Academic Life at Anderson University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Anderson University: 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 and Teaching

With 10 students for every instructional faculty member, Anderson University ranks among the best colleges for instructional attention when compared with the national average of 15 to 1. Anderson University employs 100% 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.

Most Popular Majors

Anderson University offers 39 majors with reported completions across 21 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Anderson University are shown below:

The most popular majors at Anderson University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Anderson University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? Anderson University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 388 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Anderson University retains and graduates its students — 60% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further on Anderson University

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

• Academic Majors at Anderson University — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Anderson University — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at Anderson University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Anderson University — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation Detail at Anderson University — the schools accreditation and what it means