Shenandoah University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Shenandoah University, commonly referred to as SU, is located in Winchester, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1875 and was originally known as the Shenandoah Seminary. The students are offered degree programs through the following schools and colleges:

• Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business
• School of Education and Human Development
• School of Health Professions
• Shenandoah Conservatory

Shenandoah University supports a large number of student clubs and organizations including the Campus Crusade for Christ, Alpha Lambda Delta, International Students Association, Midnight Blue Crew, and College Democrats. The athletics department fields men's teams in baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and tennis, and women’s teams in softball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, music, therapy and counseling, and medicine.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High female/male ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

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.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,511 in 2009-2010 (3,936 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 37% of enrolled students and graduate students are 63%.

Students under 25 years old represent 52% of the student body. About 16% 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

Shenandoah University provides on-campus housing for 810 of its 3,936 (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 (USA South Atlantic Conference), basketball (USA South Atlantic Conference), baseball (USA South Atlantic Conference), and track (Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation).

Graduate School Focus

Shenandoah University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (6 awarded)

• Arts Management
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (76 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (9 awarded)

• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (56 awarded)

• Acting
• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (159 awarded)

• Drama and Dance Teacher Education
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (12 awarded)

• Human Services
• Public Administration

LIBERAL ARTS (27 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Language Interpretation and Translation
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (60 awarded)

• Physician Assistant
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (121 awarded)

• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (49 awarded)

• Conducting
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Musicology and Ethnomusicology
• Piano and Organ

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (103 awarded)

• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (20 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (27 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (7 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (114 awarded)

• Educational Psychology
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology