College Of Santa Fe

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

College of Santa Fe, also referred to as CSF, is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. It was established in 1859 as St. Michael's College. It became the College of the Christian Brothers of New Mexico in 1874. It dropped its higher education program after World War I and continued as a preparatory school until the late 1940s. In 1947, the college assumed its modern form and the first classes were held with 148 students and 15 faculty members. In 1966, the college adopted its current name and became a coeducational institution.

CSF has several student organizations including the Earth Children's Club, Amnesty International, Composting Club, Student Writers' Association, Anime Club, Bowling Club, Student Management Association, Art Club, and Sigma Tau Epsilon.

CSF's The sports teams are nicknamed the Prairie Dogs. They are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, music, art studies, photography and commercial art, and conservation and resource management.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• 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.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 622 in 2009-2010 (834 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 89% of enrolled students and graduate students are 11%.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 14% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

College Of Santa Fe provides on-campus housing for 94 of its 834 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Graduate School Focus

College Of Santa Fe offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (34 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources and Conservation

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (17 awarded)

• Acting
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (38 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (4 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Painting

LIBERAL ARTS (33 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MUSIC (14 awarded)

• Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (43 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies
• Intermedia/Multimedia
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (22 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Psychology