Alma College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Alma College, established in 1886, is a private, liberal arts college located in Alma, Michigan, United States. The college is spread across an area of 325 acres. The college offers bachelor's degree programs in several fields including:

• Humanities
• Science

In addition the college also offers pre-professional programs in several subjects including

• Pre-Medicine
• Pre-Engineering
• Pre-Dentistry

The college has an impressive enrollment of international students.

Alma College has an active student life. There are several student clubs, organizations and over 15 honor societies that operate in the campus. The college also has an active Greek life. Alpha Mu Gamma, Alpha Psi Omega, and Lambda Pi Eta are some of the honor societies in the campus. Some of the student organizations that operate in the campus are Senior Challenge Committee and Student Health Advisory.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, drama and performing arts, music, mathematics, art studies, and medicine.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• 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 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 1,382 in 2009-2010 (1,413 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Alma provides on-campus housing for 1,210 of its 1,413 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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 (9 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (47 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (22 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

LIBERAL ARTS (59 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Museology/Museum Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (8 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

MEDICINE (25 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (10 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (43 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (17 awarded)

• Psychology