Salisbury University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small suburb.

Overview

Salisbury University is a public university located in Salisbury, Maryland. It was established in 1925 as the Maryland State Normal School. After a few name and status changes, it was given its present name in 2001. The university offers more than 40 distinct undergraduate and graduate degree programs in diverse areas of study. The main campus consists of over 50 buildings spread across an area of 1,447,035 square feet. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Fulton School of Liberal Arts
• Henson School of Science and Technology
• Perdue School of Business
• Seidel School of Education

Salisbury University has an active Greek life with several fraternities and sororities. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations as well, including the Asian & Pacific Islander Club, the Bowling Club, Beta Alpha Psi and Campus Crusade.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in media.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: 4-1-4 plan.
• 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.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Salisbury University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 79% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,868 in 2009-2010 (7,673 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 87% of the student body. About 3% 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

Salisbury University provides on-campus housing for 1,760 of its 7,673 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference), basketball (Capital Athletic Conference), baseball (Capital Athletic Conference), and track (Capital Athletic Conference).

Graduate School Focus

Salisbury 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 (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (16 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (413 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (37 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (9 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (262 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (107 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (44 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (340 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (159 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (39 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (7 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (88 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (59 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (106 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (99 awarded)

• Psychology