Avila University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Avila University, also referred to as AU, is located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It was founded in 1916 as Saint Teresa College. It was renamed to College of Saint Teresa in 1941. The college moved to its present location in 1963 and adopted the current name. It was named after Saint Teresa of Avila. The campus comprises of more than 10 buildings and spreads across an area of approximately 50 acres. AU offers several degrees and certificate programs through the following college and schools:

• College of Humanities
• School of Behavioral and Social Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Nursing
• School of Science and Health
• School of Visual and Communication Arts

The student organizations of AU play an active role in the students lives. Some of the organizations include the Black Student Union, Avila Student Nurses Organization, Avila Education Association, Kappa Delta Pi, Sigma Tau Delta, Student Senate, Residence Hall Association, International Student Organization, Student Social Work Association, and Radiologic Science Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, business and management, art studies, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Selective admissions.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• 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 1,939 in 2009-2010 (1,637 full-time equivalent).

About 33% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 67% of the class.

Undergrads are 55% of enrolled students and graduate students are 45%.

Students under 25 years old represent 45% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Avila provides on-campus housing for 336 of its 1,637 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Heart of America Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 163 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 150 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (12 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (157 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (13 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (70 awarded)

• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded)

• Social Work

LAW (5 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (15 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (7 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (22 awarded)

• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (43 awarded)

• Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (4 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education/Fitness

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (9 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (70 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Psychology