Inside Academics at Gustavus Adolphus College

The Academic Picture

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

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 and Teaching

With 11 students per faculty member, Gustavus Adolphus College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. With 93% of instructors full time, Gustavus Adolphus College is above the national average of 47%.

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

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at Gustavus Adolphus College can choose from 35 majors with reported graduates spanning 19 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Gustavus Adolphus College are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Gustavus Adolphus College.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

More to Consider

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

• Need flexibility? Check whether Gustavus Adolphus College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 79 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Gustavus Adolphus College retains and graduates its students — 88% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Gustavus Adolphus College.

Explore Further into Gustavus Adolphus College

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

• Academic Majors at Gustavus Adolphus College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Gustavus Adolphus College — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at Gustavus Adolphus College — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Distance Learning at Gustavus Adolphus College — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Gustavus Adolphus College — accreditation status and accrediting bodies