Moravian College And Moravian Theological Seminary

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary is a liberal arts college and seminary located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in May 1742 by Countess Benigna von Zinzendorf. It is a private, coeducational college that offers enrollment to more than 1,000 undergraduate students.

Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary offers students a number of undergraduate degrees. These are in the fields of arts, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, economics and business, education, English, environmental studies, foreign languages, physics and earth science, and political science.

Students of Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary are members of various clubs and organizations such as the Accounting Club, Alpha Kappa Delta: International Sociology Honor Society, Alpha Psi Omega: National Honorary Theater Society, Amrhein Loan Fund, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and Beta Beta Beta: National Honor Society for Biology Students.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Moravian Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in art studies, music, mathematics, liberal arts, religion and philosophy, and science.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• 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: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,040 in 2009-2010 (1,920 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 88% of enrolled students, graduate students are 11%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 77% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Moravian provides on-campus housing for 1,236 of its 1,920 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

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

Graduate School Focus

Moravian 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 Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (24 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (91 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Human Resources Management and Services
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (18 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

LIBERAL ARTS (151 awarded)

• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• German Studies
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (12 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist

MEDICINE (1 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (19 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (22 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (28 awarded)

• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (39 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (41 awarded)

• Psychology