Eastern Kentucky University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Eastern Kentucky University is 16:1. The most popular majors at Eastern Kentucky University include: Elementary Education and Teaching; General Studies; Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration; Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse; and Psychology, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 65.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes	N/A
Student-faculty ratio	16:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Elementary Education and Teaching 7% General Studies 7% Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 6% Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 4% Psychology, General 3%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
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 N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	65%
4-year graduation rate	15

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data