Berry College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Berry College is 13:1, and the school has 60.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Berry College include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences; Education; Psychology; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 77.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
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 12% Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences 11% Education 10% Psychology 10% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 9%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	Dual-Degree Engineering with Georgia Tech College of Engineering; Dual-Degree Nursing with Emory University
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	77%
4-year graduation rate	44

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data