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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: 6.8 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 39% 10-19 Students: 38% 20-29 Students: 9% 30-39 Students: 4% 40-49 Students: 2% 50-99 Students: 5% 100 or More Students: 3% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 97% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 88% 5 Years: 96% 6 Years: 98% 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 Student-designed major Study Abroad Teacher Certification Weekend College

Most Popular Degrees Major Category % of Bachelor's Degrees 1.   Social sciences 41% 2.   Biological and biomedical sciences 13% 3.   History 8% 4.   Psychology 7% 5.   English language and literature/letters 5% 6.   Physical sciences 5% 7.   Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics 5% 8.   Mathematics and statistics 4% 9.   Visual and performing arts 4% 10.   Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies 3% 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)         City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning         Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)         Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies African-American/Black Studies       Area Studies, Other         East Asian Studies       Near and Middle Eastern Studies       Women's Studies         Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry       Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology         Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other         Biology/Biological Sciences, General         Biostatistics         Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology       Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology         Evolutionary Biology       Neurobiology and Neurophysiology       Virology         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Business/Commerce, General         Business/Managerial Economics         Organizational Behavior Studies         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer Science       Education Education, General         Engineering Engineering Science       English language and literature/letters English Language and Literature, General       English Language and Literature/Letters, Other         Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics         Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General       Comparative Literature       Latin Language and Literature         Linguistics       Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General       Sanskrit/Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics         Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General       Health professions and related clinical sciences Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)         Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)         Public Health, Other

Major Category/Major History American History (United States)         History and Philosophy of Science and Technology       History, General       History, Other         Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other     Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Applied Mathematics       Mathematics, General       Statistics, General       Natural resources and conservation Environmental Studies         Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy       Religion/Religious Studies         Physical sciences Astronomy         Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other         Atomic/Molecular Physics       Chemistry, General       Geology/Earth Science, General       Physics, General       Psychology Psychology, General       Social Psychology         Public administration and social service professions Public Administration         Public Policy Analysis         Social sciences Anthropology       Economics, General       Political Science and Government, General       Social Sciences, General         Sociology       Theology and religious vocations Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)         Theology/Theological Studies         Visual and performing arts Art History, Criticism and Conservation         Art/Art Studies, General         Music, General       Visual and Performing Arts, General