Gannon University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Gannon University is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established as Cathedral College under the Villa Maria College charter of 1925. Later on, the name changed to Gannon College of Arts and Sciences and then changed to Gannon College in 1944. It achieved university status in 1979. Villa Maria College, the all-girls school founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph, merged with the university in 1989. Gannon University enrolls more than 4,000 students on an annual basis. The university offers students a variety of health science and engineering programs through its three colleges:

• College of Engineering and Business
• College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
• Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences

Gannon University has a large number of student organizations including the Student Government Association, Alpha Phi Sigma, Beta Beta Beta, Environmental Club, and GU Students for Life. Male students participate in sports such as football, swimming, basketball, and soccer. Female students participate in golf, cross country, basketball, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in engineering and education and teaching.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• 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 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

Student enrollment was 4,197 in 2009-2010 (3,641 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 63% of enrolled students and graduate students are 37%.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Gannon provides on-campus housing for 1,245 of its 3,641 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 186 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 130 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Gannon offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (114 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Insurance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Investments and Securities
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (44 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (297 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (167 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (18 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Social Work

FUNERAL AND MORTUARY SCIENCE (2 awarded)

• Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

LAW (7 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (53 awarded)

• Area Studies
• English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (15 awarded)

• Advertising
• Journalism
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (59 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Physician Assistant
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (67 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (75 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (48 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (63 awarded)

• Bioinformatics
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (21 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criminalistics and Criminal Science
• Juvenile Corrections

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (88 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology