Bryn Athyn College Of The New Church

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Bryn Athyn College of the New Church is a private, Christian liberal arts institute, located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. The institute was established in the year 1877. It was originally known as Academy of the New Church; the institute was renamed Bryn Athyn College in 1997. The college campus is spread across an area of 130 acres. Undergraduate degrees are avaliable in education, biology, English, history, interdisciplinary studies, and religion. Students are also offered Interdisciplinary degrees in psychology and business.

A majority of the students at Bryn Athyn College of the New Church are involved in student groups. Some of the clubs and organizations of the college include Community Service Organization, Outing Club, Business Club, and International Student Organization. The student body of the institute represents 14 foreign countries. The college offers intercollegiate soccer, ice hockey, tennis, lacrosse, volleyball, and badminton teams.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Other Religion religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and religion and philosophy.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Selective admissions.
• High male/female ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Trimester.

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.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 164 in 2009-2010 (148 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students, graduate students are 9%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 11%.

Students under 25 years old represent 79% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Bryn Athyn provides on-campus housing for 137 of its 148 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (27 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences