Fisk University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Fisk University was originally established as the Fisk School in 1866. On August 22, 1867, it was incorporated as Fisk University. The institute sits on a 42-acre campus in Nashville, Tennessee. More than 800 students enroll in Fisk University every year.

A large number of undergraduate and postgraduate programs are offered by Fisk University. Students can choose from courses in the fields of art, biology, business administration, computer science, English, mathematics, nursing, religious studies and Spanish, among others. Pre-professional programs in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, engineering, teacher certification and business administration are also available.

Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Phi Omega, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Pi Sigma Alpha, Sigma Eta Chapter, Sigma Gamma Rho, Delta Mu Delta and Zeta Phi Beta are some of the Greek organizations at Fisk. Other associations include the African Students Association, the Environmental Club, the International Students Association, INROADS Student Organization, Wake The Fisk Up and the Women of Perfection.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in science, music, therapy and counseling, and liberal arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

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

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.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Fisk is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 726 in 2009-2010 (719 full-time equivalent).

About 36% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 64% of the class.

Undergrads are 90% of enrolled students and graduate students are 10%.

Students under 25 years old represent 89% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Fisk provides on-campus housing for 1,000 of its 719 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Division II Independents for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

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

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (18 awarded)

• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (10 awarded)

• Music Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (36 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (4 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (22 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (30 awarded)

• Psychology