College Of Saint Elizabeth

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

College of Saint Elizabeth, also known as CSE, is located in Morris Township, New Jersey, United States. It was founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. CSE was incorporated under New Jersey State law in 1900 and conferred its first baccalaureate degrees in 1903.

The campus spreads across an area of 200 acres and comprise of more than 10 buildings. There are approximately 500 part-time undergraduate students, 300 graduate students, and more than 600 full-time undergraduate students in the college. CSE offers a variety of graduate and undergraduate programs in several fields of study.

CSE's students participate in a variety of sports including volleyball, tennis, swimming, softball, soccer, cross country, and basketball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and religion and philosophy.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High female/male 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.
• 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 2,111 in 2009-2010 (1,321 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students and graduate students are 21%.

Students under 25 years old represent 37% of the student body. About 33% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

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

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

College Of Saint Elizabeth provides on-campus housing for 411 of its 1,321 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Graduate School Focus

College Of Saint Elizabeth offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (4 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (84 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (243 awarded)

• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (4 awarded)

• Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

LIBERAL ARTS (52 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (27 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (67 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (24 awarded)

• Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (39 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (17 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (28 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology