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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: 8.9 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 19% 10-19 Students: 39% 20-29 Students: 14% 30-39 Students: 7% 40-49 Students: 5% 50-99 Students: 11% 100 or More Students: 6% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 96% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 87% 5 Years: 92% 6 Years: 93% 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 19% 2.   Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences 14% 3.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 13% 4.   Biological and biomedical sciences 12% 5.   Social sciences 10% 6.   Family and consumer sciences/human sciences 4% 7.   Architecture and related services 4% 8.   Computer and information sciences and support services 3% 9.   Physical sciences 3% 10.   Psychology 2% 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 Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations         Agricultural Animal Breeding         Agricultural Economics       Agriculture, General       Agronomy and Crop Science     Animal Sciences, General     Food Science     Horticultural Science       International Agriculture         Ornamental Horticulture       Plant Sciences, General     Architecture and related services Architectural History and Criticism, General     Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)       City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning     Environmental Design/Architecture       Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)       Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African-American/Black Studies       American/United States Studies/Civilization         Asian Studies/Civilization     Gay/Lesbian Studies         German Studies       Near and Middle Eastern Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Animal Genetics       Animal Physiology         Biochemistry       Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other         Biology/Biological Sciences, General         Biometry/Biometrics       Botany/Plant Biology         Ecology         Entomology     Environmental Toxicology         Evolutionary Biology         Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology         Molecular Biology         Pharmacology         Plant Pathology/Phytopathology       Zoology/Animal Biology         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Business Administration and Management, General       Hotel/Motel Administration/Management     Labor and Industrial Relations     Real Estate         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric     Computer and information sciences and support services Computer Science     Information Technology         Education Agricultural Teacher Education         Education, General       Mathematics Teacher Education         Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education         Engineering technologies/technicians Engineering/Industrial Management         Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering       Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering     Biomedical/Medical Engineering       Chemical Engineering     Civil Engineering, General     Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering Mechanics         Engineering Physics     Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering         Materials Engineering     Mechanical Engineering     Operations Research     Systems Engineering

Major Category/Major English language and literature/letters Creative Writing         English Language and Literature, General     Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General         Housing and Human Environments, General         Human Development and Family Studies, General     Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General       Comparative Literature     East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General       French Language and Literature         German Language and Literature         Italian Language and Literature         Linguistics     Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General       Spanish Language and Literature         Health professions and related clinical sciences Health/Health Care Administration/Management         Veterinary Medicine (DVM)         Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)         History History and Philosophy of Science and Technology       History, General     Legal professions and studies American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD)       Law (LLB, JD)         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics       Mathematics, General     Statistics, General         Multi/interdisciplinary studies Historic Preservation and Conservation         Medieval and Renaissance Studies         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Neuroscience         Nutrition Sciences       Science, Technology and Society         Natural resources and conservation Natural Resources/Conservation, General     Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy     Religion/Religious Studies         Physical sciences Astronomy     Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General     Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General     Physics, General     Psychology Developmental and Child Psychology       Psychology, General       Public administration and social service professions Community Organization and Advocacy       Public Administration         Public Policy Analysis         Social sciences Anthropology     Archeology       Economics, General     Political Science and Government, General     Social Sciences, Other       Sociology     Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation         Dance, General         Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General     Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts     Film/Cinema Studies         Fine/Studio Arts, General       Music, General       Musicology and Ethnomusicology