American University

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Abilene Christian University is 15:1, and the school has 52.1 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Abilene Christian University include: Business Administration and Management, General; Psychology, General; Accounting; Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching; and Human Development and Family Studies, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 73.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

Student-faculty ratio - 13:1

Full-time faculty gender distribution -

Part-time faculty gender distribution -

Class sizes -

General education/core curriculum required - Yes

Coursework required for graduation -

Arts/fine arts	Sciences (biological or physical)
Humanities	Social science
Mathematics	Other
English (including composition)

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2010 graduates -

International Relations and Affairs	26%
Business Administration and Management, General	15%
Political Science and Government, General	10%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	6%
Psychology, General	5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered - Certificate, Associate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship

Combined-degree programs - French/Europe Area Studies; Russian/Area Studies; Applied Science; Business and Music; Business, Language and Culture; CLEG: Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics, & Government; Foreign Language and Communication Media; German/Europe Area Studies; International Media; Spanish/Latin American Area Studies

Student participation in special academic programs -

First-year experiences	N/A
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience	N/A
Undergraduate research/creative projects	N/A
Learning communities	N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate - 89% - High

4-year graduation rate - 75% - High