Blackburn College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Blackburn College is 10:1, and the school has 85.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Blackburn College include: Elementary Education and Teaching; Business Administration and Management, General; Criminal Justice/Safety Studies; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; and Speech Communication and Rhetoric. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 61.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics Social science English (including composition)
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	10:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Elementary Education and Teaching 19% Business Administration and Management, General 18% Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 16% Biology/Biological Sciences, General 10% Speech Communication and Rhetoric 9%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities 0%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	61%
4-year graduation rate	36

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data