University of Alabama--Huntsville Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of Alabama--Huntsville is 15:1, and the school has 39.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Alabama--Huntsville include: Engineering; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; and Visual and Performing Arts. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 76.8 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	15:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Engineering 25% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 23% Health Professions and Related Programs 18% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 7% Visual and Performing Arts 4%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	3-2 Program for majors is the College of Engineering; JUMP program - BS/MS dual degree in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science or Physics; JUMP program - BSE/MSE dual degree in Electrical, Computer or Civil Engineering
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 3.4% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 33.6% Undergraduate research/creative projects 20.9%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	77%
4-year graduation rate	14

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data