Juniata College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Juniata College was established in 1876 by the Church of the Brethren. It is a private co-educational college of liberal arts and is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The campus of the College consists of more than 45 buildings that are spread over an area of 800 acres. The enrollment of Juniata has national as well as international students representing over 25 states and territories in the U.S and 25 countries worldwide. The college offers bachelor's degrees in several fields of study which include arts and science.

Juniata College is home to more than 90 recognized students clubs and organizations. Some of them are Health Occupations Students of America, Emergency Services & Safety Club, Mixed Martial Arts and Self Defense, Program for Area Residents Student Organization, and Coed Indoor Field Hockey Club among others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in science, conservation and resource management, drama and performing arts, and media.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• 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 have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,526 in 2009-2010 (1,461 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 97% 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

Juniata provides on-campus housing for 1,210 of its 1,461 (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 Centennial Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (50 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Information Resources Management/CIO Training
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (21 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (18 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Engineering Physics
• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (3 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (70 awarded)

• Anthropology
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Museology/Museum Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (22 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (85 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Natural Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (4 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (28 awarded)

• Psychology