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Chowan University

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Campus Location

One University Place
Murfreesboro, NC 27855
USA
Main Tel: (252) 398-6500
Web Site

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

Chowan University Highlights

Where Chowan University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Southern Baptist religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in music, media, nutrition and exercise therapy, and security and law enforcement.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • Large number of students.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Study abroad option
  • Part-time classes available
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor8924
Associate21

Chowan Students

The student enrollment at Chowan was 875 in 2007 (839 full-time equivalent).

About 55% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 45% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 17,030
Room$ 3,300
Board$ 3,700
Books and supplies$ 850
Other$ 240

Financial Aid: Chowan participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  18
Without tenure; working toward tenure  21
Without tenure; tenure not available  11

Housing and Meals

Chowan provides on-campus housing for 1,000 of its 839 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Chowan Athletics

School sports include football (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association), basketball (Other), baseball (Other), and track (Other).

Chowan offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 56 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 39 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .

Chowan Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men58%
Women55%
All56%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal380-470
Math380-480
Writing380-470

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

DESIGN (4 awarded)

  • Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (9 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Social Science Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

  • Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (16 awarded)

  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (10 awarded)

  • Graphic Communications
  • Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production

MUSIC (3 awarded)

  • Music Management and Merchandising
  • Music Performance
  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (11 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (9 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (7 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Chowan with government-defined occupation categories.)

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