Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
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How strong are the academics at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus?

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

10:1
Student to faculty ratio
16
Average class size
43%
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 Fayette 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
39
10-19
53
20-29
45
30-39
2
40-49
1

Honors Programs

Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus 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 Fayette'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 Fayette, The Eberly Campus:

74%
First-year retention rate
43%
4-year grad rate
53%
6-year grad rate

Majors

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

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other
Business/Commerce, General
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
Human Development and Family Studies, General
1
7
13
19
25
31

The Full List

Major Graduates
Business
  • Business/Commerce, General 11
  • Business/Corporate Communications, General 4
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 4
  • Management Information Systems, General 0
Communication
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric 0
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
  • Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician 9
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General 6
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other 31
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 1
Homeland Security
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 10
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 0
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 5

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