City University Of Seattle

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

City University of Seattle, also nickname as CityU, was established in 1973. It was originally founded as City College in the state of Washington. Later, in 1982, it was converted to its present name, City University. With campuses all over the world, CityU enroll over 12,000 students. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate degrees and various professional certificate courses covering diverse areas of study.

CityU’s campus is home to a variety of clubs and organizations. It has an active student administration working for the overall development of the students by providing a variety of services for their professional and personal development. It is also home to several student clubs and organizations. SIFE is a free enterprise and non-profit organization of CityU that serves 1,600 university campuses located across 40 countries.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, education and teaching, and computer science and engineering.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,184 in 2009-2010 (3,522 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 43% of enrolled students and graduate students are 57%.

Students under 25 years old represent 10% of the student body. About 34% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

City University Of Seattle offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.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 (1,027 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Financial Planning and Services
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (96 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Specific Applications
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management
• Information Technology
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (569 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

LIBERAL ARTS (75 awarded)

• General Studies

MEDIA (2 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (133 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Psychology