Gonzaga University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

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

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management and law.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High male/female ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

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.
• 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 7,272 in 2009-2010 (6,356 full-time equivalent).

About 100% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 0% of the class.

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

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 45% are full-time and 55% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Gonzaga provides on-campus housing for 2,940 of its 6,356 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the West Coast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 69 male students received the aid (men were 46% of those receiving aid) and 80 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 54% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Gonzaga offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

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 (7 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (648 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Human Resources Management and Services

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (313 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Health Occupations Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (90 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

LAW (182 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (224 awarded)

• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (104 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (94 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (25 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (33 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (57 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (23 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (77 awarded)

• Psychology