McPherson College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

McPherson College or MC is a 4-year, private college in McPherson, Kansas. MC was chartered by leaders of the Church of the Brethren in 1887. MC, which is situated on more than 20 acres, offers majors in more than 20 academic disciplines including history, mathematics, music, business, art, and communication.

McPherson College has numerous clubs and organizations including the Student Ministry Advisory Group, Phi Alpha Theta, the Creative Arts Society, the Business Club, and Lambdi Pi Eta. The sports teams, which are known as the Bulldogs, participate in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Jonathan Coachman - present ESPN personality and former World Wrestling Entertainment is a famous graduate of McPherson College. MC has a diverse student body with representatives from more than 5 foreign countries and over 30 states.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Church of Brethren religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in engineering technician, nutrition and exercise therapy, art studies, and music.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• 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 have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• 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 595 in 2009-2010 (530 full-time equivalent).

About 61% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 39% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 89% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

McPherson College provides on-campus housing for 415 of its 530 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 146 male students received the aid (men were 69% of those receiving aid) and 67 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 31% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (25 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance

DESIGN (4 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (5 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (22 awarded)

• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

LIBERAL ARTS (7 awarded)

• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education/Fitness

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies

SCIENCE (7 awarded)

• Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (4 awarded)

• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Psychology