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How strong are the academics at Juniata College?

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

10:1
Student to faculty ratio
17
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.

Juniata 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
67
10-19
160
20-29
80
30-39
17
40-49
6
50-99
3

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 Juniata College:

77%
First-year retention rate
64%
4-year grad rate
69%
6-year grad rate

The average base annual salary of students who were employed within six months of graduation is $42,000. This is less than the national average of $48,300.

$42,000
$48,300 (National Average)

Majors

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

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Environmental Science
Psychology, General
Biochemistry
Computer Science
8
14
20
26
32
38

The Full List

Major Graduates
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 38
  • Biochemistry 13
  • Neuroscience 1
  • Bioinformatics 0
Business
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General 10
  • Business Administration and Management, General 7
  • Accounting 6
  • Finance, General 3
  • Information Resources Management 2
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce 2
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 0
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 0
  • Organizational Leadership 0
  • Business/Commerce, General 0
Communication
  • Communication, General 7
  • Communication and Media Studies 7
  • Health Communication 2
  • Communication Management and Strategic Communications 0
  • Organizational Communication, General 0
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 0
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies 0
  • Political Communication 0
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 13
  • Information Technology 6
Education
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 12
  • Social Studies Teacher Education 7
  • Mathematics Teacher Education 3
  • Biology Teacher Education 3
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education 2
  • Chemistry Teacher Education 1
  • Education, General 0
  • Earth Science Teacher Education 0
  • French Language Teacher Education 0
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education 0
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 0
  • Physics Teacher Education 0
Engineering
  • Engineering Physics/Applied Physics 6
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 5
  • English Language and Literature, General 3
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 2
  • French Language and Literature 1
  • Russian Language and Literature 1
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management 1
  • Public Health, General 0
History
  • History, General 9
Homeland Security
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections, General 2
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections 2
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • General Studies 4
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 0
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies 0
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 7
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Museology/Museum Studies 7
  • International/Globalization Studies 3
  • Business Analytics 2
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1
  • Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 1
  • Dispute Resolution 1
  • Data Science, General 0
  • Environmental Geosciences 0
  • Natural Sciences 0
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Science 20
  • Environmental Studies 7
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management 6
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management 2
  • Environmental/Natural Resource Economics 0
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies 0
  • Philosophy 0
Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General 4
  • Physics, General 3
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 2
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 19
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
  • Social Work 10
Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General 8
  • International Relations and Affairs 3
  • Economics, General 2
  • Sociology, General 1
  • Social Sciences, General 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Design and Visual Communications, General 11
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 2
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 0

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