Globe University

Location and Contact Information

8089 Globe Drive
Woodbury, MN 55125-3388
USA
Main Tel: (651) 332-8000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, business and management, law, and computer science and engineering.
  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
  • Numerous part-time students.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Quarter.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 14,940
Books and supplies$ 1,620

Financial Aid

Globe University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 93% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant65%$3,971
Institutional Grant30%$1,163
Federal Grant33%$3,387
Pell Grant33%$3,015
Other Federal Grant12%$1,040
State or Local Grant49%$2,317

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan93%$12,491
Federal Loan93%$10,582
Other Loan35%$5,089

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Globe University:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Dean CollegeFranklin, MA1,341
2William Penn UniversityOskaloosa, IA1,804
3San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA34,889
4Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA1,716
5Bay Path CollegeLongmeadow, MA1,784
6Missouri Baptist UniversitySaint Louis, MO4,614
7Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, WV4,185
8Metropolitan State College of DenverDenver, CO21,729
9San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA32,746
10California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, CA12,851

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate10013
Bachelor308
1-2 year certificate257
< 1 year certificate 2
Master 1

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  15

Students

Student enrollment was 771 in 2009-2010 (924 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 42% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 68% are full-time and 32% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men80%
Women77%
All78%

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (51 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Information Technology

LAW (14 awarded)

  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal

MEDIA (8 awarded)

  • Advertising

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (44 awarded)

  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (19 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education/Fitness

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (1 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded)

  • Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage