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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 13.7 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 16%
10-19 Students: 28%
20-29 Students: 29%
30-39 Students: 11%
40-49 Students: 6%
50-99 Students: 9%
100 or More Students: 1%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 92%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 66%
5 Years: 80%
6 Years: 82%

Special Study Options

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Distance Learning
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English as a Second Language (ESL)
Honors Program
Independent study
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ROTC
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Most Popular Degrees

Major Category

% of Bachelor's Degrees
1.  Engineering55%
2.  Computer and information sciences and support services13%
3.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services8%
4.  Biological and biomedical sciences6%
5.  Communication, journalism, and related programs4%
6.  Physical sciences4%
7.  Architecture and related services4%
8.  Mathematics and statistics2%
9.  Multi/interdisciplinary studies2%
10.  Health professions and related clinical sciences1%

Required Courses

Arts/Fine Arts
Computer Literacy
English (Including Composition)
Foreign Languages
History
Humanities
Mathematics
Philosophy
Sciences (Biological or Physical)
Social Science

Student Services

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Counseling Services
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for Current Students

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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 YesYes  

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology Yes  Yes
Bioinformatics Yes   
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes Yes

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

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

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Yes   
Biomedical/Medical Engineering YesYes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering Physics YesYes Yes
Engineering Science YesYes Yes
Engineering, General    Yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering YesYes Yes
Industrial Engineering YesYes  
Manufacturing Engineering  Yes  
Materials Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Nuclear Engineering YesYes Yes
Operations Research  Yes  
Transportation and Highway Engineering    Yes

Major Category/Major
Health professions and related clinical sciences
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Yes   

Legal professions and studies
Pre-Law Studies Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Applied Mathematics  Yes  
Mathematics, General Yes  Yes

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Cognitive Science  Yes  
Historic Preservation and Conservation  Yes  
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Yes   
Natural Sciences  Yes  
Science, Technology and Society YesYes Yes

Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Science Yes   

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes   

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General YesYes Yes
Geology/Earth Science, General  Yes  
Hydrology and Water Resources Science YesYes  
Physics, General YesYes Yes

Psychology
Psychology, General Yes   

Social sciences
Economics, General Yes   
Economics, Other    Yes

Visual and performing arts
Music, Other YesYes