Edgewood College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Edgewood College was established in 1927 as a school of higher education for Catholic women. It was founded by the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters. It became a senior, four-year college in 1940. The college is beautifully nestled in an area of more than 50 acres in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It offers a wide variety of degrees and certificate programs in diverse areas of study and boasts of an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students per semester. Edgewood is made up of the following academic units:

• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Graduate and Professional Studies
• School of Integrative Studies
• School of Nursing

The athletics department of Edgewood College fields a number of men's and women's sports teams such as basketball, cross country, soccer, golf, softball, tennis, and volleyball. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. They are nicknamed the Eagles and their mascot is known as Eddy the Eagle.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling and business and management.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• 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 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 2,544 in 2009-2010 (2,202 full-time equivalent).

About 25% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 75% of the class.

Undergrads are 67% of enrolled students and graduate students are 33%.

Students under 25 years old represent 58% of the student body. About 14% 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

Edgewood provides on-campus housing for 554 of its 2,202 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

Edgewood offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (149 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DESIGN (10 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (103 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (57 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (28 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (83 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (13 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education

SCIENCE (20 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Natural Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (60 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology