Mountain State University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Mountain State University is 19:1, and the school has 86.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Mountain State University include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services; Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; and Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 39.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts English (including composition) Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy Social science Mathematics Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	19:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Health Professions and Related Programs 27% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 19% Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 4% Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 3% Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 2%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, transfer-associate, terminal-associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - other
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	40%
4-year graduation rate	4

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data