Saint Martin's University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

Saint Martin's University, also known as SMU, is a private, coeducational college located in Lacey, Washington, United States. It was founded in the year 1895 by monks in the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict. It is one of 18 Benedictine institutions in the United States and Canada. Initially, It was known as Saint Martin's college, and it received its present name in the year 2005. The campus is situated on an area of 300 acres. SMU hosts students from countries all over the world.

Saint Martin's University hosts several active clubs and organizations. A few of these are the Non-Traditional Students Club, American Society of Mechanical, Alternative Sports Club, Japanese Neko Club, and Black Student Union, among others.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, business and management, and engineering.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Number of dorm rooms for 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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,659 in 2009-2010 (1,440 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

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

Students under 25 years old represent 57% of the student body. About 14% 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 Martin's University provides on-campus housing for 821 of its 1,440 (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

The school is in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 10 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 10 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (134 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (61 awarded)

• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

ENGINEERING (38 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (13 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy

LIBERAL ARTS (39 awarded)

• Anthropology
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (24 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (26 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (83 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology