Austin College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Austin College is 12:1, and the school has 71.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Austin College include: Social Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Psychology; Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; and Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 83.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Foreign languages Mathematics Sciences (biological or physical) English (including composition) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	12:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Social Sciences 18% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 12% Psychology 12% Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 8% Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
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 40%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	84%
4-year graduation rate	68

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data