La Salle University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

La Salle University was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. It was named after St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle. The university's campus sits upon 130 acres in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It also operates a satellite campus and a Conference Center in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It enrolled more than 7,500 students in 2008. La Salle grants degrees in bachelors, masters and doctorate levels. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Nursing and Health Sciences

La Salle includes several organizations and clubs that are maintained and run by the students. Some of these include the Commuter and Off Campus Student Association, Resident Student Association, Environmental Science and Geology Club, Mathematical Association, Society for the Advancement of Management, American Marketing Association and the Minority Student Nurses Association.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, media, business and management, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Numerous part-time students.

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 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 6,176 in 2009-2010 (5,095 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

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

Students under 25 years old represent 58% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 95% are full-time and 5% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

La Salle provides on-campus housing for 2,106 of its 5,095 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Atlantic 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 121 male students received the aid (men were 47% of those receiving aid) and 135 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 53% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

La Salle 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 Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (389 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (31 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Specific Applications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (7 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (94 awarded)

• Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (18 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (158 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
• History
• International Economics
• Italian Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Language and Literature
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (150 awarded)

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

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (66 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Gerontology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (329 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

• Nutrition Sciences

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (21 awarded)

• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education

SCIENCE (32 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (44 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (154 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Psychology