Millsaps College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Millsaps College is 9:1, and the school has 76.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Millsaps College include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Social Sciences; Physical Sciences; and English Language and Literature/Letters. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 81.0 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 Philosophy
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	9:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 21% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 15% Social Sciences 14% Physical Sciences 8% English Language and Literature/Letters 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	2-2 B.S.N. and 3-2 B.S./B.S.N. at University of Mississippi Medical Center in nursing; 3-2 BS & 4-2 BS with Columbia University in various engineering, applied science & math majors; 3-2 BS dual degree programs with Auburn University in various engineering majors; 3-2 BS programs with Vanderbilt University in engineering majors; 4-2 BS/M.S.N. at Vanderbilt University in nursing, in one of various specialities; 4-2 MS programs at Columbia University in various applied science majors
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 100% Service learning 73% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 100% Writing in the disciplines 100% Undergraduate research/creative projects 45%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	81%
4-year graduation rate	61

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data