Carlow University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Carlow University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in the year 1929, and the Sisters of Mercy from Carlow, Ireland, played an important role in establishing this university. It was formerly known as Mount Mercy College and gained university status in 2004. Students are offered degrees through the academic schools and divisions of the university, which are:

• Division of Humanities
• Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• School for Social Change
• School of Education
• School of Management
• School of Nursing

Carlow University is home to a large number of student clubs and organizations. Some of them are the International Student Association, Black Student Union, American Chemical Society, Chi Eta Phi, Kappa Delta Epsilon, and Blessed Gospel Choir.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, art studies, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High female/male ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) 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.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,128 in 2009-2010 (1,868 full-time equivalent).

About 2% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 98% of the class.

Undergrads are 68% of enrolled students and graduate students are 32%.

Students under 25 years old represent 46% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Carlow provides on-campus housing for 403 of its 1,868 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the American Mideast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 18 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 100% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Carlow offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.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)

ART STUDIES (19 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (84 awarded)

• Accounting
• Auditing
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Software and Media Applications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (70 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (12 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (64 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (10 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (141 awarded)

• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (38 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (70 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology