College Of Mount St. Joseph

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

The College of Mount St. Joseph is a private, Catholic, coeducational college located in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was established in the year 1920 by the Sisters of Charity. The college offers more than 30 undergraduate programs, over 8 associate degrees, graduate degrees programs, pre-professional programs, and certificate programs in diverse areas of study.

The College of Mount St. Joseph has an active student life. The campus is home to more than 25 student clubs and organizations. Some of the popular ones are the student government, the student newspaper, environmental clubs, symphonic and community concert bands, academic honor societies, chorale groups, social clubs, jazz and percussion ensembles, theater/drama clubs, and political clubs.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine and design.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High female/male ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Numerous part-time students.

School characteristics:

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

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,133 in 2009-2010 (1,946 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

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

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

College Of Mount St. Joseph provides on-campus housing for 500 of its 1,946 (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 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

College Of Mount St. Joseph offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

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)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (78 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

DESIGN (31 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (104 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (11 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (14 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (47 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (15 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Gerontology

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (105 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (23 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Theology and Religious Vocations

SCIENCE (12 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Natural Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (20 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (35 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology