Faulkner University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Faulkner University is a private, Christian university located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. It was established in 1942 as Montgomery Bible School. After a few name and status changes, it was renamed to Faulkner University in 1985. The university is named in honor of Dr. James H. Faulkner, Sr., supporter and chairman of the board. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study.

Faulkner’s athletics department fields several men’s and women’s sports teams. They compete in the NAIA and NCCAA in a wide variety of sports including baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and American football. The football team competes in the Mid-South Conference. The sports teams are nicknamed the Eagles.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Churches of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management, law, and security and law enforcement.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Racially diverse student body.

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.
• 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 3,103 in 2009-2010 (3,590 full-time equivalent).

About 62% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 38% of the class.

Undergrads are 85% of enrolled students and graduate students are 15%.

Students under 25 years old represent 36% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Faulkner provides on-campus housing for 614 of its 3,590 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (Mid-South Conference), basketball (Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference), baseball (Georgia-Alabama-Carolina Conference), and track ().

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 54 male students received the aid (men were 60% of those receiving aid) and 36 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 40% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (625 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (19 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies

LAW (80 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (34 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICINE (4 awarded)

• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (8 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (123 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (10 awarded)

• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology