Hiram College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Hiram College was established in 1850. The institution was founded by Amos Sutton Hayden and was originally known as the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute. The current name of the college was given in 1867. It is a private college of liberal arts in Hiram, Ohio. Bachelor’s and master’s degrees are awarded by the institution. Various pre-professional programs are also provided by Hiram College. The college has formulated several programs for weekend college students.

Hiram College is home to more than 60 recognized student clubs and organizations. Some of them are the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Collegiate Middle Level Association, the Hiram College Association for Computing Machinery, Education Club and the Investment Club. The campus hosts many Greek fraternity and sorority chapters, including Delta Chi Lambda, Phi Beta Gamma and Kappa Sigma Pi.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

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

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• 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 may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,360 in 2009-2010 (1,309 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.

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

Students under 25 years old represent 80% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Hiram provides on-campus housing for 1,013 of its 1,309 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the North Coast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Hiram 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)

ART STUDIES (4 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (51 awarded)

• Accounting and Finance
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Theatre Literature, History and Criticism

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (3 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (81 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Economics
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (12 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (7 awarded)

• Ethics
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (40 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Natural Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (9 awarded)

• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology