Academics at Indian River State College - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at Indian River State College will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at Indian River State College this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 16,686 undergraduate students at Indian River State College is 793 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 26 to 1 which places Indian River State College among the worst concerning instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at Indian River State College , there are 26 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is among the worst regrading instructional attention.

A slim percentage of the instructors (32.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	A slim percentage of the faculty (32.0% ) are full-time.
	The majority of the faculty (74.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at Indian River State College compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

Indian River State College offers 56 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 38 majors within 15 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, Indian River State College awarded 3,390 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Associates Graduations	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Liberal Arts General Studies	2,032	0	2,032
Business Administration & Management	39	219	258
Nursing	134	116	250
Human Services	0	121	121
Criminal Justice & Corrections	48	71	119

Find out what Indian River State College's top fields of study and majors are

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