Wheeling Jesuit University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Wheeling Jesuit University is 11:1, and the school has 72.9 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Wheeling Jesuit University include: Health Professions and Related Programs; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Psychology; Social Sciences; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 75.8 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Foreign languages Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Philosophy Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	11:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Health Professions and Related Programs 34% Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 22% Psychology 10% Social Sciences 9% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 100% Service learning 76% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 100% Undergraduate research/creative projects 42%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	76%
4-year graduation rate	49

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data