Shepherd University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Shepherd University is 19:1, and the school has 51.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Shepherd University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Education; Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies; and Visual and Performing Arts. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 67.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Computer literacy Social science Mathematics Other English (including composition)
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

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 18% Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 15% Education 13% Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 7% Visual and Performing Arts 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 19% Service learning 40% 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	67%
4-year graduation rate	20

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data