Louisburg College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Louisburg College traces its roots to the Franklin Male Academy founded in 1805, and the Louisburg Female Academy chartered on December 27, 1814. The women's institute was renamed Louisburg Female College in 1857, and this became Louisburg College in the early 1900s. Franklin Male Academy's assets were taken over by Louisburg College in 1961. Louisburg College, which presently occupies 75 acres in Louisburg, North Carolina, awards a number of associate's degrees in religion, health and physical education, science, arts, humanities, and education.

Louisburg College has an active Student Government Association. Students participate in a variety of on-campus clubs and organizations including the Chorale and Ensemble, the Iron Man Club, the Campus Activities Board, Student Ambassadors, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and the Christian Life Council. The college also hosts Greek societies like the Phi Theta Kappa, and Phi Beta Lambda.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, business and management, and science.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

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.
• 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 572 in 2009-2010 (575 full-time equivalent).

About 70% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 30% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body.

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

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Louisburg College provides on-campus housing for 660 of its 575 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (14 awarded)

• Business/Commerce

LIBERAL ARTS (61 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

SCIENCE (8 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences