Academic Life at Shorter University

Academics at a Glance

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

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

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

Faculty and Teaching

With 15 students per faculty member, Shorter University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Shorter University employs 61% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

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

Majors & Degrees

Shorter University offers 23 majors with reported completions across 17 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Shorter University are shown below:

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

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

Additional Questions to Ask

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

• Need flexibility? Check whether Shorter University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 417 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 (61% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further at Shorter University

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

• Academic Majors at Shorter University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Shorter University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation & Retention at Shorter University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Shorter University — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Shorter University — the schools accreditation and what it means