Illinois College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Illinois College is 11:1, and the school has 67.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Illinois College include: Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; Psychology, General; Elementary Education and Teaching; and English Language and Literature, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 82.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Philosophy
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	11:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 13% Biology/Biological Sciences, General 11% Psychology, General 8% Elementary Education and Teaching 7% English Language and Literature, General 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	Cytotechnology Mayo School of Health-Related Sciences; Engineering 3-2 Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; Engineering 3-2 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Engineering 3-2 Washington University; Medical Technology St. John's Hospital; Occupational Therapy Washington University
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	83%
4-year graduation rate	48

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data