Eastern Mennonite University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Eastern Mennonite University is 10:1, and the school has 65.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Eastern Mennonite University include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Visual and Performing Arts; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 77.5 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 Foreign languages
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

Health Professions and Related Programs 16% Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 15% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 10% Visual and Performing Arts 9% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 60% Service learning 98% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 100% Writing in the disciplines 98% Undergraduate research/creative projects 12% Learning communities 11%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	78%
4-year graduation rate	57

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data