Niagara University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Niagara University, also known as NU, was founded in 1856. It was established as Our Lady of Angels Seminary and later, in 1883, it became Niagara University. It is a private, Roman Catholic university situated in Lewiston, Niagara County, New York. NU enrolls more than 3,500 students per year. The university offers over 50 academic programs with a wide variety of learning options. It is famous for its liberal arts education. It also offers programs in pre-professional and technical areas. The university is a network of following colleges:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Business
• College of Education
• College of Hospitality and Tourism Management
• College of Nursing / Department of Nursing (New)

NU’s campus is home to a number of clubs, organizations and honor societies. It has an active Greek life and some of the fraternities and sororities are Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Sigma Alpha (Sorority), and Delta Chi Epsilon (Local Fraternity).

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, hospitality, and drama and performing arts.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.

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.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,254 in 2009-2010 (3,905 full-time equivalent).

About 40% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 60% of the class.

Undergrads are 73% of enrolled students and graduate students are 27%.

Students under 25 years old represent 77% of the student body. About 6% 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

Niagara University provides on-campus housing for 1,477 of its 3,905 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 28 male students received the aid (men were 44% of those receiving aid) and 36 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 56% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (242 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (25 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (633 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• French Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Superintendency and Educational System Administration
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (29 awarded)

• Social Work

HOSPITALITY (102 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Tourism and Travel Services Management

LIBERAL ARTS (66 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (34 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (5 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (19 awarded)

• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (28 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (74 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (61 awarded)

• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Psychology
• School Psychology