Immaculata University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Immaculata University, established in 1920 is a catholic university located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania. Originally founded as a women's college named Villa Maria College,it was given its present name, Immaculata University, in 1929. The campus covers over 370 acres. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs in diverse areas of study to the students.

It has a prominent athletics department. The women’s basketball team participated and achieved the top national title and was Basketball champion from 1972 to 1974 in women's collegiate sports. Their sports team is known as the Mighty Macs. The university has an active student life and it organizes various events and provides an array of services for the overall development of the students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, nursing and emergency medicine, music, and business and management.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• 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.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,179 in 2009-2010 (3,108 full-time equivalent).

About 31% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 69% of the class.

Undergrads are 63% of enrolled students and graduate students are 37%.

Students under 25 years old represent 29% of the student body. About 34% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Immaculata provides on-campus housing for 555 of its 3,108 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Graduate School Focus

Immaculata offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (216 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Information Science/Studies

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (0 awarded)

• Institutional Food Workers

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (119 awarded)

• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Public Policy Analysis

LIBERAL ARTS (52 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (13 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (14 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (245 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (33 awarded)

• Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (11 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biopsychology
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (10 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (101 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology