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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 17.3 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 15%
10-19 Students: 25%
20-29 Students: 24%
30-39 Students: 13%
40-49 Students: 6%
50-99 Students: 8%
100 or More Students: 9%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
84%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 49%
5 Years: 64%
6 Years: 67%

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 services17%
2.  Social sciences13%
3.  Communication, journalism, and related programs9%
4.  Psychology8%
5.  Biological and biomedical sciences7%
6.  Health professions and related clinical sciences6%
7.  Engineering5%
8.  Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences4%
9.  English language and literature/letters4%
10.  Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics3%

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
Animal Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, OtherYes    
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, GeneralYes    
Crop ProductionYes    
Equestrian/Equine StudiesYes    
Food Science YesYes Yes
Landscaping and GroundskeepingYes    
Plant Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Turf and Turfgrass ManagementYes    

Architecture and related services
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)  Yes  
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning  Yes  
Environmental Design/Architecture Yes   
Interior Architecture Yes   
Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) YesYes  

Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies
African-American/Black Studies YesYes Yes
Near and Middle Eastern Studies Yes   
Russian Studies Yes   
Women's Studies Yes   

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology YesYes  
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Botany/Plant Biology  Yes  
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology  Yes Yes
Entomology  Yes  
Evolutionary Biology  Yes Yes
Exercise Physiology YesYes Yes
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography  Yes  
Microbiology, General YesYes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General Yes   
Business/Commerce, General  Yes Yes
Finance, General Yes   
Hospitality Administration/Management, General YesYes  
Labor and Industrial Relations  Yes  
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

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

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer Science YesYes Yes

Education
Education, General YesYes Yes
Music Teacher Education  Yes  

Engineering technologies/technicians
Engineering/Industrial Management  Yes  

Engineering
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Yes   
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering  Yes  
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Materials Science  Yes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes

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

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Human Nutrition Yes   

Major Category/Major

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Chinese Language and Literature YesYes  
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General YesYes  
Comparative Literature YesYes Yes
French Language and Literature YesYes  
German Language and Literature Yes  Yes
Italian Language and Literature Yes   
Japanese Language and Literature YesYes  
Linguistics YesYes Yes
Portuguese Language and Literature Yes   
Spanish Language and Literature YesYes Yes

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Communication Disorders, General YesYes  
Nursing, Other Yes   
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) YesYes Yes
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) YesYes Yes

History
History, General YesYes Yes

Legal professions and studies
Legal Studies, General Yes   

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
General Studies Yes   
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other Yes   

Mathematics and statistics
Applied Mathematics  Yes  
Mathematics, General YesYes Yes

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Biological and Physical Sciences Yes   
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Yes   
Neuroscience  Yes Yes
Nutrition Sciences  Yes  

Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Science Yes   
Forestry, General YesYes Yes
Natural Resources Management and Policy Yes   
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management YesYes Yes
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology Yes   

Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management YesYes  

Philosophy and religious studies
Jewish/Judaic Studies Yes   
Philosophy