Clarion University Of Pennsylvania

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Clarion University of Pennsylvania was established in 1867 as a public university. It is one of the 14 universities under the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The rural campus sits on 100 acres of land. More than 6,000 students enroll at the Clarion University of Pennsylvania every year. The university offers associates, bachelors and masters degrees to its students. Distance education and international programs are also available at this university. Students can chose from over 90 different areas of study.

Apart from its main campus in Clarion, Pennsylvania, the university also has under 2 campuses in:

• Pittsburgh
• Oil City (Venango Campus)

Clarion University of Pennsylvania has an interesting student life. There are over 130 student clubs and organizations including academic, athletic, Greek, political, intramural, service, multicultural and special interest groups.

The sports teams of Clarion University of Pennsylvania are called the Golden Eagles. They participate in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, swimming & diving, soccer, softball, track & field, volleyball, wrestling and tennis.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and media.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• 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 7,100 in 2009-2010 (6,247 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students and graduate students are 19%.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Clarion University provides on-campus housing for 1,342 of its 6,247 (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 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 98 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 81 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Clarion University 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 (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (14 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (167 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (19 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (13 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (210 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (31 awarded)

• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

LAW (6 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (404 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (85 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (121 awarded)

• Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

MUSIC (8 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (86 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (78 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Molecular Biology
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (17 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (73 awarded)

• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Psychology
• Social Psychology