Academic Life at Loras College

Academics at a Glance

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

36 Majors With Completions

12:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

73% 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 & Class Sizes

With 12 students per faculty member, Loras College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. With 73% of instructors full time, Loras College is 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.

Most Popular Majors

Students at Loras College can choose from 36 majors with reported graduates spanning 20 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Loras College are shown below:

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

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

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	39
Psychology, General	31
Business Administration, Management and Operations	24
Social Work	20
Finance and Financial Management Services	19

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

Questions Worth Asking

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

Looking for flexibility? Loras College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 25 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 (82% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). 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 Loras College

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

Majors & Degree Programs at Loras College — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at Loras College — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation & Retention at Loras College — how well the school retains and graduates students
Distance Learning at Loras College — what online and distance learning is available
Accreditation at Loras College — the schools accreditation and what it means