Academic Life at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus: 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 & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus is 22 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus employs 82% 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.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus can choose from 79 majors with reported graduates spanning 25 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 4,137 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus retains and graduates its students — 75% 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.

Dig Deeper into Academics into Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

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

• Majors & Degree Programs at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation and Retention at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus — regional and program accreditation status