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Linfield College is located in McMinnville, Oregon, United States. It was established in 1858 as the Baptist College at McMinnville. Later on, the college's name was changed to McMinnville College. It adopted its present name in 1922 and was named after Rev. George Fisher Linfield, a Baptist minister. Linfield College enrolls more than 2000 students annually.
Linfield College supports a number of student clubs including the American Sign Language Club, Computer Science Club, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Global Action Club, Linfield Conservation Corps, Linfield Society of Undergraduate Chemists, Multicultural Student Club, French Club, and Bellydance Club.
Linfield College participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The athletic teams are called the Wildcats, and they compete in various sports such as cross-country, basketball, softball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, track and field, swimming, golf, and tennis.
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Campus Location900 SE Baker
McMinnville, OR 97128-6894
USA
Main Tel: (503) 883-2200
Web Site The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities. |
Linfield College HighlightsWhere Linfield College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - American Baptist religious affiliation.
- Many students concentrating in mathematics, nutrition and exercise therapy, science, art studies, conservation and resource management, and music.
- Large number of students.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 366 | 34 |
Linfield StudentsThe student enrollment at Linfield was 1,693 in 2007 (1,667 full-time equivalent). About 42% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 58% of the class. Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 25,644 | | Room | $ 3,950 | | Board | $ 3,450 | | Books and supplies | $ 650 | | Other | $ 1,300 |
Financial Aid: Linfield participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 73 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 28 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 6 |
Housing and MealsLinfield provides on-campus housing for 1,394 of its 1,667 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.
Linfield AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Linfield is in the Northwest Conference for major sports.
Linfield Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 73% | | Women | 86% | | All | 80% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 490-610 | | Math | 500-610 | | Writing | 460-580 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (14 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (93 awarded) - Accounting
- Business/Commerce
- Finance
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded) CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (7 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (20 awarded) - Elementary Education and Teaching
LIBERAL ARTS (83 awarded) - Anthropology
- Creative Writing
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- History
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
MATHEMATICS (14 awarded) MEDIA (20 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
MUSIC (7 awarded) NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (37 awarded) - Athletic Training/Trainer
- Health and Physical Education
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (42 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Linfield with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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