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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 17.4 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 12%
10-19 Students: 22%
20-29 Students: 30%
30-39 Students: 14%
40-49 Students: 7%
50-99 Students: 10%
100 or More Students: 6%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
76%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 30%
5 Years: 54%
6 Years: 61%

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

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Most Popular Degrees

Major Category

% of Bachelor's Degrees

1.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services18%
2.  Communication, journalism, and related programs10%
3.  Social sciences9%
4.  Education8%
5.  Engineering8%
6.  Psychology6%
7.  Biological and biomedical sciences5%
8.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences5%
9.  Health professions and related clinical sciences5%
10.  Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences5%

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 Economics YesYes Yes
Agricultural Public Services, Other Yes   
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other Yes   
Agronomy and Crop Science YesYes Yes
Animal Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Food Science Yes   
Plant Sciences, Other  Yes  
Soil Science and Agronomy, General    Yes

Architecture and related services
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) YesYes  
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) Yes   

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
Latin American Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Anatomy    Yes
Biochemistry    Yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other  Yes  
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Biotechnology Yes   
Entomology  Yes Yes
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology Yes  Yes
Molecular Pharmacology    Yes
Physiology, General    Yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology    Yes
Plant Physiology    Yes
Toxicology  Yes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business/Commerce, General YesYes Yes
Business/Managerial Economics Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Yes   
Management Science, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Advertising Yes   
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric YesYes Yes
Journalism Yes   
Radio and Television Yes   

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences, General YesYes Yes

Education
Art Teacher Education YesYes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes  
Early Childhood Education and Teaching Yes   
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other  Yes Yes
Educational Evaluation and Research    Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching YesYes  
Health Teacher Education Yes   
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration  Yes  
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching YesYes  
Music Teacher Education YesYes  
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education Yes   
Secondary Education and Teaching  Yes  
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education  Yes  
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes Yes
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other YesYes  

Engineering
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering YesYes Yes
Biomedical/Medical Engineering  Yes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General Yes   
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Manufacturing Engineering  Yes  
Materials Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Mining and Mineral Engineering YesYes  

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Apparel and Textiles, General Yes   
Consumer Economics Yes   
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 YesYes  
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General  Yes  
French Language and Literature YesYes  
German Language and Literature YesYes  
Linguistics Yes   
Russian Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature YesYes Yes

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist YesYes  
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist YesYes Yes
Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)  Yes  
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)   Yes 
Health/Health Care Administration/Management  Yes  
Medicine (MD)   Yes 
Nursing Science (MS, PhD)    Yes
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) YesYes  
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)  Yes Yes
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])   Yes 
Physical Therapy/Therapist YesYes  
Physician Assistant  Yes  
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)  Yes Yes
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician  Yes  
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other    Yes
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)  Yes Yes
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor  Yes  

History
History, General YesYes Yes

Legal professions and studies
Law (LLB, JD)