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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 12%
10-19 Students: 22%
20-29 Students: 25%
30-39 Students: 10%
40-49 Students: 8%
50-99 Students: 13%
100 or More Students: 9%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
87%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 39%
5 Years: 57%
6 Years: 63%

Special Study Options

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Cross-registration
Distance Learning
Double major
Dual enrollment
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Honors Program
Independent study
Internships
ROTC
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Student-designed major
Study Abroad
Teacher Certification
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Most Popular Degrees

Major Category

% of Bachelor's Degrees

1.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services18%
2.  Engineering11%
3.  Psychology10%
4.  Social sciences9%
5.  Communication, journalism, and related programs9%
6.  Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities7%
7.  Health professions and related clinical sciences6%
8.  Biological and biomedical sciences6%
9.  Visual and performing arts4%
10.  English language and literature/letters4%

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

Majors

Major Category/Major

Architecture and related services
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) YesYes  
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning  Yes  
Environmental Design/Architecture Yes   

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
African-American/Black Studies Yes   
American/United States Studies/Civilization YesYes Yes
Asian Studies/Civilization Yes   
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Anatomy  Yes  
Biochemistry YesYes Yes
Bioinformatics Yes   
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Yes   
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Biophysics YesYes Yes
Biostatistics  Yes Yes
Biotechnology YesYes  
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other  Yes  
Epidemiology  Yes Yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology  Yes Yes
Pathology/Experimental Pathology    Yes
Pharmacology  Yes Yes
Pharmacology and Toxicology Yes   
Physiology, General  Yes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting  Yes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes Yes
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other  Yes  
Finance, General  Yes  
Management Information Systems, General  Yes  

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric YesYes Yes
Mass Communication/Media Studies YesYes  

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences, General  Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes   
Information Science/Studies  Yes  

Education
Bilingual and Multilingual Education  Yes  
Biology Teacher Education  Yes  
Chemistry Teacher Education  Yes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Education, General  Yes  
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Educational/Instructional Media Design  Yes  
Elementary Education and Teaching  Yes Yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education  Yes Yes
Foreign Language Teacher Education  Yes Yes
French Language Teacher Education  Yes  
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration  Yes Yes
Mathematics Teacher Education  Yes Yes
Music Teacher Education  Yes  
Physics Teacher Education  Yes  
Reading Teacher Education  Yes Yes
Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education  Yes  
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education  Yes Yes
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education    Yes
Social Studies Teacher Education  Yes  
Spanish Language Teacher Education  Yes  
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels  Yes  
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor  Yes  

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering YesYes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General Yes   
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering Physics Yes   
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Yes   
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes

English language and literature/letters
English Language and Literature, General YesYes Yes

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General YesYes Yes
Comparative Literature  Yes Yes
French Language and Literature YesYes  
German Language and Literature Yes   
Italian Language and Literature Yes   
Linguistics YesYes Yes
Spanish Language and Literature YesYes Yes

Major Category/Major

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing  Yes  
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other  Yes Yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences    Yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist YesYes Yes
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Yes   
Critical Care Nursing  Yes  
Dental Services and Allied Professions, Other  Yes  
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)   Yes 
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner  Yes  
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing  Yes  
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)  Yes Yes
Medicine (MD)   Yes 
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor  Yes  
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist Yes   
Nurse Anesthetist  Yes  
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) Yes  Yes
Occupational Therapy/Therapist YesYes  
Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)  Yes  
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])   Yes 
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other YesYes Yes
Physical Therapy/Therapist    Yes
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing  Yes  
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)  Yes  
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other    Yes
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor  Yes