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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 13.3 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 11%
10-19 Students: 33%
20-29 Students: 26%
30-39 Students: 7%
40-49 Students: 5%
50-99 Students: 8%
100 or More Students: 10%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
93%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 47%
5 Years: 77%
6 Years: 80%

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.  Social sciences14%
2.  Biological and biomedical sciences12%
3.  Engineering11%
4.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services9%
5.  Communication, journalism, and related programs6%
6.  Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics4%
7.  Health professions and related clinical sciences4%
8.  History4%
9.  Psychology4%
10.  Visual and performing arts4%

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, General Yes   
Agricultural Business and Management, Other Yes   
Agricultural Communication/Journalism YesYes  
Agricultural Economics YesYes Yes
Agronomy and Crop Science YesYes Yes
Animal Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Dairy Science YesYes Yes
Food Science YesYes Yes
Horticultural Science YesYes  
Poultry Science Yes   
Soil Science and Agronomy, General Yes   

Architecture and related services
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning  Yes Yes
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) YesYes  

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
African-American/Black Studies YesYes  
Area Studies, Other  Yes  
Asian Studies/Civilization Yes   
Latin American Studies YesYes  
Scandinavian Studies YesYes Yes
South Asian Studies YesYes Yes
Southeast Asian Studies  Yes  
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry YesYes Yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other  Yes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Biometry/Biometrics  Yes  
Biophysics  Yes Yes
Biotechnology  Yes  
Botany/Plant Biology YesYes Yes
Conservation Biology Yes   
Endocrinology  Yes Yes
Entomology YesYes  
Environmental Toxicology  Yes Yes
Genetics, General YesYes Yes
Human/Medical Genetics  Yes  
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology YesYes  
Microbiology, General YesYes Yes
Molecular Biochemistry  Yes Yes
Molecular Biology YesYes Yes
Oncology and Cancer Biology  Yes Yes
Pathology/Experimental Pathology  Yes Yes
Pharmacology  Yes Yes
Pharmacology and Toxicology Yes   
Physiology, General  Yes Yes
Plant Genetics  Yes Yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology YesYes Yes
Zoology/Animal Biology YesYes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Actuarial Science YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Business/Commerce, General  Yes Yes
Finance, General YesYes  
Insurance YesYes  
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Labor Studies    Yes
Management Information Systems, General YesYes  
Marketing/Marketing Management, General YesYes  
Operations Management and Supervision YesYes  
Real Estate YesYes  
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General  Yes  

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

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

Education
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching  Yes Yes
Agricultural Teacher Education Yes   
Art Teacher Education YesYes  
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes Yes
Education, Other    Yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching Yes   
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Yes   
Music Teacher Education YesYes  
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education YesYes  
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education  Yes Yes
Social Studies Teacher Education Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General YesYes Yes

Engineering
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering YesYes Yes
Biomedical/Medical Engineering YesYes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General Yes   
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering Mechanics YesYes  
Engineering Physics Yes   
Engineering, General  Yes  
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering  Yes  
Geological/Geophysical Engineering YesYes  
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Materials Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Metallurgical Engineering    Yes
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Yes   
Nuclear Engineering YesYes Yes
Systems Engineering  Yes  
Water Resources Engineering  Yes Yes

Major Category/Major

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Apparel and Textile Manufacture Yes