Johnson C Smith University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Johnson C. Smith University, also known as the JCSU, was established in 1867, and is a liberal arts university located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The campus JCSU comprises 40 buildings spread across an area of 100 acres. It was initially named as Biddle Memorial Institute and operated under this name till 1923. The university provides bachelor’s degrees in more than 25 majors. JCSU is divided into the following academic colleges:

• The College of Arts and Letters
• College of Professional Studies
• College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Technology
• Honors College

Johnson C. Smith University has an active student life with several on-campus clubs and organizations. A few of them are Muslin Student Association, Communication Arts Club, Criminal Justice Association, and Music Business and Technology Club among others. The university maintains an active Greek life through fraternities and sororities including Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Omega Psi Phi, and Zeta Phi Beta.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in media, music, computer science and engineering, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

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.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Johnson C Smith University is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 1,571 in 2009-2010 (1,527 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 96% of the student body. About 1% 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

Johnson C Smith University provides on-campus housing for 1,024 of its 1,527 (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 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 51 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 42 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (40 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (29 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (8 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (10 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (30 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (27 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (14 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SCIENCE (13 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Natural Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (19 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (9 awarded)

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Psychology