Dean College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• 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.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

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.
• 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 1,341 in 2009-2010 (1,145 full-time equivalent).

About 60% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 40% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 86% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Dean provides on-campus housing for 872 of its 1,145 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (42 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Management Information Systems

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (23 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (7 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (62 awarded)

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

MEDIA (10 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (24 awarded)

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

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (13 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Psychology