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How strong are the academics at Mayville State University?

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

14:1
Student to faculty ratio
17%
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.

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

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 Mayville State University:

67%
First-year retention rate
17%
4-year grad rate
34%
6-year grad rate

Majors

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

Elementary Education and Teaching
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
General Studies
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
10.8
14.64
18.48
22.32
26.16
30

The Full List

Major Graduates
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 3
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 3
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 6
Business
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 14
  • Business Administration and Management, General 9
  • Accounting 3
  • Accounting 3
  • Business Administration and Management, General 1
Communication
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric 1
Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching 30
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching 15
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 9
  • Special Education and Teaching, General 3
  • Social Science Teacher Education 3
  • Health Teacher Education 2
  • Mathematics Teacher Education 2
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education 2
  • Elementary Education and Teaching 1
  • Biology Teacher Education 1
  • Geography Teacher Education 0
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide 0
  • Health Teacher Education 0
  • Chemistry Teacher Education 0
  • History Teacher Education 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 1
  • English Language and Literature, General 0
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Child Care and Support Services Management 10
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 26
  • HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 2
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 2
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 2
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 0
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • General Studies 20
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 9
Parks
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General 3
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 2
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 1
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General 1
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, Other 0
Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General 1
  • Chemistry, General 1
Psychology
  • Applied Psychology 6
Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences, General 1
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