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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 16.3 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 7%
10-19 Students: 16%
20-29 Students: 27%
30-39 Students: 18%
40-49 Students: 11%
50-99 Students: 13%
100 or More Students: 8%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 93%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 51%
5 Years: 74%
6 Years: 77%

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 services21%
2.  Engineering20%
3.  Family and consumer sciences/human sciences9%
4.  Biological and biomedical sciences8%
5.  Social sciences7%
6.  Psychology5%
7.  Communication, journalism, and related programs4%
8.  Agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences4%
9.  History3%
10.  Visual and performing arts3%

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  
Agricultural Production Operations, GeneralYes    
Agriculture, General Yes   
Agronomy and Crop Science YesYes  
Animal Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Dairy Science YesYes  
Food Science Yes   
Horticultural Science YesYes Yes

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

Biological and biomedical sciences
Biochemistry Yes   
Bioinformatics    Yes
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other  Yes Yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Entomology    Yes
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology    Yes

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Accounting YesYes  
Business Administration and Management, General YesYes  
Business/Commerce, General    Yes
Business/Managerial Economics Yes   
Construction Management YesYes  
Finance, General Yes   
Hospitality Administration/Management, General YesYes Yes
Management Science, General Yes   
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Yes   

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

Computer and information sciences and support services
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other  Yes  
Computer and Information Sciences, General YesYes Yes
Information Science/Studies  Yes  

Education
Administration of Special Education    Yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services  Yes Yes
Curriculum and Instruction  Yes Yes
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other  Yes Yes
Educational Statistics and Research Methods    Yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching  Yes  
Secondary Education and Teaching Yes   
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education  Yes Yes

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering YesYes Yes
Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering YesYes Yes
Biomedical/Medical Engineering  Yes  
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Computer Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering Mechanics YesYes Yes
Engineering, Other  Yes  
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering  Yes  
Industrial Engineering YesYes Yes
Materials Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Mining and Mineral Engineering YesYes Yes
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering  Yes  
Polymer/Plastics Engineering  Yes Yes
Systems Engineering  Yes  

Major Category/Major
English language and literature/letters
English Language and Literature, General YesYes  

Family and consumer sciences/human sciences
Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences YesYes Yes
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General YesYes Yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General YesYes Yes

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Yes   

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)   Yes 
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)  Yes Yes

History
History, General YesYes  

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

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General YesYes Yes
Statistics, General YesYes Yes

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Science, Technology and Society  Yes Yes

Natural resources and conservation
Environmental Science Yes   
Environmental Studies Yes   
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management  Yes Yes
Forest Resources Production and Management  Yes Yes
Forestry, General Yes   
Natural Resources Management and Policy  Yes  

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy YesYes  

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General YesYes Yes
Geology/Earth Science, General YesYes Yes
Physics, General YesYes Yes

Psychology
Psychology, General YesYes Yes

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

Social sciences
Economics, General YesYes Yes
Geography YesYes  
International Relations and Affairs Yes   
Political Science and Government, General YesYes  
Sociology YesYes Yes
Urban Studies/Affairs  Yes Yes

Visual and performing arts
Art/Art Studies, General Yes   
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General YesYes