the M.O. Looney Complex.