Colby-Sawyer College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Colby-Sawyer College, located in New London, New Hampshire, is an independent, liberal arts college. Its campus occupies an area of 190 acres. Colby-Sawyer College was founded in 1837 as a coeducational academy. It went on to become a junior college for women in 1928, and then regained its co-educational status in 1989.

Colby-Sawyer College offers undergraduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines, including business administration, environmental studies, fine and performing arts, exercise and sport sciences, social sciences and education, humanities, nursing, and natural sciences.

Colby-Sawyer is an NCAA Division III college, and is also a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference, the Commonwealth Coast Conference, the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association, the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association, and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. In 2007, U.S. News & World Report listed Colby-Sawyer in its "Great Schools, Great Prices" category of top Northern baccalaureate colleges.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, media, and therapy and counseling.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• 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.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,004 in 2009-2010 (982 full-time equivalent).

About 29% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 71% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 97% of the student body. About 1% 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)

Room and Board

Colby Sawyer provides on-campus housing for 999 of its 982 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (29 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (13 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (17 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (16 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences

MEDIA (17 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (24 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (43 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (24 awarded)

• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Psychology