West Texas A&M University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at West Texas A&M University is 22:1, and the school has 37.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at West Texas A&M University include: Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Health Professions and Related Programs; and Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 64.2 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
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	22:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 17% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 13% Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 13% Health Professions and Related Programs 10% Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	B.B.A./P.M.A. Accounting
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 40% Service learning 2% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 57% Undergraduate research/creative projects 2%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	64%
4-year graduation rate	22

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data