Evangel University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Evangel University is located in Springfield, Missouri, United States. It was founded in the year 1955 as Evangel College. It gained university status in 1998. The university offers degree programs in a range of subjects including human resource management, public administration, business education, elementary education, and medical technology. The university also offers online courses for outstation students.

The Greek organizations present in the university are Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Pi Kappa Lambda, Sigma Tau Delta, Phi Beta Lambda, Psi Chi, and Pi Gamma Mu. There are many student clubs and organizations including the College Republicans, Habitat for Humanity, International Students Association, Outdoor Adventures Group, Society for Collegiate Journalists, and Students in Free Enterprise.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Assemblies of God Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in media, therapy and counseling, and education and teaching.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

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.
• 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 1,911 in 2009-2010 (1,692 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 84% of enrolled students and graduate students are 16%.

Students under 25 years old represent 77% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Evangel University provides on-campus housing for 1,421 of its 1,692 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Heart of America Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 176 male students received the aid (men were 69% of those receiving aid) and 78 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 31% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (8 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (76 awarded)

• Accounting and Related Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Management Science
• Marketing

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (79 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (19 awarded)

• Human Services
• Public Administration
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (28 awarded)

• American Government and Politics (United States)
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• History
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (40 awarded)

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Journalism
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (14 awarded)

• Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (18 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (19 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (10 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (39 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology