Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small suburb.

Overview

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, also known as The Woods or SMWC, is located in Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods, Indiana, United States. It was established in 1841 as an academy for young women. It was founded by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, a French nun. It is the oldest Catholic, liberal arts college in the United States that offers higher education for women. The campus spreads across an area of more than 65 acres. SMWC offers several degrees and certificate programs and is organized into the following academic departments:

• Department of Business, Art, & Media
• Department of Education
• Department of Equine Studies
• Department of Graduate Studies
• Department of Languages & Literature
• Department of Music & Theatre
• Department of Sciences & Mathematics
• Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Department of Theology & Philosophy

SMWC is home to several exciting student clubs and organizations. Some of these include the College Council, Archery Club, Indiana Legal Assistants at the Woods, Drama Club, Mu Phi Epsilon, Psychology Club, Kappa Delta Pi, Music Therapy Club, Student Activities Committee, Phi Alpha Theta History Club, and Students In Free Enterprise.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, education and teaching, art studies, animal science and care, therapy and counseling, and religion and philosophy.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High female/male ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

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.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• 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 1,580 in 2009-2010 (914 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 87% of enrolled students and graduate students are 13%.

Students under 25 years old represent 22% of the student body. About 36% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods College provides on-campus housing for 350 of its 914 (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

Saint Mary-Of-The-Woods College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (8 awarded)

• Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services
• Equestrian/Equine Studies
• Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management

ART STUDIES (5 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (38 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Computer Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (52 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (6 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Human Services
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions

LAW (2 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (10 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• French Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Systems Science and Theory

MEDIA (2 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Journalism

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (17 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (8 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (19 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology