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How strong are the academics at Wofford College?

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

11:1
Student to faculty ratio
19
Average class size
77%
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.

Wofford 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.

Class Sizes
2-9
69
10-19
186
20-29
242
30-39
2

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 Wofford College:

90%
First-year retention rate
77%
4-year grad rate
81%
6-year grad rate

Majors

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

Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Finance, General
Psychology, General
Business/Managerial Economics
Political Science and Government, General
10
26.8
43.6
60.4
77.2
94

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • Area Studies, Other 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 94
Business
  • Finance, General 57
  • Business/Managerial Economics 30
  • Accounting 16
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 8
Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 19
  • Creative Writing 0
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 13
  • Chinese Language and Literature 6
  • French Language and Literature 3
  • German Language and Literature 3
History
  • History, General 12
Liberal Arts And Sciences
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies 11
  • General Studies 0
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 10
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies 0
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Studies 15
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 3
  • Religion/Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General 8
  • Physics, General 1
Psychology
  • Psychology, General 47
Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General 24
  • Sociology and Anthropology 17
  • International Relations and Affairs 11
  • Economics, General 4
  • Sociology, General 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 6
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 5
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1

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