Eastern Michigan University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Eastern Michigan University, also referred to as "EMU", is a coeducational, public university. It is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. The University was initially established as Michigan State Normal School in 1849. It was renamed several times, first as Michigan State Normal College (1899), then as Eastern Michigan College (1956), and finally as Eastern Michigan University in 1959, after it gained university status. EMU campus stretches over nearly 800 acres of urban land.

The University is home to a number of fraternities and sororities with approximately 4% of students as members. Alpha Sigma Tau, a national sorority, was founded at the University on November 4, 1899. It still exists in the University after a century, proudly heading the Alpha chapter.

The University sports team is called the Eagles. The official mascot is Swoop the Eastern Eagle.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts and education and teaching.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

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.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 22,032 in 2009-2010 (17,595 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students and graduate students are 25%.

Students under 25 years old represent 59% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Eastern Michigan University provides on-campus housing for 3,599 of its 17,595 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 18 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Mid-American Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 207 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 165 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Eastern Michigan University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (18 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (74 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (850 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Related Services
• Actuarial Science
• Auditing
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• General Merchandising/Sales/Related Marketing Operations
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (43 awarded)

• Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Information Science/Studies

DESIGN (26 awarded)

• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (55 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1,131 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Community College Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Hearing Impairments
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Orthopedic/Oth Phys Impairments
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Speech or Language Impairments
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Geography Teacher Education
• German Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• History Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Multicultural Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (79 awarded)

• Engineering Physics
• Engineering/Industrial Management

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (98 awarded)

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
• Plastics Engineering Technology/Technician
• Quality Control Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (211 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Public Policy Analysis
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (9 awarded)

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

HOSPITALITY (30 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (16 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (577 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American Literature (United States)
• Anthropology
• Applied Economics
• Area Studies
• Cartography
• Creative Writing
• Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• History
• International Economics
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Technical and Business Writing
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (28 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (199 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communications Technology/Technician
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (46 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (49 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Orthotist/Prosthetist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (18 awarded)

• Clinical and Industrial Drug Development (MS, PhD)
• Gerontology

MUSIC (14 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (162 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (162 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (15 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (48 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (44 awarded)

• Construction Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (147 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Exercise Physiology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Molecular Biology
• Physics
• Physiology
• Science, Technology and Society
• Toxicology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (112 awarded)

• Criminology
• Security and Protective Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (169 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (22 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations