Marietta College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Marietta College is 12:1. The most popular majors at Marietta College include: Marketing; Petroleum Engineering; Biology, General; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other; and Psychology, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 76.0 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) Other
Class sizes	N/A
Student-faculty ratio	12:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Marketing 19% Petroleum Engineering 11% Biology, General 10% Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other 10% Psychology, General 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's
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	76% 8
4-year graduation rate	43

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data