McNeese State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

McNeese State University is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. It was established in 1939 as a division of Louisiana State University (LSU). It was originally named Lake Charles Junior College. It was granted university status in 1970. The main campus is spread across an area of more than 120 acres. McNeese offers more than 80 degree programs in diverse areas of study. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Burton College of Education
• College of Business
• College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Nursing
• College of Science
• Doré School of Graduate Studies
• Honors College

The University's newspaper is known as The Contraband. McNeese has an active Greek life. There are several fraternities and sororities on campus which are governed by the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Panhellenic Association, and Interfraternity Council.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics and engineering.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

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.
• 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 8,283 in 2009-2010 (7,456 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 85% of enrolled students and graduate students are 15%.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

McNeese State provides on-campus housing for 842 of its 7,456 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 161 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 113 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

McNeese State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (27 awarded)

• Agriculture

ART STUDIES (24 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (216 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (222 awarded)

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Speech Teacher Education
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (90 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (32 awarded)

• Engineering Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (14 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (10 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (304 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (43 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (28 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (31 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (227 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (39 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

SCIENCE (42 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (27 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (61 awarded)

• Psychology