Academics at Beloit College

All About Academics

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

33 Majors With Completions

11:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

78% Full-Time Faculty

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 Resources

With 11 students per faculty member, Beloit College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Beloit College employs 78% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Beloit College can choose from 33 majors with reported graduates spanning 18 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Beloit College are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

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

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Biology, General	27
Chemistry	19
Psychology, General	15
Sociology	14
Education, General	12

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Beloit College, a few more questions are worth asking:

Looking for flexibility? Beloit College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 17 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (81% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into Beloit College

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

Academic Majors at Beloit College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
Faculty Composition at Beloit College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation and Retention at Beloit College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Online Learning at Beloit College — online and distance enrollment options
Accreditation at Beloit College — accreditation status and accrediting bodies