Academic Life at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

The student-to-faculty ratio at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania is 19 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania employs 86% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania offers 54 majors with reported completions across 21 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 7,125 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania retains and graduates its students — 78% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania.

Continue Your Research at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in more detail:

• Academic Majors at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty Composition at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania — regional and program accreditation status