Dowling College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Dowling College is 15:1, and the school has 63.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Dowling College include: Business Administration and Management, General; Social Sciences, General; Special Education and Teaching, General; Psychology, General; and Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 63.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science
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

Business Administration and Management, General 13% Social Sciences, General 11% Special Education and Teaching, General 10% Psychology, General 8% Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - other
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	63%
4-year graduation rate	18

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data