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Faculty and Class Size

Student / Faculty Ratio: 6.4 to 1
% of Classes by Size
2-9 Students: 38%
10-19 Students: 26%
20-29 Students: 13%
30-39 Students: 7%
40-49 Students: 4%
50-99 Students: 9%
100 or More Students: 3%

Freshman Retention / Graduation Rates

% of Students that Returned
after Freshman Year:		 98%
% of Students who Graduated in:
4 Years: 83%
5 Years: 91%
6 Years: 93%

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.  Engineering37%
2.  Computer and information sciences and support services12%
3.  Physical sciences11%
4.  Biological and biomedical sciences9%
5.  Mathematics and statistics9%
6.  Business, management, marketing, and related support services8%
7.  Social sciences5%
8.  Multi/interdisciplinary studies5%
9.  Architecture and related services2%
10.  Visual and performing arts1%

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 Yes
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning YesYes Yes

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

Business, management, marketing, and related support services
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services, Other  Yes  
Business/Commerce, General YesYes Yes

Communication, journalism, and related programs
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia  Yes Yes
Journalism, Other  Yes  
Mass Communication/Media Studies YesYes  

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

Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering YesYes Yes
Biomedical/Medical Engineering  Yes Yes
Chemical Engineering YesYes Yes
Civil Engineering, General YesYes Yes
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering YesYes Yes
Engineering, Other  Yes Yes
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering YesYes Yes
Materials Engineering YesYes Yes
Mechanical Engineering YesYes Yes
Nuclear Engineering YesYes Yes
Ocean Engineering Yes   
Operations Research  Yes Yes
Systems Engineering  Yes Yes
Transportation and Highway Engineering  Yes Yes

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

Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
Linguistics Yes  Yes

Health professions and related clinical sciences
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other  Yes Yes

History
History, General Yes   

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

Mathematics and statistics
Mathematics, General YesYes Yes

Multi/interdisciplinary studies
Cognitive Science Yes  Yes
Mathematics and Computer Science Yes   
Neuroscience Yes  Yes
Science, Technology and Society  Yes Yes

Philosophy and religious studies
Philosophy Yes  Yes

Physical sciences
Chemistry, General YesYes Yes
Geology/Earth Science, General YesYes Yes
Geophysics and Seismology    Yes
Meteorology  Yes  
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical  Yes Yes
Physics, General YesYes Yes
Planetary Astronomy and Science  Yes  

Social sciences
Anthropology Yes   
Economics, General Yes  Yes
Political Science and Government, General YesYes Yes

Visual and performing arts
Music, General Yes