Central State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Central State University, also known as CSU, is located in Wilberforce, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1887 as part of Wilberforce University. It served as the Combined Normal and Industrial Department that provided vocational education and teacher training. It was separated from the university in 1947 and renamed the College of Education and Industrial Arts at Wilberforce, Ohio. The name was changed to Central State College in 1951. The college gained university status in 1965 and adopted its current name. CSU also has a branch campus in Dayton. The university is organized into the following colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business and Industry
• College of Education

CSU has approximately 30 on-campus student clubs and organizations including the Pre-Law Society, Kappa Alpha Psi, Student Government Association, Alpha Phi Alpha, Daughters of Nia Anaya, and Mu Phi Epsilon. The Greek letter organizations are governed by the CSU National Pan-Hellenic Council.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in media, music, art studies, business and management, and education and teaching.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Selective admissions.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• 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.
• 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

Central State is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 2,171 in 2009-2010 (2,148 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 99% of enrolled students and graduate students are 1%.

Students under 25 years old represent 86% of the student body. About 4% 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

Central State provides on-campus housing for 1,352 of its 2,148 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Independent Great Lakes Region for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 43 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 39 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (54 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (39 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Industrial Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (13 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (25 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Music Performance

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Psychology