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How strong are the academics at Spalding University?

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

11:1
Student to faculty ratio

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.

Spalding has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1. 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 Spalding University:

70%
First-year retention rate
47%
6-year grad rate

Majors

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

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Business/Commerce, General
14.2
21.16
28.12
35.08
42.04
49

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • African-American/Black Studies 1
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 3
Business
  • Business/Commerce, General 20
  • Accounting and Business/Management 6
  • Accounting 0
Communication
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric 3
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies 1
Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching 7
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 1
  • Secondary Education and Teaching 0
  • Special Education and Teaching, General 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing 4
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 49
  • HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS 24
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 24
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 24
Homeland Security
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 4
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies 0
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 0
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Biological and Physical Sciences 3
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 1
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 1
  • MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 1
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 19
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
  • Social Work 11
Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences, General 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 6
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