Brescia University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Brescia University, BU, is a 4-year, private, coeducational, Catholic university in Owensboro, Kentucky that was founded as Brescia College by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph in 1950. It became Brescia University on June 1, 1998. Degrees offered include Associate of Science, Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Master of Science. It also offers other programs like English as a second language, pre-professional programs, and STARS program. BU’s campus is comprised of more than 20 buildings.

Brescia University has several student clubs and organizations including the Spanish Club, the Student Government Association (SGA), the Kentucky Education Association (KEA), and the Pre-Professional Club.

The sports teams of BU are known as the Bearcats. The Bearcats field thirteen sports: 6 for men and 7 for women. Joey Goebel, an American author, is a notable graduate of the university.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in family and social work, mathematics, business and management, and photography and commercial art.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

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.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 622 in 2009-2010 (518 full-time equivalent).

About 36% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 64% of the class.

Undergrads are 93% of enrolled students and graduate students are 7%.

Students under 25 years old represent 58% of the student body. About 12% 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

Brescia provides on-campus housing for 274 of its 518 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 79 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 72 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Brescia 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 (31 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (17 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (11 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (8 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics and Computer Science

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

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

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (4 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Religious Education
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

• Psychology