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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: 15.3 to 1 % of Classes by Size 2-9 Students: 14% 10-19 Students: 23% 20-29 Students: 28% 30-39 Students: 14% 40-49 Students: 8% 50-99 Students: 10% 100 or More Students: 4% Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates % of Students that Returned after Freshman Year: 84% % of Students who Graduated in: 4 Years: 26% 5 Years: 52% 6 Years: 58% 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.   Business, management, marketing, and related support services 23% 2.   Education 20% 3.   Engineering 10% 4.   Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences 6% 5.   Communication, journalism, and related programs 5% 6.   Multi/interdisciplinary studies 5% 7.   Biological and biomedical sciences 4% 8.   Psychology 4% 9.   Social sciences 3% 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 Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations         Agricultural Business and Management, General         Agricultural Economics         Agriculture, General     Agronomy and Crop Science         Animal Sciences, General         Food Science         Horticultural Science         Landscaping and Groundskeeping         Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management         Poultry Science         Architecture and related services Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)       Interior Architecture         Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)       Biological and biomedical sciences Biochemistry         Biology/Biological Sciences, General     Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology         Molecular Biology         Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other       Toxicology         Business, management, marketing, and related support services Accounting       Business Administration and Management, General     Business/Commerce, General         Business/Managerial Economics     Construction Management         Finance, General         Insurance         Management Information Systems, General       Marketing/Marketing Management, General         Real Estate         Taxation         Communication, journalism, and related programs Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric         Computer and information sciences and support services Computer and Information Sciences, General     Education Agricultural Teacher Education       Business Teacher Education         College Student Counseling and Personnel Services         Community College Education       Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services       Curriculum and Instruction         Education, General         Educational Leadership and Administration, General         Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship         Elementary Education and Teaching     Music Teacher Education         Physical Education Teaching and Coaching       Secondary Education and Teaching       Special Education and Teaching, General       Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other     Technical Teacher Education

Major Category/Major Engineering technologies/technicians Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians, Other         Industrial Technology/Technician         Engineering Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering       Biomedical/Medical Engineering         Chemical Engineering       Civil Engineering, General       Computer Engineering, General     Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering     Engineering, General         Engineering, Other       Industrial Engineering       Mechanical Engineering       English language and literature/letters English Language and Literature, General       Family and consumer sciences/human sciences Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General         Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General       Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics Foreign Languages and Literatures, General       Health professions and related clinical sciences Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist         Veterinary Medicine (DVM)         Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)       History History, General     Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies         Mathematics and statistics Mathematics, General       Statistics, General         Multi/interdisciplinary studies Biological and Physical Sciences         Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other         Systems Science and Theory         Natural resources and conservation Forest Technology/Technician         Forestry, General       Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management       Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology       Philosophy and religious studies Philosophy         Physical sciences Chemistry, General     Geology/Earth Science, General       Physics, General       Psychology Educational Psychology     Psychology, General       Public administration and social service professions Public Administration       Social Work         Social sciences Anthropology       Economics, General         Political Science and Government, General       Sociology     Visual and performing arts Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other         Music, General         Visual and Performing Arts, General