Baldwin-Wallace College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Baldwin-Wallace College, also known as BWC, is a private liberal arts college. It is located in Berea, Ohio. Established in 1845, BWC records an enrollment of over 4,500 students every year. BWC is comprised of more than 25 academic departments with several under-graduate and post-graduate programs covering various areas of study. It offers more than 50 majors and various cooperative and pre-professional programs.

The College has an active student administration that runs over 100 registered clubs and organizations. BWC is home to a number of fraternities and sororities which include Alpha Tau Omega and Phi Kappa Tau in Men's fraternities and Alpha Phi and Delta Zeta in Women's sororities. The student media runs a radio station called WBWC.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management, drama and performing arts, and music.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• 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 may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,374 in 2009-2010 (3,837 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 66% of enrolled students and graduate students are 34%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Baldwin Wallace provides on-campus housing for 1,910 of its 3,837 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

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

Graduate School Focus

Baldwin Wallace 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 (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (397 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (13 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Software and Media Applications
• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (25 awarded)

• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (174 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (1 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (12 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (109 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (9 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (57 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICINE (14 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Neuroscience

MUSIC (27 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (33 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (6 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (61 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Exercise Physiology
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (20 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (58 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology