Oakwood University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Oakwood Unviersity is a historically black university located in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1896 by the Seventh-day Adventist Church as Oakwood Industrial School. Later in 1904, it was renamed the Oakwood Manual Training School. The school became Oakwood Junior College in 1917 and Oakwood College in 1943. The college gained university status in 2008 and settled on its present name. The campus comprises more than 20 buildings spread across an area of over 1,100 acres.

Oakwood University is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association. They are called the Ambassadors and Lady Ambassadors.

Some of the notable alumni of Oakwood University are John F. Street, 97th Mayor of Philadelphia; Ronald Brise, Florida State Representative; and Clifton Duncan Davis, American actor who played the lead role in That's My Mama in the 1970s.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Seventh Day Adventists religious affiliation.
• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in science, mathematics, therapy and counseling, music, media, and religion and philosophy.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

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 have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Oakwood University is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 1,865 in 2009-2010 (1,775 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 98% of enrolled students and graduate students are 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 4% 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

Oakwood University provides on-campus housing for 1,255 of its 1,775 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (25 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (18 awarded)

• Biology Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Science Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (8 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (30 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
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (17 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Photojournalism
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (9 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Physician Assistant

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music Pedagogy
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (7 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (7 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Commercial Photography
• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (24 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (48 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (32 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology