Delaware Valley College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Delaware Valley College is 15:1, and the school has 52.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Delaware Valley College include: Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Natural Resources and Conservation; and Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 74.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences 47% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 18% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 14% Natural Resources and Conservation 7% Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, transfer-associate, terminal-associate, Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 100% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 100% Undergraduate research/creative projects 100%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	74%
4-year graduation rate	46

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data