Saint Vincent College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Saint Vincent College, also referred to as SVC, is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in 1846 by a monk from Bavaria named Boniface Wimmer. At that time, it was a men’s college. The first female student was admitted in 1983. It was the nation’s first Benedictine monastery. The college sits on more than 200 acres. It offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificate programs in diverse areas of study. SVC is made up of the following schools:

• Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government
• School of Humanities and Fine Arts
• School of Social Sciences, Communication, and Education
• The Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Science, Mathematics, and Computing

There are many student organizations and clubs at SVC including the Chemistry Club, Commuter Club, Global Experience Club, Alpha Lambda Delta, Advertising Club, Italian Club, Minority Student Coalition, Kappa Delta Pi, and Pre Law Society.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in mathematics, business and management, and science.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.
• Good faculty-to-student 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.
• 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 2,021 in 2009-2010 (1,971 full-time equivalent).

About 54% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 46% of the class.

Undergrads are 44% of enrolled students and graduate students are 56%.

Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 4% 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 Vincent College provides on-campus housing for 1,283 of its 1,971 (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.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Presidents' Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 191 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 188 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (123 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Natural Resources Management and Policy

DESIGN (2 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (66 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Physics Teacher Education
• School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (1 awarded)

• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (98 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (22 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (32 awarded)

• Nurse Anesthetist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religious Education
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (47 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (35 awarded)

• Educational Psychology
• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling