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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 10.4 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 38%
10-19 Students: 27%
20-29 Students: 15%
30-39 Students: 7%
40-49 Students: 3%
50-99 Students: 7%
100 or More Students: 2%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 95%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 70%
5 Years: 85%
6 Years: 87%

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.  Engineering30%
2.  Visual and performing arts10%
3.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services10%
4.  Computer and information sciences and support services9%
5.  Multi/interdisciplinary studies8%
6.  Physical sciences6%
7.  Social sciences4%
8.  Biological and biomedical sciences4%
9.  English language and literature/letters3%
10.  Architecture and related services3%

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  
Architecture and Related Services, Other  Yes Yes
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning  Yes  
Environmental Design/Architecture Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other  Yes  
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Biophysics Yes   

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting  Yes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Yes  Yes
Business/Managerial Economics  Yes Yes
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other Yes   
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Yes   
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other YesYes  
Finance, General YesYes Yes
Information Resources Management/CIO Training Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Management Information Systems, General  Yes Yes
Management Science, General  Yes Yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General YesYes Yes
Operations Management and Supervision YesYes  
Organizational Behavior Studies  Yes Yes

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Communication and Media Studies, Other Yes   

Communications technologies/technicians and support services
Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects  Yes  

Computer and information sciences and support services
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics  Yes Yes
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other  Yes Yes
Computer and Information Sciences, Other    Yes
Computer and Information Systems Security  Yes  
Computer Science YesYes Yes
Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management, Other  Yes  
Information Science/Studies  Yes Yes
Information Technology  Yes  

Engineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering  Yes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, Other  Yes Yes
Computer Engineering, Other YesYes Yes
Computer Software Engineering  Yes Yes
Engineering, Other YesYes Yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering  Yes  
Materials Science YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Operations Research Yes   

English language and literature/letters
Creative Writing Yes   
English Language and Literature, General YesYes  
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other  Yes Yes
Speech and Rhetorical Studies  Yes Yes
Technical and Business Writing YesYes  

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
French Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Health/Health Care Administration/Management  Yes  
Medical Informatics    Yes

Major Category/Major
History
History, General  Yes Yes
History, Other Yes  Yes

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Computational Mathematics Yes  Yes
Mathematical Statistics and Probability Yes   
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Yes   
Mathematics, General YesYes Yes
Statistics, General YesYes Yes
Statistics, Other  Yes Yes

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Behavioral Sciences YesYes Yes
Biopsychology Yes   
Cognitive Science Yes   
Systems Science and Theory Yes   

Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Science Yes   
Environmental Studies Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Ethics Yes   
Logic  Yes Yes
Philosophy YesYes  

Physical sciences
Astrophysics Yes   
Chemical Physics Yes   
Chemistry, General YesYes Yes
Physical Sciences Yes   
Physics, General YesYes Yes
Physics, Other Yes   
Polymer Chemistry Yes   

Psychology
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology Yes   
Psychology, General YesYes Yes

Public administration and social service professions
Public Administration  Yes  
Public Policy Analysis YesYes Yes

Social sciences
Anthropology, Other Yes   
Economics, General Yes   
Economics, Other    Yes
Political Science and Government, General Yes   
Social Sciences, Other  Yes Yes

Visual and performing arts
Art/Art Studies, General YesYes  
Arts Management  Yes  
Conducting  Yes  
Design and Applied Arts, Other YesYes  
Design and Visual Communications, General    Yes
Directing and Theatrical Production  Yes  
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Yes   
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other  Yes