The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the private not-for-profit institution in Roanoke conferred 28 bachelor's degrees and 26 master's degrees in visual and performing arts programs.
But the single most popular program was for a master's degree in "other" English language and literature/letters. Data shows the school gave out 18 master's degrees in "other" English language and literature/letters, followed by 17 master's degrees in general dance and 17 bachelor's degrees in general biology/biological sciences.
The university enrolled 805 students for 2017-18, including 676 in undergraduate programs and 129 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor's degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance, General | 2 | 17 | 19 | |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | - | 8 | 8 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 5 | - | 5 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Music, General | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 28 | 26 | 54 | 26.7 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | - | 18 | 18 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 12 | - | 12 | |
| Creative Writing | - | 9 | 9 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 12 | 27 | 39 | 19.3 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Social Sciences, General | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Sociology | 5 | - | 5 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Economics, General | - | - | - | |
| Social Sciences total | 16 | 5 | 21 | 10.4 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 17 | - | 17 | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 17 | - | 17 | 8.4 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | - | 14 | 14 | |
| Education total | - | 14 | 14 | 6.9 |
| Psychology, General | 14 | - | 14 | |
| Psychology total | 14 | - | 14 | 6.9 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 7 | - | 7 | |
| Organizational Leadership | - | 5 | 5 | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5.9 |
| Environmental Studies | 4 | - | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 7 | - | 7 | 3.5 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 6 | - | 6 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 6 | - | 6 | 3 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 3 | - | 3 | |
| French Language and Literature | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 6 | - | 6 | 3 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Mathematics, General | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 3 | - | 3 | 1.5 |
| Women's Studies | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
| History, General | 1 | - | 1 | |
| History total | 1 | - | 1 | 0.5 |
| Philosophy | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | - | - | - | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 1 | - | 1 | 0.5 |
| Chemistry, General | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Physics, General | - | - | - | |
| Physical Sciences total | 1 | - | 1 | 0.5 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | - | - | - | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | - | - | - | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | - | - | - | - |
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