Augusta State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Augusta State University is a public university in Augusta, Georgia. It was initially founded in 1783 as the Academy of Richmond County. It started to offer collegiate-level classes in 1785. It became a part of the University System of Georgia in 1958, when the name was changed to Augusta College. In 1963, it was granted a 4-year status, and the name was changed to Augusta State University in 1996.

ASU offers enrollment to more than 5,000 undergraduate and close to 1,000 graduate students every year. Students are awarded associate, bachelor, master, and specialist degrees in more than 50 areas of study. Paralegal certificates and cooperative doctorate programs are also available at this university. ASU is organized into 3 colleges:

• College of Education
• James M. Hull College of Business
• Katherine Reese Pamplin College of Arts and Sciences

Students enjoy a vibrant Greek life in ASU with fraternities like Delta Chi and Phi Beta Sigma, and sororities like Alpha Kappa Alpha, Zeta Phi Beta, Zeta Tau Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Numerous part-time students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• 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 may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,689 in 2009-2010 (5,675 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students and graduate students are 19%.

Students under 25 years old represent 64% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 92% are full-time and 8% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Augusta State provides on-campus housing for 425 of its 5,675 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Peach Belt Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 55 male students received the aid (men were 47% of those receiving aid) and 63 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 53% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Augusta State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (189 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (487 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (20 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (124 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (57 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (104 awarded)

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

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (9 awarded)

• Intermedia/Multimedia

SCIENCE (53 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (33 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (40 awarded)

• Psychology