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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 13.7 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 17%
10-19 Students: 23%
20-29 Students: 23%
30-39 Students: 12%
40-49 Students: 7%
50-99 Students: 12%
100 or More Students: 7%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
84%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 33%
5 Years: 57%
6 Years: 63%

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

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Most Popular Degrees

Major Category

% of Bachelor's Degrees

1.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services18%
2.  Social sciences15%
3.  Communication, journalism, and related programs9%
4.  Health professions and related clinical sciences7%
5.  Engineering6%
6.  Biological and biomedical sciences5%
7.  Psychology5%
8.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences5%
9.  Education5%
10.  English language and literature/letters3%

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 and Food Products Processing Yes   
Agricultural Business and Management, General Yes   
Agricultural Communication/Journalism Yes   
Agricultural Economics YesYes  
Agricultural Mechanization, General Yes   
Agriculture, General YesYes  
Agronomy and Crop Science YesYes Yes
Animal Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Food Science  Yes Yes
Horticultural Science YesYes Yes
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management Yes   
Soil Science and Agronomy, General YesYes Yes

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

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization  Yes Yes
Asian Studies/Civilization Yes   
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other Yes   
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Animal Genetics  Yes Yes
Biochemistry YesYes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Biomedical Sciences, General Yes   
Biotechnology YesYes  
Botany/Plant Biology  Yes Yes
Entomology  Yes Yes
Genetics, General Yes   
Microbiology, General YesYes Yes
Pharmacology and Toxicology    Yes
Plant Molecular Biology    Yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology  Yes Yes
Zoology/Animal Biology YesYes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Accounting and Related Services, Other Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes Yes
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Yes   
Business/Commerce, General Yes   
Construction Management Yes   
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Management Information Systems and Services, Other  Yes  
Management Information Systems, General Yes   
Management Science, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   
Real Estate Yes   

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

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

Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Education, General Yes   
Educational Leadership and Administration, General  Yes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching  Yes  
Health Teacher Education Yes   
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels  Yes Yes

Engineering technologies/technicians
Engineering/Industrial Management  Yes  

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

Major Category/Major

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Apparel and Textiles, General YesYes  
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Yes   
Human Development and Family Studies, General YesYes  
Human Nutrition  Yes  

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General YesYes  
French Language and Literature Yes   
Linguistics Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Athletic Training/Trainer Yes   
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences YesYes  
Health/Health Care Administration/Management  Yes  
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) YesYes  
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])   Yes 
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)   Yes 
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD) YesYes Yes

History
History, General YesYes Yes

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Humanities/Humanistic Studies Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Applied Mathematics YesYes Yes
Mathematics, Genera