St. Michael's College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at St. Michael's College is 12:1, and the school has 57.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at St. Michael's College include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Social Sciences; Psychology; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; and English Language and Literature/Letters. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 87.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Philosophy
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	12:1
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 23% Social Sciences 15% Psychology 12% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 9% English Language and Literature/Letters 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
Combined-degree programs	3 + 2 Engineering Program (with Clarkson University); Dual Bachelor/Doctor of Pharmacy Program (with Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences); Dual Degree Engineering Program (with the University of Vermont); MBA 4 + 1 Program (with Clarkson University)
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 100% Service learning 20% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 100% Writing in the disciplines 100% Undergraduate research/creative projects 70% Learning communities 12%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	88%
4-year graduation rate	77

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data