Virginia Wesleyan College Academic Life

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The student-faculty ratio at Virginia Wesleyan College is 12:1, and the school has 83.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Virginia Wesleyan College include: Business Administration and Management, General; Mass Communication/Media Studies; Elementary Education and Teaching; Criminal Justice/Safety Studies; and Sociology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 65.2 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
Foreign languages
Class sizes
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio 12:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

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Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates
Business Administration and Management, General 17%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 10%
Elementary Education and Teaching 8%
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 7%
Sociology 7%

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Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered Bachelor's
Combined-degree programs N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 53%
Service learning 14%
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 100%
Writing in the disciplines 100%
Undergraduate research/creative projects 11%
Learning communities 35%

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Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate 65%
4-year graduation rate 42

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* Academic Life details based on 2011 data

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