Linfield College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• American Baptist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• 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 may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,720 in 2009-2010 (1,777 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 98% 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

Linfield provides on-campus housing for 1,373 of its 1,777 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Northwest 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 (87 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (0 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (33 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (84 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• German Studies
• History
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (19 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MUSIC (5 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (36 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (29 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (25 awarded)

• Psychology