Andrews University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

Overview

Andrews University was established in the year 1874 and was originally known as Battle Creek College. This university is located in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States, and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day Adventist school system. The university offers degrees and certificate priograms through its six schools and colleges. These are:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Technology
• School of Architecture
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Graduate Studies
• Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary

The students of Andrews University have access to a number of clubs and organizations including Sigma Phi Delta, Black Student Christian Forum, Agriculture Country Club, Table Tennis Club, and Amateur Radio Club. The university's athletic department fields both men's and women's teams. These teams participate in sports such as basketball, soccer, and hockey.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Seventh Day Adventists religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in architecture and planning, religion and philosophy, therapy and counseling, and family and social work.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

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.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,419 in 2009-2010 (2,425 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 51% of enrolled students, graduate students are 39%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 10%.

Students under 25 years old represent 53% of the student body. About 22% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Andrews provides on-campus housing for 1,230 of its 2,425 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Graduate School Focus

Andrews offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (7 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (44 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• Interior Architecture

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (44 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Finance
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (9 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (53 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician
• Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician
• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
• Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (43 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (3 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Horticultural Science

LIBERAL ARTS (71 awarded)

• Development Economics and International Development
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (0 awarded)

• Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician

MEDIA (12 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health and Medical Administrative Services

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (13 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (22 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Pre-Veterinary Studies

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music
• Piano and Organ

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (32 awarded)

• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (4 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (6 awarded)

• Intermedia/Multimedia
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (162 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology/Theological Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (32 awarded)

• Anatomy
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biophysics
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Zoology/Animal Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (69 awarded)

• Behavioral Sciences
• Community Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (4 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations