Millersville University Of Pennsylvania

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public university located in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1855 as the Lancaster County Normal School. After a few name changes, it was officially renamed Millersville University in 1983. It is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The campus is spread across an area of 190 acres. The university offers a wide variety of undergraduate programs and more than 15 graduate programs through the following academic divisions:

• Honors College
• Professional Training and Education
• School of Education
• School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• School of Science & Mathematics

Millersville University has an active Greek life, including several fraternities and sororities. There are also several student clubs and organizations on campus.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, art studies, science, therapy and counseling, and education and teaching.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• 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 8,320 in 2009-2010 (7,907 full-time equivalent).

About 45% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 55% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students and graduate students are 25%.

Students under 25 years old represent 82% of the student body. About 4% 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

Millersville University provides on-campus housing for 2,357 of its 7,907 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 73 male students received the aid (men were 43% of those receiving aid) and 98 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 57% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Millersville University 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)

ART STUDIES (61 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (211 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (28 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (341 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (99 awarded)

• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (74 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (311 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (44 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (82 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (18 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (23 awarded)

• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
• Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (21 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (149 awarded)

• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (151 awarded)

• Psychology