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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 15.5 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 12%
10-19 Students: 20%
20-29 Students: 39%
30-39 Students: 18%
40-49 Students: 4%
50-99 Students: 5%
100 or More Students: 3%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
84%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 29%
5 Years: 53%
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 services18%
2.  Social sciences11%
3.  Psychology11%
4.  Communication, journalism, and related programs9%
5.  Engineering8%
6.  Health professions and related clinical sciences7%
7.  Biological and biomedical sciences5%
8.  Visual and performing arts4%
9.  English language and literature/letters4%
10.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences4%

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

Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences
Agricultural Business and Management, Other Yes   
Agricultural Economics  Yes  
Agriculture, General    Yes
Animal Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Food Science YesYes Yes
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management  Yes  
Plant Sciences, General YesYes  

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

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies, Other Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Anatomy    Yes
Biochemistry  Yes Yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other  Yes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Botany/Plant Biology  Yes Yes
Ecology  Yes Yes
Epidemiology  Yes  
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology    Yes
Pharmacology    Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes Yes
Business/Commerce, General Yes   
Business/Managerial Economics YesYes Yes
Finance, General Yes   
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Yes   
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General YesYes  
Logistics and Materials Management Yes   
Management Science, General  Yes Yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Advertising Yes   
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric YesYes Yes
Journalism Yes   
Journalism, Other Yes   
Public Relations/Image Management Yes   
Radio and Television Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer Science YesYes Yes

Education
Agricultural Teacher Education YesYes  
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services  Yes  
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes Yes
Education, General  Yes Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Health Teacher Education Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General Yes   
Technical Teacher Education YesYes  

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering YesYes Yes
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering YesYes Yes
Biomedical/Medical Engineering  Yes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering Science YesYes Yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering  Yes  
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Materials Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Nuclear Engineering YesYes Yes
Polymer/Plastics Engineering  Yes  

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Consumer Economics YesYes  
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General    Yes
Family Systems Yes   
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General YesYes  
Human Development and Family Studies, General YesYes  

Major Category/Major

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

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences YesYes Yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist    Yes
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Yes   
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)  Yes  
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Yes   
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)   Yes 
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator Yes   
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other  Yes Yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management    Yes
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)  Yes Yes
Medicine (MD)   Yes 
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)    Yes
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) YesYes  
Occupational Therapy/Therapist  Yes  
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])   Yes 
Physical Therapy/Therapist  Yes Yes
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)  Yes  
Public Health, Other  Yes  
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist YesYes  
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)   Yes 

History
History, General YesYes  

Legal professions and studies
Law (LLB, JD)   Yes 

Library science
Library Science/Librarianship  Yes  

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General YesYes Yes
Statistics, General YesYes