Saint Edward's University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

St. Edward’s University is a private Roman Catholic institution, established in 1878. The founder, Rev. Edward named the institution after his patron saint, Edward the Confessor and King.

The university enrolls more than 5,000 students annually. It offers over 50 programs, certificates and degrees in diverse areas of study. The schools under the university are:

• School of Behavioral and Social Sciences
• School of Humanities
• School of Management and Business
• School of Natural Sciences

The wide range of student organizations at SEU include club sports and service and special interest clubs and organizations. Hilltop Views is the weekly newspaper of the university.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in media, therapy and counseling, business and management, and drama and performing arts.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

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 5,348 in 2009-2010 (4,430 full-time equivalent).

About 38% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 62% of the class.

Undergrads are 81% of enrolled students and graduate students are 19%.

Students under 25 years old represent 66% of the student body. About 9% 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

Saint Edward's University provides on-campus housing for 1,372 of its 4,430 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Heartland Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 62 male students received the aid (men were 48% of those receiving aid) and 67 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 52% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Saint Edward's University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (21 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (458 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Human Resources Management and Services
• Information Resources Management/CIO Training
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (16 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (17 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (25 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (43 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Education
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (85 awarded)

• Human Services
• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (221 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• General Studies
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (120 awarded)

• Communication and Media Studies
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Organizational Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health and Medical Administrative Services

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (31 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (20 awarded)

• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religious Education
• Theology and Religious Vocations

SCIENCE (48 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (42 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
• Criminology
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (174 awarded)

• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Psychology