University of Nebraska--Kearney Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at University of Nebraska--Kearney is 16:1, and the school has 40.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Nebraska--Kearney include: Business Administration and Management, General; Elementary Education and Teaching; Operations Management and Supervision; Journalism, Other; and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 80.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Foreign languages Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	16:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business Administration and Management, General 15% Elementary Education and Teaching 13% Operations Management and Supervision 9% Journalism, Other 5% Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate
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 Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	80%
4-year graduation rate	23

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data