Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville is 18:1, and the school has 39.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville include: Business Administration and Management, General; Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; Psychology, General; and Elementary Education and Teaching. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 71.0 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
Student-faculty ratio	18:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business Administration and Management, General 12% Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 10% Biology/Biological Sciences, General 8% Psychology, General 6% Elementary Education and Teaching 5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - other, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	B.S./M.S. - Computer Engineering; B.S./M.S. - Computer Science; B.S./M.S. - Mechanical/Industrial Engineering; Biology/Dental Medicine
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 100% Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	71%
4-year graduation rate	28

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data