Inside Academics at Allegheny College

The Academic Picture

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

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

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

Faculty Resources

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, Allegheny College offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. Allegheny College employs 74% 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 report.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Allegheny College can choose from 30 majors with reported graduates spanning 17 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Allegheny College are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Allegheny College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Allegheny College:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Allegheny College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (78% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Continue Your Research on Allegheny College

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Academic Majors at Allegheny College — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Allegheny College — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Allegheny College — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Allegheny College — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at Allegheny College — regional and program accreditation status