Academic Life at Pennsylvania Western University

The Academic Picture

Heres a high-level look at academic life at Pennsylvania Western University, covering the student-to-faculty ratio, the majors and degrees offered, and what online and distance learning is available.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Pennsylvania Western University:

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

Faculty Resources

With 17 students per faculty member, Pennsylvania Western University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. With 82% of instructors full time, Pennsylvania Western University 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

Pennsylvania Western University offers 85 majors with reported completions across 25 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Pennsylvania Western University are summarised below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Pennsylvania Western University.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Pennsylvania Western University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Pennsylvania Western University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 4,980 undergraduates study at least partly 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 (72% 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.

Explore Further at Pennsylvania Western University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Pennsylvania Western University in more detail:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Pennsylvania Western University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Pennsylvania Western University — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Pennsylvania Western University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at Pennsylvania Western University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Pennsylvania Western University — regional and program accreditation status