Fresno Pacific University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Fresno Pacific University is located in Fresno, California, United States. It was founded in 1944 as the Pacific Bible Institute. This university was founded by the Pacific District Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches. Fresno Pacific University has a 42-acre campus.

Fresno Pacific University offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs to students. The university's academic divisions are:

• The School of Business
• The School of Education
• The School of Humanities, Religion & Social Sciences
• The School of Natural Sciences

Fresno Pacific University's students are involved in a number of clubs and organizations. These include the Amigos Unidos, Asian Flavor, Slavic Club, Hat-Trick Club, Multimedia Club, Psychology Club, and Art Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Mennonite Brethren Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, family and social work, business and management, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,436 in 2009-2010 (2,209 full-time equivalent).

About 34% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 66% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students and graduate students are 19%.

Students under 25 years old represent 39% of the student body. About 22% 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

Fresno Pacific provides on-campus housing for 525 of its 2,209 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Golden State Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 92 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 78 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Fresno Pacific 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 With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (201 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing Research
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (252 awarded)

• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Orthopedic/Oth Phys Impairments
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Health Occupations Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (72 awarded)

• Child Development
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (33 awarded)

• Development Economics and International Development
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (5 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (42 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (15 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Islamic Studies
• Philosophy
• Theology and Religious Vocations

SCIENCE (10 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (27 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology