Marshall University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Marshall University, or MU, is a coeducational, public, research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1837 as a private subscription school by several residents of Guyandotte. It became Marshall University on March 1, 1961. The campus is spread across an area of 60 acres.

MU offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Business
• College of Education & Human Services
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Health Professions
• College of Info Tech & Engineering
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Science
• Colleges & Schools
• Community & Technical College
• Graduate College
• School of Extended Education
• School of Journalism & Mass Communications
• School of Medicine
• University College

MU is home to the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts center which is a state-of-the-art, 530-seat facility for studies in the fields of music, art, and theatre. MU has an active Greek life. There are several fraternities and sororities governed by Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and Panhellenic Council.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, education and teaching, and art studies.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High female/male ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• 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.
• 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

Student enrollment was 13,573 in 2009-2010 (11,215 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 62% of enrolled students, graduate students are 36%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Marshall provides on-campus housing for 2,756 of its 11,215 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Conference USA for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 164 male students received the aid (men were 62% of those receiving aid) and 102 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 38% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Marshall offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is STEM Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (51 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (400 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (27 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (13 awarded)

• Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (663 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (19 awarded)

• Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (15 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (395 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Latin Language and Literature
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (31 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Systems Science and Theory

MEDIA (70 awarded)

• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (49 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (65 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (50 awarded)

• Medicine (MD)

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (209 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (42 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (4 awarded)

• Drawing

SCIENCE (147 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (76 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (144 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology