Lambuth University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Lambuth University traces its roots to the Memphis Conference Female Institution which was chartered on December 2, 1843. It became a coeducational institute in 1923, and the name was changed to Lambuth College. On July 1, 1991, it came to be known as Lambuth University. The campus is spread across 50 acres in Jackson, Tennessee.

Lambuth University confers the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Business Administration, and Bachelor of Music degrees. Students can choose from over 40 majors that are offered through the following 6 schools:

• School of Arts & Communications
• School of Business & Economics
• School of Education
• School of Humanities
• School of Mathematical & Natural Sciences
• School of Social Sciences

The Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Kappa Sigma, and Sigma Phi Epsilon are some of the Greek letter organizations hosted by Lambuth University. Students are also involved in other clubs and organizations like the American Chemical Society, American Society of Interior Designers, The Concert Band, The Jazz Band, The Lambuth Theatre, and The Lambuth University Dance Team.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy and art studies.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

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.
• 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 815 in 2009-2010 (789 full-time equivalent).

About 77% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 23% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Lambuth University provides on-campus housing for 611 of its 789 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Athletics

School sports include football (Mid-South Conference), basketball (Independent Southeast Region), baseball (Independent Southeast Region), and track (Independent Southeast Region).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 207 male students received the aid (men were 71% of those receiving aid) and 83 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 29% 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)

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (20 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Business/Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Fashion Merchandising
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (3 awarded)

• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (17 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (4 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (37 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• General Studies
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (8 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (25 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (12 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (18 awarded)

• Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
• Communication Disorders
• Psychology