Westfield State University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Westfield State University is 18:1, and the school has 41.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Westfield State University include: Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Education; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 78.0 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	18:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 16% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 14% Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 13% Education 10% Psychology 7%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
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 1%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	78%
4-year graduation rate	44

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data