Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is one of institutions in Florida's State University System. The campus is spread across an area of 419 acres. Florida A&M University offers more than 60 bachelor degrees in over 100 majors. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Arts & Sciences /li>
• College of Education
• College of Engineering Sciences, Technology and Agriculture
• College of Law
• College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Environmental Sciences Institute
• FAMU/FSU College of Engineering
• School of Allied Health Sciences
• School of Architecture
• School of Business and Industry
• School of General Studies
• School of Graduate Studies and Research
• School of Journalism & Graphic Communication
• School of Nursing

Florida A&M has become the number one African Americans colleges in the country, according to Black Enterprise Magazine (September 2006 issue). FAMU's sports teams are nicknamed the Rattlers. They compete in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in law, medicine, architecture and planning, security and law enforcement, and design.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• 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 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

Florida A&M is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 11,857 in 2009-2010 (10,176 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students, graduate students are 10%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 80% of the student body. About 3% 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

Florida A&M provides on-campus housing for 2,487 of its 10,176 (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 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 110 male students received the aid (men were 61% of those receiving aid) and 70 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 39% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Florida A&M offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (25 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agriculture
• International Agriculture

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (79 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (386 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (36 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (31 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts
• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (134 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services

ENGINEERING (47 awarded)

• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (34 awarded)

• Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (44 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (5 awarded)

• Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LAW (160 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (233 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (78 awarded)

• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (88 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (95 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (134 awarded)

• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (77 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (83 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (138 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (111 awarded)

• Community Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology