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How strong are the academics at Agnes Scott College?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

11:1
Student to faculty ratio
17
Average class size
61%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Agnes Scott has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
41
10-19
115
20-29
65
30-39
7

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at Agnes Scott College:

80%
First-year retention rate
61%
4-year grad rate
71%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are Agnes Scott College's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
Business Administration and Management, General
Public Health, General
Social Sciences, Other
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
15.2
18.56
21.92
25.28
28.64
32

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • Women's Studies 3
  • Women's Studies 3
  • African Studies 2
  • African Studies 1
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 18
  • Neuroscience 16
  • Biochemistry 5
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 22
  • Business Administration and Management, General 1
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 13
  • English Language and Literature, General 5
  • Creative Writing 3
Foreign Languages
  • French Language and Literature 3
  • German Language and Literature 3
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 2
  • Spanish Language and Literature 2
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1
  • Spanish Language and Literature 1
  • German Language and Literature 1
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Public Health, General 20
  • Public Health, General 1
History
  • History, General 9
  • History, General 1
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 4
  • Mathematics, Other 3
  • Mathematics, General 3
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 5
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 6
  • Religion/Religious Studies 3
  • Religion/Religious Studies, Other 1
  • Philosophy 1
Physical Sciences
  • Astrophysics 6
  • Chemistry, General 3
  • Physics, General 2
Psychology
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 32
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 3
Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences, Other 19
  • Political Science and Government, General 12
  • International Relations and Affairs 8
  • Social Sciences, Other 6
  • Economics, General 4
  • Political Science and Government, General 2
  • International Relations and Affairs 1
  • Economics, General 1
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 7
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2
  • Music, General 2
  • Music, General 1
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 1
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1
  • Dance, General 1

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