Academic Life at Olivet Nazarene University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Olivet Nazarene University: 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:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 14 students per faculty member, Olivet Nazarene University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. 40% of the instructors at Olivet Nazarene University are employed full time, near 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 Olivet Nazarene University can choose from 64 majors with reported graduates spanning 24 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Olivet Nazarene University are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Olivet Nazarene University.

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

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Olivet Nazarene University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Olivet Nazarene University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 901 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Olivet Nazarene University retains and graduates its students — 71% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Olivet Nazarene University.

Continue Your Research into Olivet Nazarene University

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

• Majors & Degree Programs at Olivet Nazarene University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at Olivet Nazarene University — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at Olivet Nazarene University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at Olivet Nazarene University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Olivet Nazarene University — the schools accreditation and what it means