Judson University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Judson University, founded in 1863 and also known as Judson U, is an evangelical Christian liberal arts university located in Elgin, Illinois. The university sits across an area of 90 acres. Judson University was named after Adoniram Judson, the first American Baptist missionary to travel to foreign shores.

Judson U offers undergraduate, adult undergraduate, graduate and online programs in the fields of business, music, communication, arts, and education, among others. In addition, the university imparts accelerated weekend programs in several subjects.

Judson University has an active campus life with a large number of on-campus clubs and organizations. Among them include the Judson Student Organization, Chapel Drama team, Community Orchestra, Symphonic Band and Alpha Lambda Delta Society.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in architecture and planning, family and social work, business and management, and mathematics.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

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

Student enrollment was 1,239 in 2009-2010 (1,204 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

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

Students under 25 years old represent 61% of the student body. About 13% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Judson provides on-campus housing for 549 of its 1,204 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

The school is in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 63 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 51 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (36 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (101 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Management Information Systems
• Management Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (7 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (32 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (39 awarded)

• Human Services

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (12 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (10 awarded)

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

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music Performance

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (8 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (16 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (2 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (6 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (10 awarded)

• Psychology