| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in September and mid-January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in August. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of six weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
finance, economics, nursing |
| Average freshman GPA: |
3.4 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
98% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
6:1 |
| Total faculty: |
1370 men, 878 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
919 men, 537 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
451 men, 341 women |
| Graduation rate: |
96% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Many minors offered. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-dentistry, pre-theology |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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elementary, secondary |
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| Combined 2-2 programs available: |
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2-2 B.A./D.M.D. seven-year accelerated dental medicine program and B.A./M.S.Ed. teacher certification program. B.A./J.D. program. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
Washington Semester (American University) |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Domestic exchange programs with Brown U, Bryn Mawr Colegel, Columbia U, Cornell U, Drexel U, Harvard U, Haverford College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton U, Stanford U, Swarthmore Colegel, U of California-Berkeley, U of Chicago, U of Delaware, and Yale U. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya Coast Republic, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Russian Federation, Scotland, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, and Wales. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at Drexel U. |
| Navy ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at St. Joseph's U. |
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Associate's Degrees
- Accounting
- Anthropology
- Business Administration
- English
- History
- Humanities
- Individualized Studies
- Management
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Women's Studies
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Doctorates
- Accounting
- American Civilization
- Ancient History
- Anthropology
- Architecture
- Art/Archaeology of the Mediterranean World
- Asian/Middle Eastern Studies
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry/Molecular Biophysics
- Bioengineering
- Biology
- Biomedical Graduate Studies
- Biophysics
- Biostatistics
- Business/Public Policy
- Cell/Molecular Biology
- Chemical/Biomolecular Engineering
- Chemistry
- City/Regional Planning
- Classical Studies
- Comparative Literature/Theory
- Comparative Medical Science
- Computer/Information Science
- Conflict Analysis/Peace Science
- Criminology
- Demography
- Earth/Environmental Science
- East Asian Languages/Civilizations
- Economics
- Education
- Education/Culture/Society
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Policy/Leadership
- Educational/Organizational Leadership
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical/Systems Engineering
- Energy Management/Policy
- English
- Epidemiology
- Finance
- Folklore/Folklife
- Genomics/Computational Biology
- German
- Health Care Management
- Health Care Systems
- Higher Education Administration
- Higher Education Management
- History
- History of Art
- History/Sociology of Science
- Human Sexuality Education
- Immunology
- Law
- Leadership in Professional Education
- Legal Studies
- Linguistics
- Management
- Marketing
- Materials Science/Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering/Applied Mechanics
- Music
- Near Eastern Languages/Civilizations
- Neuroscience
- Nursing
- Operation/Information Management
- Operations Research
- Organizational Leadership
- Parasitology
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics/Astronomy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Policy/Management
- Reading/Language Arts
- Reading/Writing/Literacy
- Real Estate
- Regional Science
- Religious Studies
- Risk Management/Insurance
- Romance Languages
- Russian
- Social Systems Sciences
- Sociology
- South Asia Regional Studies
- Statistics
- Systems Engineering
- Teaching/Learning/Curriculum
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 5 or higher)
- credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
- neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate
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