The student-faculty ratio at Oglethorpe University is 15:1, and the school has 55.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Oglethorpe University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Social Sciences; English Language and Literature/Letters; Psychology; and Visual and Performing Arts. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 76 percent.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Student-faculty ratio
15:1
Minority
15% full time
26% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
97%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
0%
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
Classes with fewer than 20 students55.3%
20-4944.7%
50 or more0%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts
Humanities
Computer literacy
Mathematics
English (including composition)
Philosophy
Foreign languages
Sciences (biological or physical)
History
Social science
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Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
76%
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
72%
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
56%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
76%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
46%
6-year graduation rate of international students
52%
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
-
Post-master's certificates
-
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
-
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
-
Doctoral degrees - other
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
1%
Employed in temporary/contract work
0.5%
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
13%
Graduates reporting bonuses
6%
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
0.5%
Employed in temporary/contract work
0.5%
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
0.5%
Enlisted in the military
0.5%
Enrolled in continuing education
9.8%
Attended a graduate education program
-
Attended a graduate engineering program
-
Attended a graduate nursing program
-
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
Elon University
Georgia State University
Marist College
Mercer University
Reinhardt College
University of Alabama
Seeking continuing education
1.5%
No information provided by graduate
56.4%
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Merriman Smith 36, 64H: White House Correspondent and United Press International journalist. Pulitzer Prize winner., Charles Longstreet Weltner 48: Elected to Congress in 1962, was the only Representative from the Deep South to vote in favor of the Civil Rights Act., Ronald Charles Remington, Ph.D., 06: Senior research scientist at Johns Hopkins University who co-discovered the so-called God particle.
Majors
General Information
Declare major deadline
end of second year
Credits apply to multiple majors
always
Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 26%
Social Sciences 15%
English Language and Literature/Letters 13%
Psychology 10%
Visual and Performing Arts 10%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration, Management and Operations$49,000
Accounting$47,900
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Communication and Media Studies$45,800
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature$63,800
Majors Offered at This School
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Organizational Behavior Studies
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Communication and Media Studies
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature/Letters
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Mathematics and Statistics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Behavioral Sciences
International/Global Studies
Mathematics and Computer Science
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Social Sciences
American Government and Politics (United States)
Economics
International Relations and Affairs
Political Science and Government
Political Science and Government, General
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology
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Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Art/Art Studies, General
Theatre Literature, History and Criticism
Minors
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biopsychology
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
Mathematics and Statistics
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
French Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Spanish Language and Literature
Natural Resources and Conservation
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
Latin American Studies
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General
Physics, General
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences, General
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General
Rhetoric and Composition
Writing, General
Social Sciences
Economics, General
International Relations and Affairs
Political Science and Government, General
Sociology
Urban Studies/Affairs
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Bachelor's
Student participation in special study options
Internships31%
Dual enrollment12%
Cross-registration11%
Independent study10%
Double major7%
Student participation in special academic programs
Undergraduate research/creative projects
Writing in the disciplines
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience
Service learning
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
No
Pre-professional programs
Pre-law, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-theology, pre-veterinary science, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy
Cooperative education programs
-
Teacher certification is offered in
-
Subject areas offering education certification
-
Counseling services offered
academic
career
minority student
military
older student
personal
psychological
veteran student
international students
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Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
11
Online bachelor's degree program offered
No
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
-
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
No
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
-
Student exchange programs offered with
-
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
-
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
Argentina
China
Ecuador
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
Russia
South Africa
Spain
United Kingdom
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2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
6%
Consortia
Consortia
Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education
Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium
Annapolis Group
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
Yes
