California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
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How strong are the academics at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt?

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

16:1
Student to faculty ratio
26
Average class size
24%
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.

Cal Poly Humboldt has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 16:1. 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
90
10-19
269
20-29
268
30-39
89
40-49
70
50-99
52
100+
5

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 California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt:

76%
First-year retention rate
24%
4-year grad rate
47%
6-year grad rate

Majors

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

Psychology, General
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
Business Administration and Management, General
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Environmental Science
68.2
84.76
101.32
117.88
134.44
151

The Full List

Major Graduates
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
  • Range Science and Management 5
Area
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 13
  • American Indian/Native American Studies 5
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 84
  • Zoology/Animal Biology 38
  • Botany/Plant Biology 21
Business
  • Business Administration and Management, General 90
Communication
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric 32
  • Journalism 15
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 42
  • Information Technology 0
Education
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 0
Engineering
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 36
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 40
  • Rhetoric and Composition 0
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Child Development 26
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 1
  • French Language and Literature 1
  • German Language and Literature 0
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 12
History
  • History, General 21
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 29
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 12
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 30
  • International/Globalization Studies 8
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 98
  • Environmental Science 82
  • Forestry, General 43
  • Environmental Studies 37
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 14
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other 0
Parks
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General 58
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 11
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies 6
  • Philosophy 4
Physical Sciences
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 16
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical 11
  • Chemistry, General 9
  • Physics, General 4
  • Physical Sciences, General 1
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 151
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
  • Social Work 66
Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General 27
  • Criminology 24
  • Anthropology, General 23
  • Sociology, General 16
  • Geography 13
  • Economics, General 6
  • Social Sciences, General 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General 42
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production 20
  • Music, General 15
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 2

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