Spalding University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Spalding University is located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1814 as Catherine Spalding College. It was named after the founder of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. In 1969, Nazareth College, which was founded in 1814, merged with Catherine Spalding College and was renamed Spalding College. It gained university status in 1984 and adopted its present name. Spalding offers an array of graduate and undergraduate degrees and certificate programs through the following schools and college:

• Auerbach School of Occupational Therapy
• College of Education
• School of Business
• School of Communication
• School of Liberal Studies
• School of Natural Science
• School of Nursing
• School of Professional Psychology
• School of Social Work

The athletic teams of Spalding University are known as the Golden Eagles. They participate in a number of sports such as volleyball, cross country, soccer, golf, baseball, basketball, and softball. They are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Selective admissions.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Other academic year.
• 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 may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,712 in 2009-2010 (1,462 full-time equivalent).

About 28% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 72% of the class.

Undergrads are 57% of enrolled students and graduate students are 43%.

Students under 25 years old represent 29% of the student body. About 24% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 86% are full-time and 14% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

Room and Board

Spalding University provides on-campus housing for 250 of its 1,462 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 23 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 16 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (63 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (81 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (21 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (51 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Social Sciences
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (7 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (82 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (50 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (5 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Natural Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (51 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Psychology