Henderson State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Henderson State University, also referred to as HSU, is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States. The university was established in the year 1890. It was originally known as the Arkadelphia Methodist College. It is the second oldest university under the control of the state. The campus spreads across 145 acres of land. HSU offers its students a variety of degree and certificate programs in arts and sciences. The university has the following schools and colleges under it:

• Graduate School
• Honors College
• Matt Locke Ellis College of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business
• Teachers College, Henderson

The students of HSU have access to a large number of student organizations including the Student Nursing Association, Kappa Kappa Psi, Order of Omega, Alpha Chi, and Reddies for Christ. The students operate an on-campus radio station called KSWH-FM 91.1 and also publish a newspaper titled “The Oracle.” Both male and the female students participate in sports such as basketball, swimming, softball, and golf. The sports teams are known as the Reddies.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, nutrition and exercise therapy, family and social work, and music.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Selective admissions.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• 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 have meal (board) plans.
• 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 3,652 in 2009-2010 (3,438 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 78% of enrolled students and graduate students are 22%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 7% 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

Henderson State provides on-campus housing for 1,244 of its 3,438 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Gulf South Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 125 male students received the aid (men were 67% of those receiving aid) and 62 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 33% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (8 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (111 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (179 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (45 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Public Administration
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (96 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (16 awarded)

• Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (11 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (42 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (54 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

SCIENCE (24 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (25 awarded)

• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (14 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew