Academic Life at De Anza College

Academics at a Glance

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

58 Majors With Completions

24:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

37% 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

At 24 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at De Anza College is above the national average of 15 to 1. At De Anza College, 37% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

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

Majors and Fields of Study

De Anza College offers 58 majors with reported completions across 25 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at De Anza College are shown below:

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

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

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Business Administration, Management and Operations	418
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	397
Biological and Physical Sciences	192
Psychology, General	179
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician, General	149

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 De Anza College:

Looking for flexibility? De Anza College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 14,572 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (76% 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.

Continue Your Research on De Anza College

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

Academic Majors at De Anza College — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at De Anza College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
Graduation and Retention at De Anza College — graduation and first-year retention rates
Distance Learning at De Anza College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation Detail at De Anza College — regional and program accreditation status