Franklin College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Franklin College was established in 1834. It is a four-year private co-educational college of liberal arts situated in Franklin, Indiana. The campus of the college is spread across more than 155 acres of land. The college offers around 50 academic majors and more than 35 minors leading to a bachelor’s degree. Programs of International Studies are also available.

Franklin College's campus is home to several clubs and organizations, including the Black Student Union, the Student Association in Support of Multiculturalism, Habitat for Humanity, Scrubs Club and the Education Club, among others. The institution also hosts several Greek Societies like Kappa Delta Rho, Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• American Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in media, nutrition and exercise therapy, and science.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• 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 may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,153 in 2009-2010 (1,054 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% 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

Franklin provides on-campus housing for 707 of its 1,054 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (26 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (31 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

LIBERAL ARTS (43 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (41 awarded)

• Journalism

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (26 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (25 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Psychology