Frostburg State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small suburb.

Overview

Frostburg State University was founded in 1898. Its main campus is located in western Maryland and covers an area of 260 acres. The university has been awarded with the “Champion Award” for the development of the WISE Demo System and WISE Certified Education Program.

The colleges of FSU are:

• College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The Bottom Line is the student-run newspaper of FSU. The student organizations at FSU revolve around Greek life, culture and other areas.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, education and teaching, and fine arts.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

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.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,215 in 2009-2010 (4,750 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

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

Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Frostburg State provides on-campus housing for 1,658 of its 4,750 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

School sports include football (Eastern College Athletic Conference), basketball (Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference), baseball (Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference), and track (Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference).

Graduate School Focus

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

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)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (2 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (163 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (26 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Software and Media Applications
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (12 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (8 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (234 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (21 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (29 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (222 awarded)

• Area Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Geography
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (30 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MUSIC (13 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (54 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (40 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Chemistry
• Conservation Biology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics
• Wildlife Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (46 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (79 awarded)

• Clinical Child Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling