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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 13 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 11%
10-19 Students: 24%
20-29 Students: 27%
30-39 Students: 12%
40-49 Students: 8%
50-99 Students: 12%
100 or More Students: 7%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:
92%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 40%
5 Years: 66%
6 Years: 71%

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.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services16%
2.  Social sciences15%
3.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences8%
4.  Engineering7%
5.  Health professions and related clinical sciences7%
6.  Communication, journalism, and related programs6%
7.  Psychology6%
8.  Biological and biomedical sciences6%
9.  Education5%
10.  English language and literature/letters4%

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 Economics YesYes Yes
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other Yes   
Agronomy and Crop Science Yes   
Animal Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Food Science YesYes Yes
Horticultural Science  Yes Yes
Ornamental Horticulture Yes   
Turf and Turfgrass Management Yes   

Architecture and related services
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) YesYes  
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  
East Asian Studies  Yes  
Women's Studies YesYes  

Biological and biomedical sciences
Anatomy  Yes  
Animal Genetics Yes  Yes
Biochemistry YesYes Yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other  Yes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Yes   
Biophysics  Yes Yes
Biostatistics    Yes
Botany/Plant Biology YesYes Yes
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other  Yes Yes
Ecology  Yes Yes
Entomology YesYes Yes
Microbiology, General YesYes Yes
Pathology/Experimental Pathology  Yes  
Pharmacology  Yes  
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology YesYes Yes
Zoology/Animal Biology YesYes Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes Yes
Actuarial Science Yes   
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes Yes
Business/Managerial Economics Yes   
Finance, General Yes   
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management YesYes Yes
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General YesYes Yes
Insurance Yes   
International Business/Trade/Commerce Yes   
Logistics and Materials Management YesYes  
Management Information Systems, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   
Operations Management and Supervision Yes   
Real Estate Yes   

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

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

Education
Agricultural Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Art Teacher Education YesYes Yes
Education, General YesYes Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching Yes   
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education Yes   
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching Yes   
Music Teacher Education Yes   
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Yes   
Special Education and Teaching, General Yes   
Technical Teacher Education Yes  Yes
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education Yes   

Engineering technologies/technicians
Surveying Technology/Surveying YesYes Yes

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering YesYes Yes
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering YesYes Yes
Biomedical/Medical Engineering  Yes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering Physics Yes   
Engineering, Other YesYes Yes
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Materials Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Nuclear Engineering  Yes Yes

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

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

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Arabic Language and Literature Yes   
Chinese Language and Literature Yes   
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General Yes  Yes
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other  Yes Yes
French Language and Literature Yes   
German Language and Literature YesYes Yes
Hebrew Language and Literature Yes   
Italian Language and Literature Yes   
Japanese Language and Literature Yes   
Linguistics Yes  Yes
Portuguese Language and Literature Yes   
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other  Yes Yes
Russian Language and Literature Yes   
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General  Yes  
Spanish Language and Literature Yes   

Major Category/Major

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other