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How strong are the academics at Agnes Scott College?

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

10:1
Student to faculty ratio
15
Average class size
64%
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 10:1. 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
55
10-19
115
20-29
43
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:

81%
First-year retention rate
64%
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
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Business Administration and Management, General
Creative Writing
Political Science and Government, General
10.4
15.92
21.44
26.96
32.48
38

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • Women's Studies 5
  • Women's Studies 4
  • African Studies 2
  • African Studies 1
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 22
  • Neuroscience 7
  • Biochemistry 3
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 20
  • Business Administration and Management, General 3
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 16
  • English Language and Literature, General 3
  • English Language and Literature, General 2
  • Creative Writing 2
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 2
  • French Language and Literature 1
  • Spanish Language and Literature 1
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 0
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 0
  • German Language and Literature 0
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Public Health, General 14
  • Public Health, General 2
History
  • History, General 6
  • History, General 1
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 0
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 4
  • Mathematics, General 1
  • Mathematics, Other 0
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 8
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies 1
  • Philosophy 1
  • Religion/Religious Studies 1
  • Religion/Religious Studies, Other 0
Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General 10
  • Physics, General 1
  • Astrophysics 1
Psychology
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 38
Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General 15
  • International Relations and Affairs 12
  • Economics, General 6
  • Social Sciences, Other 5
  • Social Sciences, Other 3
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 4
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 3
  • Dance, General 3
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 2
  • Music, General 2
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1
  • Dance, General 0
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