Cabrini College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Cabrini College is a Roman Catholic, residential school located in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1957.

The college spreads across an area of 112 acres. It serves over 3,000 men and women in graduate and undergraduate professional studies and liberal arts programs. Cabrini is organized into several academic departments including the business department, communication department, education department, and English department.

The students of Cabrini College participate in more than 50 clubs and organizations. Some of them are the Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society, Beta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Zeta, Cheerleading Club, and Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society. The college has one junior varsity team and more than 15 varsity teams.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,580 in 2009-2010 (3,058 full-time equivalent).

About 34% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 66% of the class.

Undergrads are 26% of enrolled students and graduate students are 74%.

Students under 25 years old represent 47% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Cabrini provides on-campus housing for 990 of its 3,058 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Cabrini 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 (119 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

DESIGN (10 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (663 awarded)

• Education
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (14 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (51 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (55 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (23 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (22 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (7 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (19 awarded)

• Psychology