Sterling College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Sterling College is 14:1, and the school has 77.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Sterling College include: Education; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Theology and Religious Vocations; Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 63.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Humanities History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Philosophy
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	14:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Education 36% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 26% Theology and Religious Vocations 17% Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 10% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	64%
4-year graduation rate	30

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data