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Degrees Offered Associate's Degree: Bachelor's Degree: Master's Degree: Professional Degree: Doctoral Degree: Faculty and Class Size Student / Faculty Ratio: 10.7 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 34% 10-19 Students: 30% 20-29 Students: 15% 30-39 Students: 6% 40-49 Students: 3% 50-99 Students: 8% 100 or More Students: 3% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 95% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 70% 5 Years: 84% 6 Years: 87% Special Study Options Accelerated program Cross-registration Distance Learning Double major Dual enrollment English as a Second Language (ESL) Honors Program Independent study Internships ROTC   Army   Navy   Air Force Student-designed major Study Abroad Teacher Certification Weekend College

Most Popular Degrees Major Category % of Bachelor's Degrees 1.   Engineering 28% 2.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 11% 3.   Visual and performing arts 10% 4.   Computer and information sciences and support services 10% 5.   Biological and biomedical sciences 6% 6.   Multi/interdisciplinary studies 6% 7.   Physical sciences 6% 8.   Social sciences 4% 9.   Mathematics and statistics 4% 10.   Architecture and related services 3% Required Courses Arts/Fine Arts Computer Literacy English (Including Composition) Foreign Languages History Humanities Mathematics Philosophy Sciences (Biological or Physical) Social Science Student Services Remedial Services Counseling Services Employment Services for Current Students College Credit Dual Credit Credit for Life Experiences Advanced Placement

Major Category/Major Architecture and related services Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)       Architecture and Related Services, Other     City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning         Biological and biomedical sciences Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Biometry/Biometrics       Biophysics         Biotechnology         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business Administration and Management, General       Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other         Business/Managerial Economics       Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies         Finance and Financial Management Services, Other       Finance, General     Information Resources Management/CIO Training         International Business/Trade/Commerce         Management Information Systems, General       Management Science, General       Marketing/Marketing Management, General     Operations Management and Supervision     Organizational Behavior Studies       Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication and Media Studies, Other         Communications technologies/technicians and support services Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects         Computer and information sciences and support services Artificial Intelligence and Robotics       Computer and Information Systems Security         Computer Science     Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management, Other         Information Science/Studies       Information Technology       Engineering technologies/technicians Engineering Technology, General         Engineering Biomedical/Medical Engineering       Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Computer Software Engineering       Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering, General       Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering       Materials Science     Mechanical Engineering     Operations Research         English language and literature/letters Creative Writing         English Language and Literature, General         English Language and Literature/Letters, Other         Speech and Rhetorical Studies       Technical and Business Writing       Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other       French Language and Literature         German Language and Literature         Japanese Language and Literature         Spanish Language and Literature

Major Category/Major Health professions and related clinical sciences Health/Health Care Administration/Management         History History, General       History, Other         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Computational Mathematics       Mathematical Statistics and Probability         Mathematics and Statistics, Other         Mathematics, General     Statistics, General     Multi/interdisciplinary studies Behavioral Sciences       Cognitive Science         Systems Science and Theory         Philosophy and religious studies Ethics         Logic     Philosophy         Physical sciences Astrophysics         Chemistry, General     Physical Sciences         Physics, General     Psychology Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology         Psychology, General     Psychology, Other         Public administration and social service professions Public Administration         Public Policy Analysis     Social sciences Economics, General         Economics, Other         Political Science and Government, General         Social Sciences, Other         Sociology         Visual and performing arts Art/Art Studies, General       Arts Management         Conducting         Design and Applied Arts, Other         Design and Visual Communications, General         Directing and Theatrical Production         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General         Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other         Industrial Design         Music Performance, General       Music Theory and Composition       Music, General         Music, Other         Piano and Organ         Playwriting and Screenwriting         Theatre/Theatre Arts Management         Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments       Voice and Opera