Arcadia University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Arcadia University is a private, coeducational university of liberal arts located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in the year 1853. Arcadia University was originally founded as a school in Beaver, Pennsylvania. It became Beaver College in 1872 and attained university status in July 2001. Its main campus spreads across an area of more than 70 acres. The university offers graduate and undergraduate degrees as well as various study-abroad programs in diverse areas of study.

The university supports more than 70 on-campus student clubs and organizations including the Abstract Club–Art, Martial Arts Club, and Latino Association. According to the 2004 edition of the U.S. News & World Report, Arcadia University was ranked among the top 20 universities in the North.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, drama and performing arts, education and teaching, and science.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

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.
• 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 3,868 in 2009-2010 (3,591 full-time equivalent).

About 28% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 72% of the class.

Undergrads are 50% of enrolled students and graduate students are 50%.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Arcadia provides on-campus housing for 1,350 of its 3,591 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 14 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Arcadia offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (106 awarded)

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DESIGN (10 awarded)

• Illustration
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (22 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (250 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Psychology Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FINE ARTS (13 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Metal and Jewelry Arts
• Painting

LIBERAL ARTS (132 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Italian Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (18 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (17 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
• Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (80 awarded)

• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (14 awarded)

• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (16 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Photography
• Printmaking

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (65 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Human/Medical Genetics
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (25 awarded)

• Criminology
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (105 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Counseling Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology