Alaska Pacific University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Alaska Pacific University is 7:1, and the school has 98.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Alaska Pacific University include: Teacher Education, Multiple Levels; Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography; Business Administration and Management, General; Counseling Psychology; and Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 74.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Foreign languages
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	7:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 16% Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 15% Business Administration and Management, General 14% Counseling Psychology 14% Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 10%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, transfer-associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - other
Combined-degree programs	BA in Business Administration and Management/Master of Business Administration
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	74%
4-year graduation rate	23

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data