Albion College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Albion College is located in Albion, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1835. On February 25, 1861, the college was fully certified by State legislature to grant a full four-year college degree. The school adopted "Liberal Arts at Work” in 1999.

The main campus of the college spreads across an area of nearly 90 acres. The school offers Bachelor of Arts degrees and Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) degrees to students. Albion has more than 100 student organizations. Some of them are the Philosophy Club, Investment Club, English Club, and Geology Club.

The school is home to mmore than five social sororities and more than five social fraternities. Over 40% of the students are members of social Greek organizations. The college's sports teams are nicknamed the Britons.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, media, and liberal arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.

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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,860 in 2009-2010 (1,721 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 99% of the student body. About 0% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Albion provides on-campus housing for 1,798 of its 1,721 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 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 (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (40 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (21 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Psychology Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (166 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (30 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (23 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (16 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (85 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics
• Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (48 awarded)

• Psychology