Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Long Island University Brooklyn Campus is a side campus of Long Island University. It was established in 1926 in the heart of the downtown Brooklyn, New York. The university offers more than 190 academic programs in diverse areas of study. The campus is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• Global College
• Richard Conolly College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• School of Business, Public Administration, and Information Sciences
• School of Continuing Education
• School of Education
• School of Health Professions
• School of Nursing

LIU - Brooklyn Campus is home to the esteemed George Polk Awards in journalism. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Blackbirds.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in medicine and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High female/male ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

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.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 8,051 in 2009-2010 (5,648 full-time equivalent).

About 32% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 68% of the class.

Undergrads are 49% of enrolled students, graduate students are 37%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 14%.

Students under 25 years old represent 50% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Long Island University Brooklyn provides on-campus housing for 700 of its 5,648 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Northeast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 80 male students received the aid (men were 45% of those receiving aid) and 99 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 55% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Long Island University Brooklyn offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & 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)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (199 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing Research
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (17 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Dance

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (272 awarded)

• Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor
• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Computer Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Speech or Language Impairments
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Multicultural Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (88 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (116 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Urban Studies/Affairs

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (44 awarded)

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

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (225 awarded)

• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
• Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (98 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Physician Assistant
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (232 awarded)

• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
• Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (195 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (84 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (58 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (178 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology