Langston University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Langston University, also known as LU, is an institution of higher learning located in Langston, Oklahoma, United States. It was originally established as the Oklahoma Colored Agricultural and Normal University in 1897. The university is named after John Mercer Langston, a civil rights pioneer. LU offers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees in diverse areas of study. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• School of Agriculture & Applied Sciences
• School of Arts & Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Education & Behavioral Sciences
• School of Nursing & Health Professions
• School of Physical Therapy

Langston University enrolls more than 3,000 students annually. The campus is home to a wide variety of student clubs and organizations. The sports teams of the university are nicknamed the Lions.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, family and social work, and therapy and counseling.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• 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

Langston is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 2,734 in 2009-2010 (2,540 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 88% of enrolled students and graduate students are 12%.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Langston provides on-campus housing for 1,466 of its 2,540 (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 (Central States Football League), basketball (Red River Athletic Conference), baseball (), and track (Red River Athletic Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 125 male students received the aid (men were 81% of those receiving aid) and 30 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 19% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Langston offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agriculture

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (93 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Financial Planning and Services
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Natural Resources/Conservation

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (45 awarded)

• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
• Technical Teacher Education
• Urban Education and Leadership

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (7 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (22 awarded)

• Child Development
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

LIBERAL ARTS (42 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (0 awarded)

• Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician

MEDIA (15 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (9 awarded)

• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Pre-Veterinary Studies

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (73 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (63 awarded)

• Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

SCIENCE (19 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (24 awarded)

• Corrections

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (46 awarded)

• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology