Mount Union College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Mount Union College, established in 1846 in Alliance, Ohio, was founded by Orville Nelson Hartshorn for the education of both men and women with equal opportunity. The Scio College merged with Mount Union in 1910. The college, which sits on 115 acres, offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the fields of computer science, foreign languages, Asian studies, political science, sociology, and religious studies.

The sports teams of the Mount Union College, nicknamed as the Purple Raiders, compete in the NCAA Division III athletics as well as the Ohio Athletic Conference. The teams participate in cross country, soccer, tennis, baseball, basketball, softball, and volleyball. The students are also active in organizations such as the Black Student Union, as well as others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, mathematics, and computer science and engineering.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• 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 may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,204 in 2009-2010 (2,241 full-time equivalent).

About 51% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 49% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 68% of the student body. About 1% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Mount Union College provides on-campus housing for 1,517 of its 2,241 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

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

Graduate School Focus

Mount Union College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (72 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (22 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (44 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Special Education and Teaching

FINE ARTS (3 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (61 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (9 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (17 awarded)

• Organizational Communication
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MEDICINE (4 awarded)

• Neuroscience

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (53 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (25 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Environmental Biology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (7 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (19 awarded)

• Psychology