Husson University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Husson College was renamed to Husson University on October 11, 2008. Husson University is a private University situated in Bangor, Maine, United States. It was founded in the year 1898 as the Shaw School of Business. The university was named in honor of Chesley Husson. The main campus spreads across an area of 200 acres. Husson offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in diverse areas of study.

Husson College offers many activities for the students. The campus hosts several clubs and organizations for the overall development of the students. Some of the popular organizations are the Audio Engineering Society, Alpha Phi Omega, Campus Crusade for Christ, College Circle Performers, and Delta Sigma Delta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, nutrition and exercise therapy, therapy and counseling, and security and law enforcement.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

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.
• Distance learning is available.
• 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 2,672 in 2009-2010 (2,265 full-time equivalent).

About 46% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 54% of the class.

Undergrads are 85% of enrolled students and graduate students are 15%.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 13% 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

Husson provides on-campus housing for 1,011 of its 2,265 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football (Independent Northeast Region), basketball (North Atlantic Conference), baseball (North Atlantic Conference), and track ().

Graduate School Focus

Husson offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (248 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (28 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

HOSPITALITY (3 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (7 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (5 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (9 awarded)

• Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (5 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (48 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (42 awarded)

• Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (51 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (52 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology