Nazareth College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Nazareth College of Rochester, commonly referred to as Nazareth College, is located in Pittsford, New York, United States. The college was established in the year 1924 by the Sisters of St. Joseph. More than 3,000 students enroll in Nazareth College every year. They are offered degrees and certificate programs in various areas of study including education, international studies, and information systems. There are several degree granting schools and colleges under Nazareth College, including:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• School of Education
• School of Health and Human Services
• School of Management

Among the student clubs and organizations at Nazareth College of Rochester are groups such as the Creative Minds Club, Lambda Association, Physical Therapy Club, Nursing Club, and Republican Club. The students also publish an on-campus newspaper called the “Gleaner.”

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, education and teaching, drama and performing arts, and fine arts.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

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

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,250 in 2009-2010 (2,914 full-time equivalent).

About 21% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 79% of the class.

Undergrads are 61% of enrolled students and graduate students are 39%.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 5% 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)

Room and Board

Nazareth College provides on-campus housing for 1,224 of its 2,914 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Empire Eight for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Nazareth College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

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 (91 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (17 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (308 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Occupations Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (52 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (21 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (131 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Italian Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (24 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (13 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (48 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (25 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (51 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (7 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (18 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (60 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology