D'Youville College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

D'Youville College, also known as DYC, is a private, coeducational college, located on the West Side of Buffalo, New York, United States. It was established in 1908. The college offers a wide variety of degrees and programs for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. DYC also offers several professional degrees for the students.

D'Youville College’s student life is active and diverse. The campus is home to more than 25 student clubs and organizations based on the varied interests of the students. The college’s sports teams compete at the NCAA Division III level. It is a charter member of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC). The sports teams are nicknamed the Spartans and Lady Spartans.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Other health profession schools.

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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,943 in 2009-2010 (2,716 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 60% of enrolled students and graduate students are 40%.

Students under 25 years old represent 51% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

D'Youville provides on-campus housing for 483 of its 2,716 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Northeast Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

D'Youville offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (57 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (552 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (42 awarded)

• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Creative Writing
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (39 awarded)

• Health Services Administration
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (52 awarded)

• Physician Assistant

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (141 awarded)

• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (62 awarded)

• Chiropractic (DC)
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (22 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (25 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology