Drury University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Drury University is a private liberal arts college situated in Springfield, Missouri. It was established as Springfield College in 1873 by the Congregationalist church missionaries. Drury University enrolls around 1,700 undergraduates, 3,000 adult part-time undergrads and about 400 graduate students every semester. The University offers a number of degrees and programs in varied areas of study. Its main campus is spread over an area of more than 100 acres. Drury University is comprised of the following academic divisions:

• Division of Humanities & Fine Arts
• Division of Mathematics & Sciences
• Division of Social Sciences

The University's sports department fields several men's and women's athletic teams. Drury University was also a founding member of the Heartland Conference. Its teams take part in a wide selection of sports, including volleyball, basketball, baseball and soccer.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, security and law enforcement, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

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.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,260 in 2009-2010 (4,139 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%.

Students under 25 years old represent 44% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 87% are full-time and 13% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Drury provides on-campus housing for 940 of its 4,139 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Great Lakes Valley Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 72 male students received the aid (men were 47% of those receiving aid) and 82 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 53% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (30 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

ART STUDIES (7 awarded)

• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (153 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Customer Service Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources Management and Policy

DESIGN (16 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (195 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Human Services

FINE ARTS (12 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (13 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (183 awarded)

• American Government and Politics (United States)
• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (39 awarded)

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Environmental Health

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (17 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Surgical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (16 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (126 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (113 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (78 awarded)

• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology