Stonehill College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Stonehill College is located in North Easton, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in the year 1948 by the Congregation of the Holy Cross. The sprawling college campus spreads over an area of more than 370 acres. Students are offered academic majors and minors in several areas of study including business administration, communication, religious studies, education, and mathematics.

Stonehill College has many student clubs and organizations including societies such as Diversity on Campus, Stonehill Asian American Society, ALANA Brothers and Sisters, The Spanish Club, Raising Awareness for a Culturally Competent Environment, and The Maryalice Conley Moore Women’s Center. Students of Stonehill College also participate in sports such as field hockey, floor hockey, kickball, softball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, football, and dodgeball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in art studies, mathematics, media, and therapy and counseling.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.

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 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 2,426 in 2009-2010 (2,330 full-time equivalent).

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

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 99% of the student body. About 1% 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)

Room and Board

Stonehill College provides on-campus housing for 1,945 of its 2,330 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Northeast 10 Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 78 male students received the aid (men were 54% of those receiving aid) and 67 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 46% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

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

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (20 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (136 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (39 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (126 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (16 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (44 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (24 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Neuroscience

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (35 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (36 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (65 awarded)

• Psychology