Pennsylvania State University--Erie, The Behrend College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Pennsylvania State University--Erie, The Behrend College is 16:1, and the school has 38.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Pennsylvania State University--Erie, The Behrend College include: Management Science; Accounting; Marketing; Mechanical Engineering; and Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy Social science Mathematics Other English (including composition)
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	16:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Management Science 9% Accounting 7% Marketing 7% Mechanical Engineering 7% Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, transfer-associate, terminal-associate, Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	Dentistry 3+4; Education/Teacher Certification 4+1; Optometry 3+4; Osteopathic Medicine 3+4; Pharmacy 3+4
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 95% Service learning 62% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 77% Writing in the disciplines 100% Undergraduate research/creative projects 73% Learning communities 52%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	N/A
4-year graduation rate	43

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data