Roberts Wesleyan College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Roberts Wesleyan College is a Christian, liberal arts college located in North Chili, New York, United States. It was originally founded in 1866 as Chili Seminary by Benjamin Titus Roberts. The college was named Roberts Wesleyan College in honor of John Wesley. Roberts Wesleyan College offers a large number of graduate and undergraduate degree courses.

Roberts Wesleyan College has an active student life. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations. Some of the popular clubs and organizations are the Chess Club, Ski Club, Wind Ensemble, and Ballroom Dance Club. The college's bi-weekly student newspaper is called the "Beacon Newspaper." The athletic teams participate in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the National Christian College of the Athletics Association.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Free Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in family and social work and education and teaching.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High female/male ratio.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Many mature (40+ year old) 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 have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Roberts Wesleyan College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 98% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,902 in 2009-2010 (1,759 full-time equivalent).

About 34% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 66% of the class.

Undergrads are 69% of enrolled students and graduate students are 31%.

Students under 25 years old represent 60% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Roberts Wesleyan College provides on-campus housing for 880 of its 1,759 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the American Mideast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 68 male students received the aid (men were 52% of those receiving aid) and 63 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 48% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Roberts Wesleyan College 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 (168 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (183 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Urban Education and Leadership

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (60 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (13 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (22 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (14 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (23 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (91 awarded)

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

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (13 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Natural Sciences
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (14 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Security and Protective Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (38 awarded)

• Psychology
• School Psychology