by our College Data Analytics TeamAcademics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at College of Southern Maryland: 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:
With 16 students per faculty member, College of Southern Maryland is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. College of Southern Maryland 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.
College of Southern Maryland offers 35 majors with reported completions across 14 broad fields of study.
Degrees offered at College of Southern Maryland are summarised below:
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | — |
| Master’s | — |
| Doctorate | — |
Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at College of Southern Maryland.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 581 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 105 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 104 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 79 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 67 |
See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.
As you weigh academic life at College of Southern Maryland, a few more questions are worth asking:
Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic: