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How strong are the academics at Penn State Brandywine?

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

14:1
Student to faculty ratio
21
Average class size
33%
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.

Penn State Brandywine 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.

Class Sizes
2-9
53
10-19
83
20-29
120
30-39
38
40-49
5
50-99
3
100+
1

Honors Programs

Penn State Brandywine has an honors program and/or honors college. Specifics of these programs vary, but benefits of being in an Honors Program might include priority registration, being part of a tight-knit community, and accessing unique learning opportunities.

Learn more about honors options on Penn State Brandywine's website.

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 Penn State Brandywine:

72%
First-year retention rate
33%
4-year grad rate
51%
6-year grad rate

Majors

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

Business/Commerce, General
Psychology, General
Human Development and Family Studies, General
Information Science/Studies
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
8
15.2
22.4
29.6
36.8
44

The Full List

Major Graduates
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies 0
Area
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization 2
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 12
Business
  • Business/Commerce, General 44
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 3
Communication
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric 14
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other 1
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Information Science/Studies 16
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other 7
Engineering
  • Engineering, General 9
  • Computer Engineering, General 1
  • Civil Engineering, General 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 6
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General 17
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 1
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 20
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