Adrian College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Adrian College was established in 1859. The college was founded by the Wesleyan Methodists and was originally a theological institute. It is a private, co-educational college of liberal arts located in Adrian, Michigan. The campus of Adrian College is spread across an area of 100 acres. Adrian College provides more than 40 majors and several pre-professional programs. The institution also sponsors various study abroad programs for its students.

Adrian College is home to more than 60 recognized student clubs and organizations. The institution has an active Greek life as well. Some of the clubs and organizations sponsored by Adrian College are Campus Crusade for Christ, the Catholic Student Association, the Adrian Asian Awareness Group, Alpha Sigma Alpha and Phi Kappa Sigma.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, nutrition and exercise therapy, drama and performing arts, and fine arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,469 in 2009-2010 (1,424 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Adrian College provides on-campus housing for 1,586 of its 1,424 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 18 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (30 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (7 awarded)

• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (15 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (17 awarded)

• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (14 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (14 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (13 awarded)

• Psychology