Elizabethtown College Academic Life

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The student-faculty ratio at Elizabethtown College is 12:1, and the school has 72.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Elizabethtown College include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Social Sciences; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; Education; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 85.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages
Humanities Sciences (biological or physical)
Mathematics Social science
English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio 12:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

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Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 30%
Social Sciences 9%
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 7%
Education 7%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 6%

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Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered Certificate, Diploma, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
Combined-degree programs 3 + 3 B.S./ D. Physical Therapy Program with Thomas Jefferson University & Widener University; 3+2 BS Biology & MS Environmental Management; 3+2 BS Biology & MS Forestry w/ Duke University; 3+2 Engineering Programs (B.A. and B.S.) with Pennsylvania State University; 3+4 & 4+4 BS Biology & DO Medical Program - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; 3+4 & 4+4 BS Biotech/DO Medicine - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; 3+4 & 4+4 BS Chemistry/ DO Medicine - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine; 3+4 B.S. in Biology /D.M.D. with Temple University's School of Dentistry; 4+1 BS Biotechnology/ MS Molecular Medicine w/ Drexel University; Cardiovascular Invasive Specialty Program with Lancaster General College of Nursing & Health Science; Pre-Allied Health Program - Thomas Jefferson University and others; Preforestry Program with Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Science
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

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Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate 85%
4-year graduation rate 71

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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data

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