Jacksonville University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Jacksonville University is 13:1, and the school has 63.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Jacksonville University include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Education; Social Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 60.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition)
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	13:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Health Professions and Related Programs 42% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 23% Education 7% Social Sciences 7% Visual and Performing Arts 5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate - other
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	61%
4-year graduation rate	23

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data