Allen University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Allen University is a historically black, coeducational, private college. It was established in 1870 as Payne Institute in Cokesbury, and was dedicated to providing education for freed African-American slaves. After being relocated to Columbia, its name was changed to Allen University in the honor of Bishop Richard Allen. The college remains associated to the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Allen University offers its students with bachelor’s degree in both arts and science. It offers majors in biology, business administration, English, chemistry, fine arts, music, religion, military science and health courses. The college also offers the facility of providing orientation courses, adult learning, and general education courses for students.

Allen University has an active Greek life consisting of honor societies like Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Phi Omega, and Phi Beta Lambda. The college also has a number of co-curricular clubs such as Music Club, Drama Club, Biology Club, Speech and Debate Club, and English Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• African Methodist Episcopal religious affiliation.
• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, science, business and management, and liberal arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Allen is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 725 in 2009-2010 (616 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 89% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Allen provides on-campus housing for 681 of its 616 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Other for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 6 male students received the aid (men were 46% of those receiving aid) and 7 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 54% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (17 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (18 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry