Independent Study
Seniors at independent colleges and universities are more likely to engage in an independent study or design their own major than their peers at other institutions. For example, 26 percent of seniors at non-doctoral private colleges engaged in an independent study compared with 17 percent of students at non-doctoral public institutions and 18 percent at doctoral public institutions.
Note: Percentage of students who responded that they engaged in an independent study or self-designed major before graduating from their institution.