Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Mount Vernon Nazarene University, commonly referred to as MVNU, is a private, Christian, liberal arts institution located in Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1968 as a junior college for Eastern Nazarene College. In 1970, it became a fou-year college. In 2002, it was renamed Mount Vernon Nazarene University. In addition to the main campus, classes are also offered in Polaris, Gahanna, Mansfield, Lima, Newark, Marion, Cincinnati, and Grove City.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University offers a variety of degrees through the following academic divisions:

• Arts and Humanities
• Business
• Education and Professional Studies
• Natural and Social Sciences
• Nursing and Health Sciences
• Theology and Philosophy

Student life at the university represents 5 countries and more than 20 different states. Students are members of various Greek letter organizations including the Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society, Phi Delta Lambda Nazarene Honor Society, and Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society. The athletic teams are known as the Cougars, and they participate in soccer, cross country, basketball, baseball, golf, softball, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Church of the Nazarene religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in business and management and religion and philosophy.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• 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 2,558 in 2009-2010 (2,315 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 20% of enrolled students and graduate students are 80%.

Students under 25 years old represent 57% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Mount Vernon Nazarene University provides on-campus housing for 1,142 of its 2,315 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the American Mideast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 75 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 64 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Mount Vernon Nazarene University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (325 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician

DESIGN (3 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (114 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (24 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Services
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (31 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (21 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (17 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (32 awarded)

• Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (18 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (12 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (20 awarded)

• Psychology