Elizabethtown College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not far from a more urbanized area.

Overview

Elizabethtown College, established in 1899, is located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Commonly known as E-town, the college was founded by Reverend Jacob G. Francis and other members of the Church of the Brethren. The first baccalaureate degree was awarded in 1921. The college, which has a main campus situated on 192 acres, offers educational programs in the fields of occupational therapy, computer science, mathematical sciences, and religious studies.

The College is a member of the Middle Atlantic Corporation, NCAA Division III, and the Commonwealth League. The sports teams participate in swimming, cross country, baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and softball. The students are associated with clubs and organizations such as the Accounting and Finance Club, the National Science Teachers Association, the Psychology Club, the Photography Club, Pi Theta Epsilon, and the Robotics and Machine Intelligence Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Church of Brethren religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, media, business and management, and science.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

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

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.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,311 in 2009-2010 (2,068 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 82% 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

Elizabethtown College provides on-campus housing for 1,486 of its 2,068 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

The school is in the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (175 awarded)

• Accounting
• Actuarial Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (17 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Forest Management/Forest Resources Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (63 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering
• Industrial Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (19 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (59 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (17 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (50 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (31 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (27 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Christian Studies
• Ethics
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (49 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Chemical Physics
• Chemistry
• Environmental Biology
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (15 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (25 awarded)

• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology