Northland College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Northland College is a liberal arts college located in Ashland Wisconsin. It was founded in 1892 as the North Wisconsin Academy, and renamed to its present name in 1906. Northland College's recent enrollments have been more than 700 students and spreads over a 220 acre campus. Northland College offers majors, minors, pre-professional studies, evening degree and dual degree programs in diverse areas of study.

Student Government, Student Publications and Northland Volunteer Program are some of the organizations students are involved with. The athletic teams of Northland college are nicknamed as the LumberJacks and LumberJills. Some of the notable alumni of the college include Jamling Tenzing Norgay, the world-famous mountain climber, Sigurd F. Olson, prominent author and environmentalist; and Stan Gruszynski, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Church of Christ religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, science, medicine, and education and teaching.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• 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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 677 in 2009-2010 (669 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 88% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Northland College provides on-campus housing for 548 of its 669 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Forestry
• Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (30 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (26 awarded)

• American Indian/Native American Studies
• Creative Writing
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICINE (6 awarded)

• Pre-Veterinary Studies

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (1 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (30 awarded)

• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Hydrology and Water Resources Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded)

• Psychology