Daemen College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Daemen College is a four-year, non-sectarian, liberal arts college located in Amherst, New York, United states. It was established in 1947 as Rosary Hill College for women by Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity.

There are over 6 graduate and 30 undergraduate programs at the college. The school comprises of the following academic units:

• Division of Arts and Sciences
• Division of Health and Human Services

Daemen College is home to numerous clubs and organizations including Delta Phi Mu, Psi Xi Omicron, Table Tennis Club, and Student Physical Therapy Association. Daemen sports teams were formerly known as the Warriors and are presently nicknamed the Wildcats.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, nursing and emergency medicine, and therapy and counseling.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

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.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,716 in 2009-2010 (2,394 full-time equivalent).

About 24% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 76% of the class.

Undergrads are 8% of enrolled students and graduate students are 92%.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Daemen provides on-campus housing for 619 of its 2,394 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the American Mideast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 29 male students received the aid (men were 41% of those receiving aid) and 41 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 59% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Daemen offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (76 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Related Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (8 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (360 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (9 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Painting
• Sculpture

LIBERAL ARTS (13 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Political Science and Government
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Urban Studies/Affairs

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (30 awarded)

• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (28 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (122 awarded)

• Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (23 awarded)

• Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services
• Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded)

• Drawing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (14 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Environmental Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (72 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology