Newberry College

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Newberry College, located in Newberry, South Carolina, is liberal-arts college with a campus spanning across more than 90 acres. Newberry College was originally established as a seminary and classical academy intended to train Lutheran ministers in 1829. In 1855, the institution was moved to Newberry, and was given its current name the following year.

Newberry College continues to be associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. It offers more than 20 major, and over 30 minor programs in fields like art, business, church leadership, communications, history, music, nursing and theatre, among others. Dual degree programs are also available.

Newberry offers financial aid to eligible students in the form of grants, scholarships, student loans, and part-time employment opportunities. Some of the scholarships offered include the Enhanced LIFE Scholarship, the Hope Scholarship, and the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship. Newberry College is a member of the South Atlantic Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II. It fields athletic teams in basketball, baseball, cross country, cheerleading, golf, soccer, football, wrestling and volleyball, among others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, mathematics, music, and media.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of students.

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.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 973 in 2009-2010 (1,017 full-time equivalent).

About 61% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 39% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 94% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Newberry College provides on-campus housing for 778 of its 1,017 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 138 male students received the aid (men were 66% of those receiving aid) and 71 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 34% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (39 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Management Information Systems and Services

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Forestry

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (15 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

LAW (0 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (23 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (11 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Pre-Pharmacy Studies
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Pre-Veterinary Studies

MUSIC (4 awarded)

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

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (23 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music

SCIENCE (14 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded)

• Psychology