Campbell University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Campbell University is a private coeducational, Baptist university located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It was established as a community school on January 5, 1887. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. Campbell is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Campbell University Divinity School
• Campbell University School of Education
• Campbell University School of Pharmacy
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Lundy-Fetterman School of Business
• Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

The Campbell Times is the monthly, student-run newspaper of the university The campus is also home to several student clubs and organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management, law, and medicine.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• High male/female ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

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.
• 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 6,075 in 2009-2010 (4,669 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 64% of enrolled students, graduate students are 20%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 16%.

Students under 25 years old represent 64% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Campbell provides on-campus housing for 2,035 of its 4,669 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

School sports include football (Pioneer Football League), basketball (Atlantic Sun Conference), baseball (Atlantic Sun Conference), and track (Atlantic Sun Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 110 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 116 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Campbell offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Other Than Research or Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (557 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (17 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Technology

DESIGN (9 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (245 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (30 awarded)

• Child Development
• Community Organization and Advocacy
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (21 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (110 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (126 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (22 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication and Media Studies
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICINE (188 awarded)

• Clinical and Industrial Drug Development (MS, PhD)
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (23 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (54 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (42 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (16 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (74 awarded)

• Psychology