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Montclair State University, or MSU, is a public university located in Upper Montclair, Little Falls, New Jersey, 14 miles west of New York City. The campus covers 246 acres.
The school was founded in 1908 as a normal school. After a few name changes, it was designated Montclair State University on April 27, 1994.
Montclair State University is the state's second largest university.
The university has been raked the top public institution in New Jersey and the state's third best college of university overall in Forbes' annual list of America's Best Colleges. The school also came in at number 54 in the nation for America's Best Public Colleges.
MSU offers more than 300 majors, minors, concentrations and certificate programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels through the following academic divisions:
- Graduate School
- The College of Education and Human Services
- The College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- The College of Science and Mathematics
- The College of the Arts
- The John J. Cali School of Music
- The School of Business
MSU is home to several clubs and organizations. It has an active Greek life, with numerous fraternity and sorority organizations.
MSU students also actively participate in various sports including baseball, basketball, volleyball, and softball. Their sports teams are nicknamed the Red Hawks.
Prominent Montclair State University alumni include Allen Ginsberg, poet (best known for "Howl!") and member of the Beat Generation, and poet Diane Wald; Barbara Buono, New Jersey State Senator and author of the state's anti-bullying law; Erin Court Abrahamson, Beauty Queen; actors Jason Biggs and Bruce Willis; Christine Nagy, radio broadcaster and actor; Eugene Thomas Maleska, crossword puzzle constructor and editor; Lou Campanelli, basketball coach; and Wendy Coakley-Thompson, fiction writer.
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Campus Location1 Normal Avenue - 855 Valley Road Montclair, NJ 07043-1624 USA Main Tel: (973) 655-4000 Web Site The campus is in a large suburb. |
HighlightsWhere the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in family and social work, therapy and counseling, art studies, drama and performing arts, music, education and teaching, and mathematics.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High female/male ratio.
- Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)| Degree | Total Earned | Different Programs |
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| Bachelor | 2,632 | 49 | | Master | 837 | 38 | | Postbaccalaureate certificate | 71 | 13 | | Doctorale | 8 | 4 |
StudentsStudent enrollment was 16,736 in 2007-2008 (14,411 full-time equivalent). About 40% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 60% of the class. Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students and graduate students are 24%. About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 9,428 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 17,208 | | Room | $ 6,750 | | Board | $ 3,300 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,200 | | Other | $ 3,300 |
Financial Aid: Montclair State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2008-2009): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 364 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 136 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 24 |
Housing and MealsMontclair State provides on-campus housing for 6,940 of its 14,411 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).
AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the New Jersey Athletic Conference for major sports.
Admissions (2008-2009)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 51% | | Women | 53% | | All | 52% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 440-530 | | Math | 450-550 | | Writing | 450-540 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (108 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (568 awarded) - Business Administration and Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (38 awarded) - Computer and Information Sciences
- Information Technology
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (12 awarded) - Environmental Studies
- Natural Resources Management and Policy
DESIGN (27 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (66 awarded) - Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (593 awarded) - Business Teacher Education
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Education
- Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
- Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Educational/Instructional Media Design
- Health Teacher Education
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
- Reading Teacher Education
- Special Education and Teaching
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
- Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (513 awarded) - Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (8 awarded) HOSPITALITY (10 awarded) - Hospitality Administration/Management
LAW (23 awarded) - Legal Assistant/Paralegal
- Legal Professions and Studies
LIBERAL ARTS (731 awarded) - Anthropology
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- Italian Language and Literature
- Latin Language and Literature
- Linguistics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (51 awarded) MEDIA (117 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Radio and Television
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (9 awarded) - Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
MUSIC (54 awarded) NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (29 awarded) - Athletic Training/Trainer
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (8 awarded) - Cinematography and Film/Video Production
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (234 awarded) - Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology/Earth Science
- Molecular Biology
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (335 awarded) - Communication Disorders
- Educational Psychology
- Music Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
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