Arizona State University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Arizona State University is 24:1, and the school has 39.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Arizona State University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Education; Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; Social Sciences; and Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 82.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Computer literacy Social science Mathematics Other English (including composition)
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	24:1
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 16% Education 8% Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 8% Social Sciences 8% Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	BA/MA; BA/MMC; BA/MMC; BS/MA; BS/MAcc; BS/MS; BS/MTax; BSE/MS; BSE/MSE; BSP/MUEP
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	82%
4-year graduation rate	33

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data