Haskell Indian Nations University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

The Haskell Indian Nations University was founded as the United States Indian Industrial Training School in 1884. In 1887, the institute was renamed Haskell Institute. The name was changed again in 1970, and finally became the Haskell Indian Nations University in 1993. HINU is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and offers enrollment to more than 1,000 students annually.

Haskell Indian Nations University offers associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in arts and science. The academic divisions of the university are:

• College of Arts and Science
• School of Business
• School of Education

Students of HINU are members of organizations like the Haskell Ecology Club and the Dine' Club. The school’s athletics department sponsors men’s and women’s teams in basketball, cross country, softball, track, football and volleyball. The teams are nicknamed the Fighting Indians, and are members of NAIA’s Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• A tribal college.
• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and conservation and resource management.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Selective admissions.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Tribal colleges.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Haskell Indian Nations University is a tribal college.

Student enrollment was 997 in 2009-2010 (959 full-time equivalent).

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

Students under 25 years old represent 80% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 94% are full-time and 6% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Haskell Indian Nations University provides on-campus housing for 804 of its 959 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football (Independent Midwest Region), basketball (Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference), baseball (), and track (Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (29 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Natural Resources/Conservation

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (14 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (4 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (65 awarded)

• American Indian/Native American Studies
• General Studies

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (4 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

• Natural Sciences