Saint Augustines College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Saint Augustine's College is a historically black college located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The college was founded in 1867 by prominent Episcopal clergy hoping to ensure the education of freed slaves. The college has other campuses in Brookvale and Dungarvan. The College’s campus in Raleigh sits across an area of 105 acres. It offers bachelor’s degree in several areas of study, including arts, science and fine arts.

Saint Augustine's College has an active student life. There are several clubs and organizations operating on campus. Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, Phi Beta Lambda and the Campus Activities Board are some of the on campus clubs and organizations at SAC.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Protestant Episcopal religious affiliation.
• Historically black college.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, drama and performing arts, nutrition and exercise therapy, media, security and law enforcement, and business and management.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Saint Augustines College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 95% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Saint Augustines College is a historically black college.

Student enrollment was 1,451 in 2009-2010 (1,494 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 82% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Saint Augustines College provides on-campus housing for 1,317 of its 1,494 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 132 male students received the aid (men were 73% of those receiving aid) and 48 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 27% 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 (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (52 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• International Marketing
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (2 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (19 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (14 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (19 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

• Religious Education

SCIENCE (5 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (20 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (7 awarded)

• Psychology