Davenport University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Davenport University, or DU, was founded in 1866. The main campus of the university is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition, DU has branch campuses in many places throughout Michigan as well as in Northern Indiana. The university offers a number of bachelor and master degrees as well as certificate programs. DU is organized into the following academic units:

• Donald W. Maine School of Business
• School of Health Professions
• School of Technology

DU offers several scholarship programs for the academically talented students. Some of these are the Alumni Legacy Endowed Scholarship, Michael D. Davis Endowed Scholarship, Alfred and Eleanor Dinsmore Nursing Scholarship, and John Dishaw Memorial Scholarship.

There are a wide variety of student clubs at DU. Some of these student run organizations are the Students in Free Enterprise, Distributive Education Clubs of America, and International Students Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, nursing and emergency medicine, and computer science and engineering.
• High female/male ratio.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of business and management.

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 10,773 in 2009-2010 (7,586 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 86% of enrolled students and graduate students are 14%.

Students under 25 years old represent 31% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 53% are full-time and 47% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Davenport provides on-campus housing for 491 of its 7,586 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 71 male students received the aid (men were 70% of those receiving aid) and 30 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 30% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Davenport offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,160 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (214 awarded)

• Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Information Science/Studies
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

HOSPITALITY (1 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (19 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (291 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
• Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist
• Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (219 awarded)

• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (225 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (20 awarded)

• Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
• Office Management and Supervision

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Bioinformatics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (11 awarded)

• Corrections
• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (3 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage