Hartwick College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Hartwick Seminary is a four-year, private college of liberal arts and science located in Oneonta, New York, United States. It was established in the year 1797. The main campus spreads across an area of 425 acres. The enrollment at Hartwick Seminary consists of students representing more than 30 states in the U.S. and over 15 countries around the world. The institution offers degrees in nearly 30 majors and more than 10 special minors. In addition, it provides several cooperative programs in the fields of law, business, and engineering, among others. Hartwick students are also provided with opportunities to study abroad.

Hartwick Seminary has an active student life with several on-campus clubs and organizations. Some of these are Civic Engagement Organizations, International club, and Faith-based organization. There are also fraternities and sororities such as Alpha Delta Omega, Alpha Sigma Phi, and Gamma Phi Delta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, art studies, science, and liberal arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

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.
• 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 1,493 in 2009-2010 (1,467 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Hartwick provides on-campus housing for 1,200 of its 1,467 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Empire Eight for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 20 male students received the aid (men were 65% of those receiving aid) and 11 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 35% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (14 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (46 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Related Services
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (5 awarded)

• Music Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (99 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (10 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (25 awarded)

• Nursing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (12 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (37 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (21 awarded)

• Psychology