Southern Polytechnic State University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Southern Polytechnic State University is 19:1, and the school has 48.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Southern Polytechnic State University include: Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Engineering; and Architecture and Related Services. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 76.0 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 History Mathematics Social science
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

Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields 42% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 20% Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 16% Engineering 7% Architecture and Related Services 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's
Combined-degree programs	Georgia Tech Transfer Program 2-2; WebBSIT; eCore
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	76%
4-year graduation rate	7

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data