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Dean College

Dean College is a private college located in Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1865 as a co-educational academy. The college was named after Dr. Oliver Dean, the founder of Dean Academy. The college grants associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in more than 12 majors. The main campus is well maintained and is spread across an area of 100 acres. The student body of Dean College is impressive, and includes students from across the United States of America and several other countries.

Dean College has an active student life. The campus hosts more than 20 clubs and organizations based on the varied interests of the students. Some of the popular ones include the Multicultural Groups, Academic Clubs, Club Sports, and many more.

Campus Location

99 Main Street
Franklin, MA 02038-1941
USA
Main Tel: (508) 541-1900
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Dean College Highlights

Where Dean College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, nutrition and exercise therapy, and liberal arts.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Large number of students.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Student meal (board) plan
  • Part-time classes available
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Associate24219
Bachelor352

Dean Students

The student enrollment at Dean was 1,302 in 2007 (1,125 full-time equivalent).

About 58% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 42% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

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

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 25,420
Room$ 6,930
Board$ 4,030
Books and supplies$ 600
Other$ 720

Financial Aid: Dean participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  3
Without tenure; tenure not available  31

Housing and Meals

Dean provides on-campus housing for 855 of its 1,125 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Dean Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men66%
Women72%
All69%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal390-490
Math380-490

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

  • Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (53 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (56 awarded)

  • Dance
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (11 awarded)

  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (89 awarded)

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

MEDIA (16 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (5 awarded)

  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (23 awarded)

  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Health and Physical Education/Fitness
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (18 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

  • Psychology

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Dean with government-defined occupation categories.)

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