Anderson University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Anderson University is 13:1, and the school has 66.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Anderson University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Education; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Visual and Performing Arts; and Health Professions and Related Programs. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 75.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Philosophy
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	13:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 23% Education 11% Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 7% Visual and Performing Arts 7% Health Professions and Related Programs 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 79% Service learning 3% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 38% Writing in the disciplines 92%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	76%
4-year graduation rate	48

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data